Kiiara | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Kiara Saulters [1] |
Born | Wilmington, Illinois, U.S. | May 24, 1995
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels |
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Kiara Saulters (born May 24, 1995), known professionally as Kiiara, is an American singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Illinois. [3] [4] She is currently signed to Atlantic Records. Her 2015 single " Gold" peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She is also known for contributing vocals to Linkin Park's 2017 single " Heavy".
Kiiara grew up in Wilmington, Illinois. [5] She attended Wilmington High School where she played for the school's volleyball team. [5] While recording her breakout EP, she also worked as a hardware store clerk. She started a studio internship to help familiarize herself with the music process and get practice recording. [1] [3]
In 2013, Kiiara independently released an acoustic pop single called "Bring Me Back" under her real name. [1] [6]
In June 2015, after signing a deal to Atlantic Records and changing to her stage name from Kiara Saulters to Kiiara, she released her debut single " Gold". [3] [7] Later that year, "Gold" was chosen as background music of a 15-second Apple Watch commercial titled "Style". [8] The song was her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 13. Her debut extended play (EP), Low Kii Savage was released on March 22, 2016. [9] [10] The video for "Gold" quickly gained popularity, reaching five million views during mid-May 2016. [11]
On September 15, 2016, Kiiara made her television debut, performing "Gold" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. [12] Kiiara was featured on Linkin Park's single, " Heavy", which was released digitally on February 16, 2017 and on radio on February 21. [13] [14] She later performed "Heavy" with Julia Michaels at the Linkin Park and Friends: Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington concert at the Hollywood Bowl which was held after the death of Linkin Park's vocalist Chester Bennington. [15]
In March 2018, she was featured in Cheat Codes' single "Put Me Back Together". [16]
On June 7, 2019, she released the single "Open My Mouth". Kiiara stated that it would serve as the lead single from her debut studio album, [17] along with another single "Bipolar", released on September 6, 2019. [18] However, both were cut from the final track listing, although the first one featured on a deluxe edition of the record. [19]
On October 9, 2020, she released her debut studio album Lil Kiiwi, which includes her previously released singles " Gold", "Feels", and " Whippin" featuring Felix Snow, as well as new singles "I Still Do", "Never Let You", and "Numb" featuring DeathbyRomy and Pvris. [20] A deluxe edition of her album was later released, which included two songs "Intention" and "Tennessee" taken from her debut extended play, Low Kii Savage, as well as two previous non-album singles, "Messy" and "Open My Mouth". [19]
Kiiara has cited Eminem, Rihanna, Joyner Lucas, Yelawolf, and Linkin Park as her influences. [21] [22]
Title | Details | Certifications |
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Lil Kiiwi |
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Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [26] |
US Heat. [27] |
AUS [28] | ||
Low Kii Savage |
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41 | 13 | 46 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [29] |
AUS [28] |
BEL (FL) [30] |
CAN [31] |
DEN [32] |
ITA [33] |
NLD [34] [35] |
NZ [36] |
SWE [37] |
UK [38] | ||||
"Bring Me Back"
[6] (as Kiara Saulters) [1] |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
" Gold" | 2015 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 53 | 56 | 22 | 29 | 48 | Low Kii Savage and Lil Kiiwi | |
"Feels" [45] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Hang Up tha Phone" [46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Low Kii Savage | ||
"Dopemang"
[47] (featuring Ashley All Day) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"
Whippin" (featuring Felix Snow) |
2017 | — | — | — [A] | 94 | — | — | 113 | — [B] | — | — |
|
Lil Kiiwi |
"Wishlist" [49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Messy" [50] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lil Kiiwi | |
"Gloe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Diamonds"
[51] (with Jauz) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wise and the Wicked | ||
"1%" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"L*** Is a Bad Word" [52] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Don't Wanna Be Friends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"How Can You Love Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Open My Mouth" [53] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lil Kiiwi | |
"Bipolar" [54] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"I Still Do" [55] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lil Kiiwi | |
"Never Let You" [56] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Numb" (featuring DeathbyRomy and Pvris) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"So Sick" (featuring Blackbear) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Happy Hour"
[57] (with Felix Cartal) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Expensive Sounds for Nice People | |
"
Used to Be" (with Steve Aoki featuring Wiz Khalifa) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [C] | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"King"
[59] (with Rosa Linn) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Closer" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
"Miss Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Microdose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hangover" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Cum in Peace" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Speed" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Whoops" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [29] |
AUS [28] |
AUT [60] |
BEL (FL) [30] |
BEL (WA) [61] |
CAN [31] |
IRE |
ITA [33] |
SWI [62] |
UK [38] | ||||
"
Heavy" ( Linkin Park featuring Kiiara) [63] |
2017 | 45 [64] |
33 [65] |
9 | — [D] | — [E] | 46 [66] |
88 [67] |
78 [68] |
8 | 43 | One More Light | |
"
Complicated" ( Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and David Guetta featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | 51 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 37 | — |
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Non-album singles | |
"Cross My Mind Pt. 2" ( A R I Z O N A featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Darkside" ( Ty Dolla $ign & Future featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bright: The Album | ||
"Put Me Back Together" ( Cheat Codes featuring Kiiara) [75] |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Be Somebody" ( Steve Aoki and Nicky Romero featuring Kiiara) [76] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"You're Not Alone" ( Don Diablo featuring Kiiara) [77] |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Obsessed" (Ashley All Day featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Lonely Baby" ( Hyphen Hyphen featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | — | — | — [F] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Back to You" (Ekali featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A World Away | ||
"Never Felt Like This" (Devault featuring Kiiara) [78] |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Chit Chat" | 2018 | Alma | Heavy Rules Mixtape |
"Makin Money" | Lil Aaron | Rock$tar Famou$ | |
"In the Stars" | 2019 | One OK Rock | Eye of the Storm |
"Ain't About You" | 2021 | Wonho | Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us |
Kiiara | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Kiara Saulters [1] |
Born | Wilmington, Illinois, U.S. | May 24, 1995
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels |
|
Kiara Saulters (born May 24, 1995), known professionally as Kiiara, is an American singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Illinois. [3] [4] She is currently signed to Atlantic Records. Her 2015 single " Gold" peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She is also known for contributing vocals to Linkin Park's 2017 single " Heavy".
Kiiara grew up in Wilmington, Illinois. [5] She attended Wilmington High School where she played for the school's volleyball team. [5] While recording her breakout EP, she also worked as a hardware store clerk. She started a studio internship to help familiarize herself with the music process and get practice recording. [1] [3]
In 2013, Kiiara independently released an acoustic pop single called "Bring Me Back" under her real name. [1] [6]
In June 2015, after signing a deal to Atlantic Records and changing to her stage name from Kiara Saulters to Kiiara, she released her debut single " Gold". [3] [7] Later that year, "Gold" was chosen as background music of a 15-second Apple Watch commercial titled "Style". [8] The song was her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 13. Her debut extended play (EP), Low Kii Savage was released on March 22, 2016. [9] [10] The video for "Gold" quickly gained popularity, reaching five million views during mid-May 2016. [11]
On September 15, 2016, Kiiara made her television debut, performing "Gold" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. [12] Kiiara was featured on Linkin Park's single, " Heavy", which was released digitally on February 16, 2017 and on radio on February 21. [13] [14] She later performed "Heavy" with Julia Michaels at the Linkin Park and Friends: Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington concert at the Hollywood Bowl which was held after the death of Linkin Park's vocalist Chester Bennington. [15]
In March 2018, she was featured in Cheat Codes' single "Put Me Back Together". [16]
On June 7, 2019, she released the single "Open My Mouth". Kiiara stated that it would serve as the lead single from her debut studio album, [17] along with another single "Bipolar", released on September 6, 2019. [18] However, both were cut from the final track listing, although the first one featured on a deluxe edition of the record. [19]
On October 9, 2020, she released her debut studio album Lil Kiiwi, which includes her previously released singles " Gold", "Feels", and " Whippin" featuring Felix Snow, as well as new singles "I Still Do", "Never Let You", and "Numb" featuring DeathbyRomy and Pvris. [20] A deluxe edition of her album was later released, which included two songs "Intention" and "Tennessee" taken from her debut extended play, Low Kii Savage, as well as two previous non-album singles, "Messy" and "Open My Mouth". [19]
Kiiara has cited Eminem, Rihanna, Joyner Lucas, Yelawolf, and Linkin Park as her influences. [21] [22]
Title | Details | Certifications |
---|---|---|
Lil Kiiwi |
|
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
US [26] |
US Heat. [27] |
AUS [28] | ||
Low Kii Savage |
|
41 | 13 | 46 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [29] |
AUS [28] |
BEL (FL) [30] |
CAN [31] |
DEN [32] |
ITA [33] |
NLD [34] [35] |
NZ [36] |
SWE [37] |
UK [38] | ||||
"Bring Me Back"
[6] (as Kiara Saulters) [1] |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
" Gold" | 2015 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 53 | 56 | 22 | 29 | 48 | Low Kii Savage and Lil Kiiwi | |
"Feels" [45] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Hang Up tha Phone" [46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Low Kii Savage | ||
"Dopemang"
[47] (featuring Ashley All Day) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"
Whippin" (featuring Felix Snow) |
2017 | — | — | — [A] | 94 | — | — | 113 | — [B] | — | — |
|
Lil Kiiwi |
"Wishlist" [49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Messy" [50] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lil Kiiwi | |
"Gloe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Diamonds"
[51] (with Jauz) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wise and the Wicked | ||
"1%" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"L*** Is a Bad Word" [52] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Don't Wanna Be Friends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"How Can You Love Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Open My Mouth" [53] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lil Kiiwi | |
"Bipolar" [54] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"I Still Do" [55] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lil Kiiwi | |
"Never Let You" [56] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Numb" (featuring DeathbyRomy and Pvris) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"So Sick" (featuring Blackbear) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Happy Hour"
[57] (with Felix Cartal) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Expensive Sounds for Nice People | |
"
Used to Be" (with Steve Aoki featuring Wiz Khalifa) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [C] | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"King"
[59] (with Rosa Linn) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Closer" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
"Miss Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Microdose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hangover" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Cum in Peace" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Speed" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Whoops" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [29] |
AUS [28] |
AUT [60] |
BEL (FL) [30] |
BEL (WA) [61] |
CAN [31] |
IRE |
ITA [33] |
SWI [62] |
UK [38] | ||||
"
Heavy" ( Linkin Park featuring Kiiara) [63] |
2017 | 45 [64] |
33 [65] |
9 | — [D] | — [E] | 46 [66] |
88 [67] |
78 [68] |
8 | 43 | One More Light | |
"
Complicated" ( Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and David Guetta featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | 51 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 37 | — |
|
Non-album singles | |
"Cross My Mind Pt. 2" ( A R I Z O N A featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Darkside" ( Ty Dolla $ign & Future featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bright: The Album | ||
"Put Me Back Together" ( Cheat Codes featuring Kiiara) [75] |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Be Somebody" ( Steve Aoki and Nicky Romero featuring Kiiara) [76] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"You're Not Alone" ( Don Diablo featuring Kiiara) [77] |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Obsessed" (Ashley All Day featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Lonely Baby" ( Hyphen Hyphen featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | — | — | — [F] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Back to You" (Ekali featuring Kiiara) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A World Away | ||
"Never Felt Like This" (Devault featuring Kiiara) [78] |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
---|---|---|---|
"Chit Chat" | 2018 | Alma | Heavy Rules Mixtape |
"Makin Money" | Lil Aaron | Rock$tar Famou$ | |
"In the Stars" | 2019 | One OK Rock | Eye of the Storm |
"Ain't About You" | 2021 | Wonho | Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us |