Kiiara

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Kiiara
Birth name Kiara Saulters[1]
Also known as Kiiara
Born (1995-05-25) May 25, 1995 (age 29)
Wilmington, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2013–present
Labels

Kiara Saulters (born 25 May 1995), mononymously known as Kiiara, is a pop and alternative recording artist from Illinois.[2][3] She is currently signed to Atlantic Records. Her music is described as downcast electronic pop with bass-heavy, trap-style rap production.[4]

Early life

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.[1][2]

Career

Recording under her real name, Kiara Saulters independently released an acoustic pop single in 2013 entitled "Bring Me Back".[1][6]

After being signed under Atlantic Records and changing to her stage name, Kiiara released her debut single "Gold" in June 2015.[2][7] It peaked at number five in the Australian charts where it was certified Platinum. Her debut EP, low kii savage, was released on March 22, 2016.[8][9] The official music video for "Gold", published on March 21, 2016, quickly garnered popularity and reached five million views by mid-May, 2016.[10]

"Gold" was chosen as background music of a 15-second Apple Watch commercial titled "Style" in 2015.[11] There were a range of Apple Watch ads released at a similar time all relating to different features of the watch.

Kiiara also has a SoundCloud page where she posts her songs. She often releases new songs on the site before on iTunes and Apple Music or Spotify.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[12]		 AUS
[13]
low kii savage 148 46

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[14]		 AUS
[15]		 CAN
[16]		 DEN
[17]		 IRE
[18]		 NZ
[19]		 SWE
[20]
"Bring Me Back" 2013 — — — — — — —
"Gold" 2015 96 5 87 12 74 22 33 low kii savage
"Feels" 2016 — — — — — — —
"Hang Up Tha Phone" — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

References

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