Kerli KÃÆ'Âμiv ( ['kerli' k?.i?] Ã, ( listen ) born February 7, 1987), better known mononally as Kerli , is the Singer and Estonian songwriter.
Born in Elva, Kerli entered several singing competitions before being signed to Island Records in 2006 by LA Reid. In 2007, he released his debut self-titled extended play and in 2008, released his debut album, Love Is Dead , which charted on Billboard 200. The lead single from the album , "Walking on Air," mapped in many countries and also featured as a Single of the Week on iTunes Store downloaded more than 500,000 times, a record at that time. In the following years, Kerli performed at Allied Alice with the song "Tea Party" and she began to abandon her alternative rock sound and began to adopt more electronic and dance-influenced sounds, as well as hear in the single "Army of Love "her 2010.
Following the release of Love Is Dead, Kerli began producing a second studio album that became the second additional game Utopia, released in early 2013, where it became Kerli's second release for the chart at > Billboard 200. Two promotional singles from EP, "Army of Love" and "Zero Gravity", were released before the release of their first official single album, "The Lucky Ones". The three tracks are in the top ten of Billboard ' s Hot Dance Club Songs Songs; two of them peaked at number one. The two songs co-written by Kerli for Utopia - Skyscraper and I Feel Immortal - were then recorded by artists Demi Lovato and Tarja Turunen, respectively. The Kerli version of "I Feel Immortal" was later released on Frankenweenie Unleashed! .
In 2013, Kerli appears twice on Dancing with the Stars ; Vibe called the show "a major milestone in the EDM world." In November 2013, Kerli left Island Records and signed a recording contract with Ultra Music.
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Kerli KÃÆ'Âμiv was born in Elva on February 7, 1987. His mother, Piret KÃÆ'Âμiv, was a social worker, and his father, Toivo KÃÆ'Âμiv, was an auto mechanic. Her parents separated when she was 16. Kerli had stated that when she wrote "Supergirl" - a song about domestic violence written for Utopia - she "put herself in her mother's body, something that [she] wished [his mother] would say to his father when [he] was a kid. "His younger sister, Eliisa, was also a musician who competed in the third season of Eesti otsib superstaari .
As a child, Kerli studied ballroom dancing for eight years, practicing five days a week. She was first introduced to music by her kindergarten teacher, who told her mother that Kerli has a "nice tone" and that she is interested in bringing her to various singing competitions. At the age of eight, Kerli was interested in classical music, and due to the lack of music in her early life, she had only two tapes, the albums of Bonnie Tyler and Phil Collins. He began writing stories, mini-books, and poems at the age of 10 to escape from his "rough" household to the "imaginary world". Desperate for that, Kerli dropped out of school at the age of 16 to pursue a music career.
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Careers
2002-05: Career start
In 2002, Kerli competed in Laulukarussell singing competition in the category of age group 13-15 and on May 18, was won with the song "Bridge over Troubled Water". Also in 2002, he faked his age to participate in the Baltic Fizz Superstar contest, as the minimum age is fifteen. He eventually won the contest, earning a singing contract for Universal Republic Records by Rob Stevenson. He then falls when Stevenson's position on the label changes. Then, the Estonian media began using the term "Kerli Syndrome" as a synonym for "failure". Kerli has stated, however, that he does not feel hatred towards his country. In a 2008 interview, he said the following:
Stevenson then signed Kerli to his Stolen Transmission label but the label went bankrupt. At the age of 16, Kerli moved to Stockholm where she competed at the Melodifestivalen in 2003 but was eliminated in the second semi-final. In 2004, he was runner-up in the Eurolaul that year - a television competition that determined the song that would represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest - with his song "Beautiful Inside". While in Stockholm for two years, he worked with many producers and because of lack of money because the contract he got earlier did not work, he only ate rice for three months, living in a house left behind during the winter and sleeping on a divan. At the age of 18, he moved to the United States where he continued to perform and write songs, eventually getting an audition with L.A. Reid, who signed him to Island Def Jam Music Group in 2006.
2006-09: Love Is Dead
In 2006, Kerli worked with producer, songwriter and mixer David Maurice on a set of autobiographical songs, the first set to be released on self-titled EP in 2007. She finally released her debut album, titled Love Is Dead on July 8, 2008, after the debut single "Walking on Air" (mapped at number 75 on European Hot 100.) and "Creepshow", a single promotion. "Creepshow" is featured on Fringe's Fringe , The City and in the Burnout Paradise video game. The music video for the song "Love Is Dead" was released on February 29, 2008 and the music video for "Walking on Air" premiered on MTV Overdrive on May 20, 2008. "Walking on Air" was downloaded 550,000 times when it appeared as "Single of the Week "iTunes, which is a record at the time. The song appeared twice on So You Think You Can Dance? are also in ads for Fringe . Love Is Dead is mapped at number 126 on Billboard 200 for the week of July 26th.
Then in 2008, she was elected to perform a song titled "When Nobody Loves You" for the video game 007: Quantum of Solace and the "Bulletproof" song on the official soundtrack > Punisher: .
In 2009, Kerli performed at the Estonian music festival ÃÆ' â € ¢ Llesummer in Tallinn. On September 10, 2009, Island Def Jam announced the Kerli iPhone app and the first song, Saima released the following month. Kerli re-released her song "The Creationist" as a duet with Italian songwriter Cesare Cremonini.
Kerli received the European Borders Prize Award for the success of the Love Is Dead album in Estonia.
2010-14: Utopia , < and change label
On March 2, 2010, Almost Alice , a compilation album featuring Disney-inspired music Alice in Wonderland was released. It contains two songs performed by Kerli, "Tea Party" and "Strange", the latter being a collaboration with Tokio Hotel. The remix album "Tea Party" was released on June 15, 2010. She covered the song "Nature Boy" for the promo for the tenth season of Smallville .
On December 19, 2010, Kerli performed an Estonian song entitled "Sa kuldseks jÃÆ'¤ÃÆ'¤" ("Stay Golden") at her grandparents' art show in Estonia. Kerli stated that she wanted to officially release a song in Estonia to get a local broadcast.
After the release of Love Is Dead, Kerli began working on her second studio album, which later became her third major release and her second EP titled Utopia . He has stated that he developed a "new musical style called Bubble Goth" and that the Love Is Dead album is really moody and dark and introverted, so the album is actually more fun, but still has that curvature "and that he" is trying to develop a new-sound view that [he did not think he heard] before ". He also said that it was "a very powerful album" about "overcoming the darkness in [her]. Overcoming the world blame for what went wrong... taking responsibility, being inspired and inspiring others." "Army of Love" is released for free through downloads on Kerli's official website. It was released as a single for purchase on April 12, 2011. The song is considered a promotion to be the lead single of the album. The music video "Army of Love" was filmed for a few days in Estonia in early November. Video "set the tone of his entire new album". The official music video aired on December 22, 2010. "Army of Love" peaked at number 1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart for the week of May 7, 2011.
A song titled "Skyscraper" was written by Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins and Kerli for Utopia but the song did not get to his album and Kerli instead gave him to be recorded by American musician Demi Lovato for his album Unbroken . Kerli is very happy with Lovato's recording and replied by saying "I really think that artists are storytellers and here to convey messages and there is no better person I can think of right now than to tell the story, so even though I do write This song is for my album, it's really her song She's nailed her, she owns it I'm just Santa's little maid here. "Gad, Robbins, and Kerli also wrote a song titled" I Feel Immortal "for Kerli who also did not make it to the album. The song was finally recorded by Finnish musician Tarja for his album What Lies Beneath . The version of the song titled "Immortal" recorded by Kerli appeared on Frankenweenie Unleashed! , an album consisting of songs from and inspired by Tim Burton's Frankenweenie .
The music video for "Zero Gravity" began production on January 25 and aired on March 21st. The film is directed by Canadian director Alon Isocianu. It was supposed to be the first single from the new album and "Army of Love", but Kerli later stated that either "Zero Gravity" or "Army of Love" was the official single and that they were just single buzz. In May 2012, Kerli writes on Facebook the album is finished and mastered, and in September confirmed that one of the album titled "The Lucky Ones" will be released on October 29, 2012. It was written by Kerli, Svante Halldin, and Jakob Hazell. A press release by Warner Music Group says the album will be released in spring 2013. The music video for the song is directed by Ethan Chancer, and released on December 5th. In March 2013, the official playlist as well as artwork for EP's Utopia was released. This is actually the first time it should be a full LP, but because it really leaked in mid-December, the label wanted to cut some songs for March and wanted to release it as an EP; the final official playlist for the EP contains only "Can not Control Kids", "The Lucky Ones," Sugar "," Love Me or Leave Me "," Here and Now "," Chemical "and" The Lucky Ones "remix by one of DJ Sin Cole Estonia, left six songs: "Made For Loving You", "Last Breath", "Supergirl", "Speed ​​Limits", "Kaleidoscope" (later released as Benny's Collaborative Benassi featuring Kerli), and also "Zero Gravity" was abandoned, which was first supposed to be on the album as well.The EP was finally released digitally on March 19 and physically on May 13 (Only in Baltic States and Finland).
In October 2012, Kerli participated in a week-long ASCAP songwriting retreat at ChÃÆ' Â ¢ teau Marouatte in Dordogne before joining Warner/Chappell Music. Kerli also collaborated with Australian trance musicians in "Glow in the Dark" and "Something About You", as well as with Cash Cash on the song titled "Here and Now". Kerli is currently working on her third studio album and has stated that she will love it to be "a bit more punk rock" and "a bit more raw" than the previous job.
In November 2013, Kerli parted ways with Island Records and joined Ultra Music. Kerli collaborated with Seven Lions in two songs for her EP ?? Worlds Apart ??, with the title song being released as a single by Ultra Records on June 3, 2014. The accompanying music video for this song was released on August 16th. in collaboration with Benny Benassi on 21 July; for re-editing Kaleidoscope , a song originally recorded for the second album utopia it saved. In late September, Kerli returned to work with DJ tyDi Australia in a song titled Perfect Crush for Tyson Redefined album.
In 2014, Kerli co-wrote the song "See Through" by Pentatonix with Joonas Angeria and Thomas Kirjonen for their third screening, PTX, Vol. I, I, I.
2015-present: Second studio album
On 5 November 2015, it was revealed that Kerli made a song for Eesti Laul 2016 , Estonia's national selection for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. In 2015, Kerli left Los Angeles and returned to Estonia, where she spent nine months without water flows and only the equipment that makes music to retain his company, where he produced his first independent album.
His single "Feral Hearts" was released digitally worldwide on February 19, 2016. The music video for "Feral Hearts" was released the following week on February 25th. "Blossom", the second single from her second studio album, followed by a video on April 28th and song release on iTunes the next day.
On June 26th, Kerli released the song "Racing Time". He explains that it is one of three songs written for the 2016 film Alice Through the Looking Glass . She has previously contributed to Almost Alice's album Alice in Wonderland 2010 Alice in Wonderland. However, the songs are not included in the latest movie soundtrack. On July 27, she released her third single from her upcoming sophomore studio album, "Diamond Hard", along with her music video.
On April 22, 2016, Kerli appeared as a vocalist and co-wrote the album artist 'Katy B' (Rinse/Virgin EMI) of the British artist. She co-wrote and sang "I Wanna Be."
On November 8, 2016, it was revealed that Kerli will be competing in Eesti Laul 2017 , with the song "Spirit Animal". He reached the final and finished second in the competition. He was later announced to represent Estonia in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2017 with "Spirit Animal", held in Warsaw. On April 24, 2017, Kerli and Illenium released their collaboration song "Sound of Walking Away", including in the second studio album Illenium Awake (2017).
Arts
Style and influence
In an interview, Kerli remembered buying Laured Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (which she called "one of her favorite notes of all time") at a metro station in Russia. He asks them to "give something really good", "something people buy". He was given the greatest Hits by BjÃÆ'¶rk, which he did not know at the time. He now calls BjÃÆ'¶rk the main influence and his favorite musician. Kerli quoted Bonnie Tyler and Phil Collins as his influence and recorded only two albums he had before.
Among other influences are Anouk, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, Massive Attack, Kidney Lover, Pendulum, Cocteau Twins, Perfect Circle, Deftone, Incubus, Apparat, and Imogen Heap.
Artists like [Imogen Heap] are my greatest inspiration because when Imogen won the Grammy for engineering, for me it was the real thing. There are others who write your notes and things 'pop star fame', I can not really connect with it at all. I support Imogen. I support BjÃÆ'¶rk. I support them. And I try to make that essence and inspiration [in my music] and make it a bit more pop.
Kerli also attributes her belief in angels and fairies to be influences in her music, and says the song "Xtal" by Aphex Twin is "her favorite work of all time". He also talks about the influence of Sigur RÃÆ'³s and has called them his favorite band.
After the release of Love Is Dead, Kerli was labeled as "goth" and a critic who disagrees to say she is more along the lines of "goth bubblegum." Kerli states "that's what I am" and that she "will take this concept and roll over with it" and she creates a derivative of "BubbleGoth." Described by Kerli, BubbleGoth is "bringing together the light and dark, the opposite, and the things you do not really need to think together." Kerli cites Spice Girls as a major influence on BubbleGoth, which he claims is "like a gothic spice girl".
Kerli likes to wear a variety of unique and colorful hairstyles, often inspired by cyberpunk and fashion goth.
The differences in music styles and compositions in Love Is Dead compared to Kerli's second album material is significant. Love Is Dead becomes an alternative stone and new material is along the synthpop line. Kerli describes herself as very depressed during the production of Love Is Dead and that she feels "scattered" and describes the transition to new sounds in an attempt to "make her really radio-friendly without losing what people already like about [him]. "Responding to the criticism of his voice compared to an older voice, Kerli said he was" not the same person anymore ", stating" Maybe I will be on my third album. "Maybe I will be really depressed and write another really dark.I do not know where I'm going.I know is that I will only always try to grow and do my best.And whatever comes out of me will only be a reflection of who I am at that moment. "
Public image
Kerli often uses three dots called "moon marks" that represent integrity, love and unity, three things that the Moon Kids also follow: the street fan community formed by Kerli in 2006 for people who "feel too much and find it difficult to exist in this world, so they will not think they are crazy. "It originally started as a" meeting for Indigo children "but evolved into" the Integrity movement, Love and Unity "which" strives to be the best you can , take responsibility for your reality and live with open eyes.This is not some thing of religious preaching, it's better to be a passenger in this dimension, trying to leverage your experience and strive for perfection while understanding it's okay not to be perfect. "
In terms of LGBT rights, he has stated that he hopes "the world will be in a place where everyone can equally marry, adopt and live their lives without having to explain themselves" and that it is "not a matter of political view, it is a matter of human rights human beings All human beings should have equal rights, righteous or gay As long as someone likes to go to church and believe in God and it makes them better, better, is great.. Once hatred and superiority come to play, I am opposed religion. "He stated that in Estonia," there really is no gay scene "but" it starts to show up, and [he] tries to support it as much as [he] can. " In June 2011 and 2012, Kerli performed at prestigious festivals in Boston, Detroit, Nashville, and San Francisco. He is also a participant in the NOH8 Campaign.
In 2011, Kerli was listed as one of 100 Most Influential Estonian Women.
Personal life
At the age of 15, Kerli asked her mother for a tattoo that read "music" in Chinese ("??"). Doubtful, his mother told him that if he read "every book in town" in China and wrote a report about it, he would be allowed to get a tattoo. Kerli did what was required, and her mother took her to get a tattoo the day before her 16th birthday. He has two tattoos on his arm; one of them is a butterfly that symbolizes "life every day as it is the last" and that he will never "leave someone he [love] without them knowing how much [he] loves them". The other tattoo countries are in Latin "Amicus Humani Generis", which Kerli translates "a human friend". The tattoo on his left arm, again in Latin, reads "Agnus Dei". On his right foot, he has the letter "E", the beginning of someone who "broken [his] heart".
Despite not having any religion, or labeling himself, Kerli believed in reincarnation as well as other forms of life after death, the fairy (which he called the great element of his life), angels, and demons, when defining them as "reflection" of " the inner light "one and the" inner darkness ", respectively. But, besides thanking his guardian angel in the liner note for Love Is Dead , he also states that he feels an angel is a creature, and uses an "angel card".
Kerli said she had a bipolar disorder and tried to commit suicide when she was 17 as a result of her troubled care, stating that her background had "made [him] stronger and now [she] could be here for other children who like [him]] "and that he likes to live, describes life as" a beautiful and rare gift ". During a live video chat with fans on October 7, 2011, Kerli recalled when she was 17 years old and would ask her local doctor to drug him with drugs because it "hurt [him] to wake up" because of her depression. She also remembers an incident when she was alone at home at the age of 17, where she covered the window with a dark towel to block out the sun and began cutting herself and slitting her arm with a rusty scissors, stating that she "wanted to die" and "could not" feel physical pain at all because [he] is only very sick inside ".
Discography
Studio album
- Love Is Dead (2008)
- TBA (2018)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
- Official website
- Kerli on IMDb
- Kerli on AllMusic
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