KeyLiza

Kisita Elizabeth Massamba (born December 11, 1989) known by her stage name as KeyLiza is a German singer-songwriter, dancer, composer, beatmaker of Angolan and Congolese descent and best known for being a member of German Pop-R&B group Sistanova.^[1]

Earlier life

Kisita was born on December 11, 1989 in Hanau, Germany. Both of her parents are from Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo her Mother was born in São Salvador, northern Angola (present day M'banza-Kongo) and she is a part of the Kingdom of Kongo. At the age of four she moved with her family to Frankfurt am Main.^[2] In 2001 she started getting piano, singing, jazz dancing & theater lessons at school & gospel choir and also started beatboxing in the school recess and malls where she discovered her passion to create music instrumentals Hip Hop Beats.^[3] She get her first attention to hip hop music when she listens to Tupac Shakur, Bone Thugs N Harmony & Orishas. Since the age of 14 she creates and compose Songs, Instrumentals, Soundtracks, Video Game Music and Theme music and which explains her other Pseudonym The Queen of Beats.

Musical career

2004–07: Warner Music and touring

Kisita knows one band-mate since childhood and they were close friends. In a school club they sang, took jazz dance lessons and composed their own music. In 2004, they met the third member and created the group Black Supremes. The band went on to regional competitions and recorded demos. In 2005 they met the production team Noizemakers, which took the Black Supremes under the new name Sistanova under contract.^[4] In 2006, the band was signed to Warner Music Group. On September 21, 2007 they released their first single "Was ist los?" produced by Thomas Troelsen which entered the German Charts.^[5] The video premiere was on VIVA Germany and MTV Germany. ^{[6] [7]} In November 2007 they were the opening act for Barbadian recording artist Rihanna for her European Good Girl Gone Bad Tour in (Munich/Zenith, Cologne/Palladium, Frankfurt/Jahrhunderthalle, Berlin/Columbiahalle) Germany. ^{[8] [9]} In the same time they was on tour with the group Rapsoul throughout Germany and Austria. Kisita and her bandmates join the NRJ Music Tour in Stuttgart with Craig David, Monrose, Culcha Candela & The Boss Hoss and they performed in front of over 8.500 People. ^[10]

2008–10: Warner Music, album release

In 2008 they wrote and composed the ballad "Mama" for the Mother's Day, to which a video was shot and they were invited on RTL Television with their Moms to perform an Acapella of the song. They also composed and sang the theme song "Ziele" for the children's book The HelleWecks with Thomas Anders from the popular pop-duo Modern Talking.^[11] In Spring 2008 Kisita and her bandmates composed songs for their debut album and worked with several producers like Noizmakers Entertainment (Rick Damm & Ralph Diehl), Chris Applegate (Jennifer Rush), Andreas Herbig (Culcha Candela), Thomas Troelsen (Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez), Marcus Brosch (Brandy, Nick Carter, Enrique Iglesias) and Michelle Leonard.^{[12] [13]} During the recordings of the debut album they performed with four-time Breakdance World Champions Flying Steps at the Tuning World Messe Bodensee and present their second single "Sexy Girl".^[14] they also got a contract for the German Playboy Magazine to promote their second single "Sexy Girl". But family members didn't agreed with that and the contract with Playboy was cancelled.

On December 8, 2008 they released their debut album "Unglaublich". ^{[15] [16] [17]} In 2010 they were in the German Cinema Movie Homies (HipHop Express) with actor & singer Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht which was released in August 2011. According to their MySpace page, all band members will go on a solo career.

2014 - Present & Debut solo album

In 2011 Kisita aka KeyLiza was composing, producing and DJing songs and beats for artists, radio shows & TV. She also created her own Entertainment company called 'Queen Palace Studio' for music composition, variety, musical films and musical theater.^[18] She moved to Vancouver, Canada to study Bachelor of Music & Performing arts. Since 2014 she starts to pursuing her solo singing career and working on her English debut album. KeyLiza has announced the release of her debut album, which is expected to be released sometime during 2015. Her new music style is a fusion between Pop, R&B, Latin, Freestyle and Reggae Fusion. She combines the elements of singing and rapping.^[19]

Artistry

Influences

Since a child she grew up with Afropop music and Euroreggae a trend of Eurodance music. She learned her first dance choreography at the age of 6 with the song Thriller by Michael Jackson.^[20] In her teens she was inspired by Spice Girls and TLC and performed at school festivals & school clubs their songs.^[21] Her main influences are Michael Jackson, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Celia Cruz, Gloria Estefan, P!nk, Tina Turner, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix. She is also inspired by Musical Theater, Vaudeville, Classical music, Musical films, Old Kingdoms of Africa, Bollywood Musicals, Manga and Marvel Comics.

Tours

Opening act

Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad Tour ^[22]

• November 13, 2007 - in Munich - Zenith
• November 20, 2007 - in Cologne - Palladium
• November 23, 2007 - in Frankfurt - Jahrhunderthalle
• November 26, 2007 - in Berlin - Columbiahalle

Opening act

• Rapsoul - Achterbahn Tour

• NRJ Music Tour

References

External links

• KeyLiza on SoundCloud
• KeyLiza on Facebook
• KeyLiza on Instagram
• KeyLiza on Myspace