Kira Isabella

Kira Isabella

Kira Isabella performing at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival 2013
Background information
Born September 18, 1993
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2011–present
Labels Sony Music Canada
HitShop Records
Website Official website

Kira Isabella is a Canadian country music artist. Isabella was signed to Sony Music Canada in 2009.[1] Her first single, "Love Me Like That," was released in 2011 and charted on the Canadian Hot 100. Isabella released her second single in 2011 entitled "A Real Good Radio". Her third single, "A Little More Work," was released in 2012. Her debut studio album, Love Me Like That, was released in October 2012, and produced two further singles. Kira Isabella announced dates for a 2013 Canadian tour with Terri Clark in October 2012 and Carrie Underwood in December 2012.[2] In 2013, Isabella signed with U.S. record label HitShop Records.[3] The lead single from her forthcoming second album, "Quarterback", was released in spring 2014.

Early life

Kira Isabella began singing and playing the guitar at 7 years old, under the tutelage of her father and her singing teacher Trina Langthorne. She was inspired by fellow Canadian country singer Shania Twain and her then recent album, Up!, to enter the country music industry. Her songwriting began development through writing poetry, beginning in the fourth grade.[4] At the age of 14, Kira Isabella won the Rising Star Award in the Female Open Category of a Blyth, Ontario, arts festival. The consequential media exposure that led well-known music producers to Kira Isabella would help launch her career as a country singer.[5]

Influences

Female country singers such as Faith Hill, Sheryl Crow, Shania Twain and Taylor Swift have been cited by Kira Isabella as strong musical influences.[4]

Tours and festivals

To date, Kira Isabella has performed as a guest singer on two tours. From October to December 2012, she has worked with Carrie Underwood on her Blown Away Tour and in 2013, with Terri Clark.[2] She will have performed in the Boots and Hearts Festival line-up for two years consecutively by August 2013. Her first headlining show was June 30, 2013 in Calabogie, Ontario at the Calabogie Country Music Fest.[2] She also performed at the free biweekly Peterborough Musicfest on July 31, 2013.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Love Me Like That
  • Release date: October 2, 2012
  • Label: Sony Music Canada
Caffeine & Big Dreams
  • Release date: October 14, 2014
  • Label: Sony Music Canada

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
CAN Country
[7]		 CAN
[8]
2011 "Love Me Like That" 13 99 Love Me Like That
"A Real Good Radio" 23 —
2012 "A Little More Work" 7 68
"Songs About You" 13 93
2013 "Blame It on Your Truck" 18 —
2014 "Quarterback" 10 79 Caffeine & Big Dreams
"Gone Enough" 10 —
2015 "Shake It If Ya Got It" 19 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Christmas singles

Year Single Album
2013 "A Country Boy for Christmas"[9] N/A

Music videos

Year Video Director
2011 "Love Me Like That"[10] Sean Danby
"A Real Good Radio" Jordan Eady
2012 "A Little More Work" Ben Knechtel
"Songs About You"
2013 "Little White Church"
2014 "Quarterback" RT!
"Gone Enough"
2015 "Shake It If Ya Got It" Alyssa Pankiw

Awards

Year Recipient Award Result
2015 Caffeine & Big Dreams Juno Award for Country Album of the Year[11] style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
2014 Kira Isabella Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
2013 Kira Isabella Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year[12] style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
"A Little More Work" Canadian Country Music Association CMT Video of the Year[12] style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
Kira Isabella Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year[13] style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
2012 Kira Isabella Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star Award[14] style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won

References

  1. ↑ "Kira Isabella Biography". CMT. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2 hours 6 min ago. "The Official Kira Isabella Site". Kiraisabella.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  3. ↑ "HitShop Records Signs Canadian Country Singer Kira Isabella". All Access Music Group. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Torontowide: Kira Isabella: In Conversation". Torontowide.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  5. ↑ "Kira Isabella | Biography, Videos, YouTube Videos, Music Downloads, Social Network Updates, And More". CMT.ca. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  6. ↑ 31 Jul to 11:00 PM, 31 Jul (2013-07-31). "Peterborough Musicfest". Ptbomusicfest.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  7. ↑ Canada Country peak positions:
  8. ↑ "Kira Isabella Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  9. ↑ "A Country Boy For Christmas - Single by Kira Isabella". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Love Me Like That - Kira Isabella | Music Video". VEVO. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  11. ↑ "2015 Juno Awards Nominees" (PDF). Junoawards.ca. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://www.ccma.org/documents/Final%20Nominees%20formatted2.pdf
  13. ↑ "2014 Nominees & Winners - The JUNO Awards". Junoawards.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  14. ↑ "CCMA Press Release". Ccma.org. Retrieved 2014-05-20.

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