Kiesza

Not to be confused with Kesha.

Kiesza
Kiesza wearing a white crop top and grey sweatpants, standing onstage with her left arm raised, holding a microphone
Kiesza performing in 2015
Background information
Birth nameKiesa Rae Ellestad
Born (1989-01-16) January 16, 1989 (age 35)[1][2]
Calgary, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Labels
  • Lokal Legend
  • Island
  • Reverse Psycho Logic
Websitekiesza.com
Military career
Service / branch Canadian Forces Naval Reserve[3]

Kiesa Rae Ellestad[4][5] (born January 16, 1989),[1][2] known professionally as Kiesza[6] (/ˈkaɪzə/ KY-zə), is a Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist from Calgary.[7] In 2017, she was involved in a car accident in Toronto, suffering severe injuries that required her to take several years off to recover.[8] To date, she has released the albums Sound of a Woman (2014) and Crave (2020).

  1. ^ a b "Talent: KIESZA | Interview" (in German). July 25, 2014. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Verdot-Belaval, Athony (April 29, 2014). "25 ans, la chanteuse canadienne vient de dévoiler en France son premier single "Hideaway". Portrait d'une ancienne militaire devenue reine des charts". Paris Match (in French). Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  3. ^ Cull, Alex (March 25, 2014). "Introducing: Kiesza". Planet Notion. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  4. ^ Cragg, Michael (April 27, 2014). "One to watch: Kiesza". The Observer. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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  7. ^ Wilton, Lisa (June 19, 2009). "Kiesza life stories written in strings". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
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