Kiiara
Kiiara
Kiara Saulters (born May 24, 1995), known professionally as Kiiara, is an American singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Illinois.[8][9] She is currently signed to Atlantic Records. Her 2015 single "Gold" peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She is also known for collaborating on Linkin Park's 2017 single "Heavy" in which she was featured vocally.
Early life
Kiiara grew up in Wilmington, Illinois.[10] She attended Wilmington High School where she played for the school's volleyball team.[10] While recording her breakout EP, she also worked as a hardware store clerk. She started a studio internship to help familiarize herself with the music process and get practice recording.[6][8]
Career
In June 2015, after signing a deal to Atlantic Records and changing to her stage name from Kiara Saulters to Kiiara, she released her debut single "Gold".[8][12] In 2015, "Gold" was chosen as background music of a 15-second Apple Watch commercial titled "Style".[13] The song was her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 13. Her debut extended play (EP), low kii savage was released on March 22, 2016.[14][15] The video for "Gold" quickly gained popularity, reaching five million views during mid-May 2016.[16]
On September 15, 2016, Kiiara made her television debut, performing "Gold" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.[17] Kiiara was featured on Linkin Park's single, "Heavy", which was released digitally on February 16, 2017 and on radio on February 21.[18][19] She later performed "Heavy" with Julia Michaels at the Linkin Park and Friends: Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington concert at the Hollywood Bowl which was held after the death of Linkin Park's vocalist Chester Bennington.[20]
In March 2018, she was featured in Cheat Codes' single "Put Me Back Together".[21]
On June 7, 2019, she released "Open My Mouth", which she confirmed is the lead single of her upcoming debut album.[22]
Influences
Kiiara has cited Eminem, Rihanna, Yelawolf and Linkin Park as her influences.[23]
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [27] | AUS [26] | BEL
(FL) [28] | CAN [29] | DEN [30] | ITA [31] | NET [32][33] | NZ [34] | SWE [35] | UK [36] | ||||
| "Bring Me Back"[11] (as Kiara Saulters)[6] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Gold" | 2015 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 53 | 56 | 22 | 29 | 48 | Low Kii Savage | |
| "Feels"[45] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hang Up tha Phone"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dopemang"[47] (featuring Ashley All Day) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Whippin" (featuring Felix Snow) | 2017 | — | — | —[1] | 94 | — | — | 113 | —[2] | — | — | ||
| "Wishlist"[49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Messy"[50] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Gloe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Diamonds"[51] (with Jauz) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wise and the Wicked | ||
| "1%" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "L*** Is a Bad Word"[52] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Don't Wanna Be Friends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "How Can You Love Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Open My Mouth"[53] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA[22] | |
| "Bipolar"[54] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [27] | AUS [26] | AUT [55] | BEL
(FL) [28] | BEL
(WA) [56] | CAN [29] | IRE [57] | ITA [31] | SWI [58] | UK [36] | ||||
| "Heavy" (Linkin Park featuring Kiiara)[59] | 2017 | 45 [60] | 33 [61] | 9 | —[3] | —[4] | 46 [62] | 88 [63] | 78 [64] | 8 | 43 | One More Light | |
| "Complicated" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and David Guetta featuring Kiiara) | — | — | 51 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 37 | — |
| Non-album singles | |
| "Cross My Mind Pt. 2" (A R I Z O N A featuring Kiiara) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Darkside" (Ty Dolla $ign & Future featuring Kiiara) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bright: The Album | ||
| "Put Me Back Together" (Cheat Codes featuring Kiiara)[71] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Be Somebody" (Steve Aoki and Nicky Romero featuring Kiiara)[72] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Obsessed" (Ashley All Day featuring Kiiara) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lonely Baby" (Hyphen Hyphen featuring Kiiara) | — | — | — | — | —[5] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Chit Chat" | 2018 | ALMA | Heavy Rules Mixtape |
| "MAKIN MONEY" | LiL Aaron | ROCK$TAR FAMOU$ | |
| "In The Stars" | 2019 | One OK Rock | Eye of the Storm |