Kira Isabella
Kira Isabella Wilkie, who is known by her stage name Kira Isabella is a Canadian country music artist. Isabella was signed to Sony Music Canada in 2009.[2] 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.[3] In 2013, Isabella signed with U.S. record label HitShop Records.[4] The lead single from her second album, "Quarterback", was released in spring 2014.
Kira Isabella | |
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 Kira Isabella performing at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kira Isabella Wilkie |
| Born | September 18, 1993[1] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Canada HitShop Records |
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. Her ethnic background is Colombian.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[6]
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.[3] She will have performed in the Boots and Hearts Music 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.[3] She also performed at the free biweekly Peterborough Musicfest on July 31, 2013.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Love Me Like That |
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| Caffeine & Big Dreams |
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| Sides |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Side A |
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| Side B |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [9] |
CAN [10] | |||
| 2011 | "Love Me Like That" | 11 | 99 | Love Me Like That |
| "A Real Good Radio" | 22 | — | ||
| 2012 | "A Little More Work" | 5 | 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 | — | |
| 2016 | "I'm So Over Getting Over You" | 17 | — | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "Missing You" | — | — | |
| 2018 | "I Don't Wanna Know" | — | — | Sides |
| "Little Girl" | 14 | — | ||
| "Danger Danger" | 44 | — | ||
| 2019 | "We Should Be Together"[11][12] (featuring Levi Hummon) | 42 | — | |
| "Soon" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Featured singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [9] | |||
| 2017 | "That's When You Know"[13] (with Chris Buck Band) |
19 | Chris Buck Band |
Christmas singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [9] |
CAN AC [14] | |||
| 2013 | "A Country Boy for Christmas"[15] | 38 | — | Non-album singles |
| 2014 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (with Tyler Shaw) |
— | 31 | |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Love Me Like That"[16] | 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" | Ally Pankiw |
| 2016 | "I'm So Over Getting Over You"[17] | Emma Higgins |
| 2018 | "I Don't Wanna Know" (acoustic) | Ted Ellis |
Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kira Isabella | Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year[18] | Nominated |
| 2015 | Kira Isabella | Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Caffeine & Big Dreams | Juno Award for Country Album of the Year[19] | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Kira Isabella | Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2013 | Kira Isabella | Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year[20] | Won |
| "A Little More Work" | Canadian Country Music Association CMT Video of the Year[20] | Nominated | |
| Kira Isabella | Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year[21] | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Kira Isabella | Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star Award[22] | Won |
| 2017 | "That's When You Know" (with Chris Buck Band) | Canadian Country Music Association Video of the Year | Nominated |
References
- "Kira Isabella Albums and Discography". AllMusic.
- "Kira Isabella Biography". CMT. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- "The Official Kira Isabella Site". Kiraisabella.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- "HitShop Records Signs Canadian Country Singer Kira Isabella". All Access Music Group. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- "Instagram post by Jim • Jan 11, 2018 at 11:19am UTC, Kira Isabella commenting on her heritage". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- "Torontowide: Kira Isabella: In Conversation". Torontowide.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- "Kira Isabella | Biography, Videos, YouTube Videos, Music Downloads, Social Network Updates, And More". CMT.ca. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- "Peterborough Musicfest". Ptbomusicfest.ca. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- "Kira Isabella Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- "That's When You Know": "Chart Search - Artist: Kira Isabella, Title: That's When You Know, Chart: CCW". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- "We Should Be Together": "Chart Search - Artist: Kira Isabella, Title: We Should Be Together, Chart: CCW". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- "Kira Isabella Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Saxberg, Lynn (January 31, 2019). "Ottawa's Kira Isabella back on track with new tunes". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- Burke, Sarah (February 15, 2019). "SiriusXM's Sarah Burke premieres a new track from Shawn Austin". Sirius XM. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- "CHRIS BUCK BAND TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE FEATURING KIRA ISABELLA". Royalty Records. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- "Chart Search - Artist: Kira Isabella, Title: Baby, It's Cold Outside, Chart: CAC". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- "A Country Boy For Christmas – Single by Kira Isabella". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- "Love Me Like That – Kira Isabella | Music Video". VEVO. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- "I'm So Over Getting Over You – Kira Isabella". Vevo. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- "2016 CCMA Awards Nominees". Canadian Country Music Association. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- "2015 Juno Awards Nominees" (PDF). Junoawards.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "2014 Nominees & Winners – The JUNO Awards". Junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- "CCMA Press Release". Ccma.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2014-05-20.