Kiiara’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Is Singer 
Musician 
Songwriter 
From United States of America 
Type Music 
Gender female
Birth 24 May 1995, Illinois, U.S.A.
Age: 25 years
Star sign Gemini

Kiara Saulters (born May 24, 1995), known professionally as Kiiara, is an American singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Illinois. She is currently signed to Atlantic Records. Her music is described as downcast electronic pop with bass-heavy, trap-style rap production.

Early life

Kiara Saulters is the youngest of three children of Scott R. Saulters (born October 9, 1956) and Jacqueline Ann Tulley (born November 24, 1960). She first attended Saint Francis Xavier Day School in La Grange, Illinois. After her parents divorced, Kiiara grew up in Wilmington, Illinois. She attended Wilmington High School where she played for the school’s volleyball team. 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.

Career

In 2013, under her real name, Kiara Saulters, she independently released an acoustic pop single, called “Bring Me Back”.

In June 2015, after signing a deal to Atlantic Records and changing to her stage name from Kiara Saulters to Kiiara, Kiiara released her debut single, called “Gold”. In 2015, the song “Gold” was chosen as background music of a 15-second Apple Watch commercial, titled “Style”. The music video for “Gold” was published on March 21, 2016. Her debut extended play (EP), low kii savage was released on March 22, 2016. The video for “Gold” quickly garnered popularity, reaching at five million views during mid-May 2016.

On September 15, 2016, Kiiara made her television debut, performing “Gold” on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Kiiara was featured on Linkin Park’s single, called “Heavy”; in which the single was released digitally on February 16, 2017, and on radio on February 21.

Influences

Kiiara cites Eminem, Rihanna, Yelawolf and Linkin Park as her influences.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
US US
Heat. 		AUS
Low Kii Savage
  • Released: March 22, 2016
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: Digital download
 41 13 46

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US AUS BEL
(FL) 		CAN DEN IRE ITA NZ SWE UK
“Bring Me Back” 2013 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
“Gold” 2015 13 5 15 20 12 32 53 22 29 48
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BEA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
  • IFPI DEN: Gold
  • FIMI: Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
 Low kii savage
“Feels” 2016 — — — — — — — — — —
“Hang Up tha Phone” — — — — — — — — — —
“Dopemang”
(featuring Ashley All Day) 		— — — — — — — — — —
“Whippin”
(featuring Felix Snow) 		2017 — — — 94 — — — — — —
“—” denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US AUS BEL
(FL) 		CAN IRE ITA UK
“Heavy”
(Linkin Park featuring Kiiara) 		2017 51 33 — 56 88 78 53 One More Light
“—” denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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