Kiana Ledé
Kiana Ledé Brown (born April 3, 1997) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and pianist currently based in Los Angeles, California. She starred as Zoe Vaughn on the second season of MTV's horror series Scream. Ledé also starred as Veronica Washington on Netflix's original series All About the Washingtons. Her debut album, KIKI was released on April 3th of 2020, which debuted at number 30 on the Billboard 200.
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| Born | April 3, 1997 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | www |
Early life and education
As an infant, Ledé began to sing the alphabet immediately after learning it and began performing at the age of 3 upon receiving her first karaoke machine. As a child, Ledé began to regularly perform in school plays and beauty pageants while taking voice lessons and piano study.[5] She attended Mountain Pointe High School.[5]
Career
In 2011, Ledé's mother discovered Kidz Bop, a website for kids to upload and share videos of themselves performing. She uploaded a video of Ledé performing an original number on the piano, with Brown selected as a finalist. After performing Adele's "Someone Like You" to earn her a place in the Top 4, Brown won the 2011 KIDZ Star USA Grand Prize out of 45,000 submissions, the largest national talent competition for kids ages 15 and under.[5]
At a school assembly, Ledé was told that she won the national talent search by American Idol winner Kris Allen. The prize included a RCA Records recording contract and starring role in the Kidz Bop 21 music video and commercial. Allen said after seeing her live, "She went from 'She's good' to 'She is no doubt gonna win this thing."[6]
Ledé said she had the opportunity to listen to and select from her top three song choices. After considering and listening to the songs, she said she chose her first single “Hey Chica” because of the upbeat tempo. The song was released June 19, 2012.[7] Brown has performed the song on The Today Show and 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. She also performed "Do The Mermaid" from Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2.
In 2012, Ledé was named cover girl for Miss Moxie's Holiday 2012 issue.[8] The site praised "Hey Chica" for promoting "clear message of self empowerment and encourages young women to feel beautiful in their own skin."
In 2016, Ledé was cast in the series regular role as Zoe Vaughn on the second season of MTV's Scream.[9]
Following her departure from RCA Records, Ledé signed with Republic Records[10][11] and released her debut EP Myself in July 2018.[12] The EP includes her breakout song "Ex", which became her first top 10 hit on the US R&B Songs chart, peaking at number nine.[13]
Ledé had been working on her debut album for some time. The album, titled KIKI was eventually released on April 3, 2020, wich debuted at number 30 on the Billboard 200.[14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Deadlands: The Rising | Evacuee / Zombie |
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| 2006 | Temporary Dreams | Herself | Evelyn Worku |
| 2015 | Guidance | Riley | Episode: "The Pictures", "The Secrets" |
| 2015–2016 | Betch | Various characters / Herself | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Scream | Zoe Vaughn | Main role (Season 2); 11 episodes |
| 2018 | All About the Washingtons | Veronica Washington | Main role; 10 episodes |
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| KIKI[16] |
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Extended plays
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| 2015 | Soulfood Sessions
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| 2016 | Christmas by Ledé
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| 2018 | Selfless
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| 2019 | Myself
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| "Hey Chica" | 2012 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Home for Christmas" | 2016 | — | |
| "I Choose You" (featuring Pell) |
2017 | — | |
| "One of Them Days" | — | ||
| "Fairplay" (solo or featuring ASAP Ferg) |
— | Selfless | |
| "Ex"[18] | 2018 | — | Selfless / Myself |
| "Can I" | 2019 | — | Myself |
| "Bouncin" (featuring Offset) |
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| "Title"[19] | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Easy Breezy"[20] | — | ||
| "Mad at Me" | 2020 | 18 | Kiki |
| "Forfeit" | — | ||
| "Chocolate" (featuring Ari Lennox) |
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As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Bruised Not Broken"[21] (Matoma featuring MNEK and Kiana Lede) |
2019 | Non-album single |
| "Mama" (Ella Eyre and Banx & Ranx featuring Kiana Lede) |
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Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Do the Mermaid" | 2012 | Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 |
| "Big Spender" (featuring Prince Charlez) |
2018 | Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Other appearances
| Song | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "Don't" | 2015 | Bryson Tiller | Trapsoul |
| "Running to the Sky" | 2018 | Daveed Diggs | Blindspotting: The Collin EP |
References
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/khalid-asks-kiana-lede-what-her-favorite-r-26b-cover-is/ar-AABKeah
- https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8503374/nicole-bus-bonfyre-kiana-lede-emerging-artists-chart
- https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kiana-led%C3%A9/1121723557https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/khalid-asks-kiana-lede-what-her-favorite-r-26b-cover-is/ar-AABKeah
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/myself-ep/1466720967
- BurnSilver, Glenn (August 9, 2012). "Kiana Brown Wants to Be a "Normal" Star" Phoenix New Times.
- Masley, Ed (October 22, 2011). "Phoenix teen Kiana Brown wins 'KIDZ Bop' talent search" The Arizona Republic.
- Roemhild, Travis (June 10, 2012). "MP student works hard to make name in music industry" Ahwatukee Foothills News.
- (November 22, 2012). "Kiana Brown Announced as Next Miss Moxie Cover Girl Archived 2014-12-13 at the Wayback Machine" Miss Moxie.
- Goldberg, Lesley (March 10, 2016). "MTV's 'Scream' Sets New Cast, Season 2 Premiere Date". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- "R&B Singers Nicole Bus, The Bonfyre & Kiana Ledé Debut on Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- "Emerging Artists Spotlight: Kiana Ledé". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- "Emerging Artists Spotlight: Kiana Ledé". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- "Emerging Hip-Hop: NLE Choppa, Kiana Lede & Luh Kel Make Noise With Latest Chart Moves". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- "Emerging Artists Spotlight: Kiana Ledé". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- "Billboard 200: April 18, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- @KianaLede (March 13, 2020). "My debut album #Kiki is coming April 3rd Red heartShout out to all my beautiful friends who shared their gifts and love with me on this album. I can finally let you all SEE who I made magic with! Pre-order it here: KianaLede.lnk.to/Kiki" (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- Goldman, Tatiana (November 2, 2018). "R&B Siren Kiana Ledé Opens Up About Second Chances, Her Love for Leon Bridges, & Making People Cry [Q&A]". Ones to Watch. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- "Title by Kiana Ledé". Apple Music. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- "Easy Breezy – Single by Kiana Ledé". Apple Music. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- Ju, Shirley (June 14, 2019). "Matoma enlists MNEK and Kiana Lede for 'Bruised Not Broken'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
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