Kristine Elezaj
Kristine Elezaj, also known as "Kebe", is an Albanian-American recording artist. Kristine first started when Nick Ashford invited her to perform with him and his wife Valerie better known as Motown legends Ashford and Simpson at their hip New York City venue Sugar Bar. Kristine released her first single "Let You Know" a year ago followed by "Souvenirs".
Kristine Elezaj | |
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| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2008-Present |
| Labels | Zaj Entertainment |
| Associated acts | GoodWill & MGI, Fergie, Frankie Storm, Eric Pressley, The Pharmacy, The Arsenal, Andrew Fromm, Brandon Beal |
| Website | www.kristineelezaj.com |
Early life
She has an Albanian origin. Her parents moved to USA from Ulcinj, in present day Montenegro, a town on the Adriatic inhabited by mostly Albanians.
Rally car driver
Kristine has a large fan base among rally car fans that already know Kristine from her national appearances at rallies around the country and her regular guest host spot on the Sirius Radio Maxim Channel show "RPM." Kristine drove in her 4th Celebrity Car Rally "Bullrun," the most glamorous of the high-end automotive rallies in June 2009. In 2008 she drove a BMW in the popular Fireball Run Adventurally series and aided in its Race to Recover America's Missing Children, where she met legendary Guitarist James Burton. She has shared the road with drivers and names such as Mario Andretti, Carl Lewis, Paris Hilton, Hayden Christensen and more.
Music career
Kristine released her first single "Let You Know" along with a music video late 2009. In early 2010, Kristine then released "Souvenirs" with its music video which was credited as having dance moves like the young Britney Spears. Kristine has been working hard for the last year and a half with her manager/A&R and Co-Executive producer Roy P. Perez©, on her debut album "No Questions Remain" which is now set for October 19, 2010. The demo of the new single "Warpath" leaked online in August 2010, shortly after which the final was released. "Warpath" was released onto iTunes and Amazon with another song from her album "Rockstar". Several songs from her debut have leaked online including Crazy, Kidnap the DJ, Living Dream (ft. Red Cafe) and Good Girl Bad Boy (ft. Epic Crazy Town). Clips of songs from her debut album have been posted on Kristine's official YouTube sparking interest by many. The album has been noted as being a collection of club ready songs, with a few powerful ballads including Light Years, Always (available on iTunes now), and Momentum which was posted on Kristine's Myspace. Kristine's album boasts mixing by multi grammy winning, and multi platinum mix engineers Ken Lewis, Serban Ghenea, and Ken "DURO" Ifill.In 2012, Elezaj confirmed the release of her upcoming single "Monster."
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US | ||
| No Questions Remain |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US | ||
| Loved By You |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | Hot Dance Club Songs | ||||
| "Let You Know" | 2009 | — | — | No Questions Remain | |
| "Souvenirs" | 2010 | — | — | ||
| "Warpath" | — | — | |||
| "Monster" | 2013 | — | — | Loved By You | |
| "Freakshow" | 2015 | — | — | TBA | |
| "Echo" | — | — | |||
| "Could You Be The One" | — | — | |||
| "Euhporia" | 2016 | — | — | ||
| "Masterpiece" | 2017 | — | — | ||
| "Over & Over" | 2018 | — | — | ||
| "Forwards" | — | — | |||
| "Waves" | 2019 | — | — | ||
In popular culture
The single "Razor" was re-used as a demo for the South Korean girl group f(x) or 에프엑스 with the title "피노키오 (Danger)" in 2011.