Kai (Canadian singer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alessia De Gasperis Brigante |
| Also known as | Kai |
| Born | March 17, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | listentokai |
Alessia De Gasperis Brigante (born March 17, 1990), known professionally as Kai, is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Toronto, Ontario.[1]
Career
In 2012, Kai teamed up with Montreal dubstep group Adventure Club for the popular track "Need Your Heart",[2] which features Kai's vocals and writing. The song has been remixed by several artists, including Minnesota,[3] Crywolf, and Candyland. The track peaked at number 2 on the iTunes Electronic music chart in Canada.
Kai also collaborated with Diplo on his EP Revolution, co-writing and featuring on the title track "Revolution" and her vocals have also been featured on the track "Crawl" from Childish Gambino's album Because the Internet.
In 2014, Kai wrote the Diplo-produced "Sweet Talker", the title track from Jessie J's third studio album released in October 2014 and in 2015, she wrote and was featured on Skrillex and Diplo's Jack Ü album on a track entitled "Mind".
In 2016, Kai wrote and was featured on the track "Never Be Like You" by Australian electronic musician Flume. It reached number one in Australia[4] as well as becoming an international hit.
Discography
Singles
Featured singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN |
AUS [5] |
AUS Indie |
BEL (FL) [6] |
FRA [7] |
NZ |
US Dance | ||||
| "Never Be Like You" (Flume featuring Kai) |
2016 | – | 1 | 1[8] | 10 | 156 | 2 | 11[9] | ||
- Other featured in
- 2012: "Need Your Heart" (Adventure Club feat. Kai)
- 2013: "Revolution" (Diplo feat. Faustix, ImanoS & Kai)
- 2013: "Crawl" (Childish Gambino feat. Kai)
- 2015: "Mind" (Jack Ü feat. Kai)
References
- ^ "Artist: Kai on CBC music". CBC. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Adventure Club - Need Your Heart ft. Kai". thissongissick. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Minnesota Remixes "Need Your Heart"". earmilk.com.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (February 13, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Flume 'Never Be Like You' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ Australian-charts.com Kai page
- ^ ultratop.be Kai page
- ^ "Discographie Kai" (in French). SNEP. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ https://www.air.org.au/chart/100_independent_singles/20160125
- ^ Billboard - Flume discography page
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (26 March 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham No 1 for 6th Week". Noise11. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 March 2016.[dead link]
