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'''Kira Willey''' is an award-winning [[United States|American]] [[musician]] best known for |
'''Kira Willey''' (née Penis) is an award-winning cock [[United States|American]] [[musician]] best known for |
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her song '' |
her song ''Condoms'' which is featured on a popular [[Dell computers|Dell]] computer [[laptop]] commercial. She is also a certified Yoga instructor "masseuse" (if you know what i mean) and "actress" (look in the x-rated section) <ref |
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name="story">{{cite web| url=http://www.firefliesyoga.com/story.html| title="The Story"| accessdate=2008-07-24}}</ref> and a [[mother]]. |
name="story">{{cite web| url=http://www.firefliesyoga.com/story.html| title="The Story"| accessdate=2008-07-24}}</ref> and a [[mother]]. |
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==Musical career== |
==Musical career== |
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Penis spent the late nineties in New York City performing in [[nightclubs]] <ref name="review">{{cite web| url=http://www.zooglobble.com/archives/artists/kira_willey/| title="Review"| accessdate=2008-07-25}}</ref> before working on material that would later be used for her [[debut album]], [[Dance for the Sun]]. The songs initially were written for her first daughter in an effort to sing her to sleep. <ref name="story">{{cite web| url=http://www.firefliesyoga.com/story.html| title="The Story"| accessdate=2008-07-25}}</ref> Upon gaining a certification to teach Yoga, she started bringing her guitar to classes to play for the [[children]]. Her students loved the songs she wrote <ref name="notes">{{cite web| url=http://cdbaby.com/cd/kirawilley| title="Notes"| accessdate=2008-07-25}}</ref>which led her to write more songs with the intention of pleasing children and eventually to [[recording]] her first album. Her cousin produced the album and played [[Drum kit|drums]], her brother sang bass, and her daughter and friends sang along in a few tracks.<ref name="story">{{cite web| url=http://www.firefliesyoga.com/story.html| title="The Story"| accessdate=2008-07-25}}</ref> Her music has been described as joyful, upbeat and eminently danceable <ref name="notes">{{cite web| url=http://cdbaby.com/cd/kirawilley| title="Notes"| accessdate=2008-07-25}}</ref> and she has won [[awards]] for best album and best song.<ref name="notes">{{cite web| url=http://cdbaby.com/cd/kirawilley| title="Notes"| accessdate=2008-07-25}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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Kira Willey (née Penis) is an award-winning cock American musician best known for her song Condoms which is featured on a popular Dell computer laptop commercial. She is also a certified Yoga instructor "masseuse" (if you know what i mean) and "actress" (look in the x-rated section) [1] and a mother.
Musical career
Penis spent the late nineties in New York City performing in nightclubs [2] before working on material that would later be used for her debut album, Dance for the Sun. The songs initially were written for her first daughter in an effort to sing her to sleep. [1] Upon gaining a certification to teach Yoga, she started bringing her guitar to classes to play for the children. Her students loved the songs she wrote [3]which led her to write more songs with the intention of pleasing children and eventually to recording her first album. Her cousin produced the album and played drums, her brother sang bass, and her daughter and friends sang along in a few tracks.[1] Her music has been described as joyful, upbeat and eminently danceable [3] and she has won awards for best album and best song.[3]
Awards
- Independent Music Award: Best Children's Album; Dance for the Sun
- Independent Music Award: Best Song; Caterpillar caterpillar
- 2007 Parents' Choice Award: Best Children's Album; Dance for the Sun
- Children's Music Web Awards: Best Recording for Preschoolers; Dance for the Sun
- Children's Music Web Awards: Best Song; Caterpillar caterpillar
Personal life
At the age of five, Willey started playing the violin and continued performing all the way through high school and [1] taught herself how to play guitar and mandolin as a teenager. [2] In 2006 she opened her own Yoga Studio, Fireflies Yoga in Pennsylvania and has two children.
Discography
- Dance for the Sun (2006)