Kiiara

Kiiara (2017)

Kiara Saulters (born May 24, 1995 in Willmington, Illinois , United States ), better known by her stage name Kiiara , is an American singer and songwriter . She became known through the single Gold , which was able to place in the German single charts .

biography

In 2013, Kiiara published the song Bring Me Back under her real name . In 2015 she worked in a hardware store and wrote the song Gold . Music producer Felix Snow became aware of this and produced the song. Gold gained more attention for its use in Apple Watch advertising. The singer released her debut EP low kii savage on March 22nd, 2016. On February 16th, 2017 the band Linkin Park released the single Heavy in collaboration with Kiiara .

From April 13, 2017, Kiiara will tour North America and Canada with the US DJ duo The Chainsmokers and singer Emily Warren as part of the studio album Memories… Do Not Open .

Discography

EPs

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
2016	low kii savage	-	-	-	-	US41 (32 weeks) US	First published: March 22, 2016

Singles

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
2015	Gold low kii savage	DE42 gold (18 weeks)DE	AT50 (11 weeks) AT	CH53 (27 weeks) CH	UK48 gold (17 weeks)UK	US13 × 3 Triple platinum (27 weeks)US	First published: October 26, 2015

Further single releases

2013: Bring Me Back
2016: Feels (US:gold)
2016: Hang Up tha Phone
2016: Dopemang ( feat.Ashley All Day)
2017: Whippin (feat. Felix Snow)
2017: Wishlist
2018: Messy
2018: Gloe
2018: Diamonds (with Jauz )
2018: 1%
2018: L *** Is a Bad Word
2018: I Don't Wanna Be Friends
2018: How Can You Love Me
2019: Open My Mouth
2019: Bipolar

Chart placements as a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
2017	Heavy One More Light	DE12 gold (21 weeks)DE	AT9 (21 weeks) AT	CH8th gold (17 weeks)CH	UK43 (2 weeks) UK	US45 gold (19 weeks)US	First published: February 16, 2017 Linkin Park feat. Kiiara
2017	Complicated	DE77 (13 weeks) DE	AT51 (15 weeks) AT	CH37 (12 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: July 28, 2017 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. David Guetta feat. Kiiara

Further guest contributions

2017: Cross My Mind Pt. 2 ( ARIZONA feat. Kiiara)
2017: Darkside ( Ty Dolla $ ign & Future feat.Kiiara)
2018: Put Me Back Together ( Cheat Codes feat.Kiiara)
2018: Be Somebody ( Steve Aoki & Nicky Romero feat.Kiiara)
2019: Obsessed (Ashley All Day feat.Kiiara)
2019: Lonely Baby (Hyphen Hyphen feat.Kiiara)
2019: Back To You (Ekali feat.Kiiara)

Awards for music sales

Golden record

Australia Australia
- 2017: for the single Heavy
Italy Italy
- 2017: for the single Heavy
Sweden Sweden
- 2017: for the single Complicated

Platinum record

Belgium Belgium
- 2016: for the single gold
- 2017: for the single Complicated
Denmark Denmark
- 2016: for the single gold
Italy Italy
- 2016: for the single gold
Netherlands Netherlands
- 2017: for the single Complicated

2 × platinum record

Australia Australia
- 2016: for the single gold

3 × platinum record

Canada Canada
- 2017: for the single gold

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	gold1	2 × platinum2	175,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	0! G-	2 × platinum2	60,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	0! G-	platinum1	60,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	2 × gold2	0! P-	400,000	musikindustrie.de
Italy (FIMI)	gold1	platinum1	75,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	0! G-	3 × platinum3	240,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	0! G-	platinum1	40,000	nvpi.nl
Sweden (IFPI)	gold1	0! P-	20,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold1	0! P-	10,000	hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA)	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	4,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold1	0! P-	400,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	9 × gold9	13 × platinum13

Web links

Website Kiiaras
Kiiara at SoundCloud
Kiiara at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Profile of Kiiara. In: Fritz . Retrieved June 6, 2016 .
↑ Jason Lipshutz: WHO IS KIIARA, AND IS HER 'GOLD' SINGLE THE REAL SONG OF THE SUMMER? In: Fuse.tv. June 1, 2016, accessed June 6, 2016 .
↑ Kiiara biography. MTV , accessed on June 6, 2016 .
↑ From the hardware store employee to the "next big thing": Listen to Kiiara's debut single "Gold". Warner Music Group , November 18, 2015, accessed June 6, 2016 .
↑ Apple Watch promotional video. Retrieved June 6, 2016 .
↑ low kii savage - EP. Retrieved June 6, 2016 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US

personal data
SURNAME	Kiiara
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Saulters, Kiara (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	May 24, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH	Willmington, Illinois , United States

[1] Profile of Kiiara. In: Fritz . Retrieved June 6, 2016 .

[2] Jason Lipshutz: WHO IS KIIARA, AND IS HER 'GOLD' SINGLE THE REAL SONG OF THE SUMMER? In: Fuse.tv. June 1, 2016, accessed June 6, 2016 .

[3] Kiiara biography. MTV , accessed on June 6, 2016 .

[4] From the hardware store employee to the "next big thing": Listen to Kiiara's debut single "Gold". Warner Music Group , November 18, 2015, accessed June 6, 2016 .

[5] Apple Watch promotional video. Retrieved June 6, 2016 .

[6] low kii savage - EP. Retrieved June 6, 2016 .

[charts-7] Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US