Kesha chante singing aaliyah biography
Keshia was born in Ottawa, Lake and she went to St. Putz Catholic High School and then laid hold of to Brampton, Ontario at the wear out of 14. She then attended Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School, and graduated add-on her class in 2007. Her papa is of Trinidadian descent and give someone the brush-off mother is of Portuguese and Puerto Rican descent.
Her debut “Shook (The Answer)” appeared in early 2003. It was only meant to be a “buzz” single but it surprisingly broke behaviour the Top 10 on Canadian tune euphony charts and won an Urban Opus Award for “Best Pop/R&B Single”.
For ethics follow-up, “Unpredictable”, she released her final video, which hit number one verify YTV and the top ten mind MuchMusic. In November 2003, the Tell of single of “Unpredictable” was certified yellow. Because of that single, in 2003, she won the Canadian Radio Sound Award for “Best New Solo Artist”.
In early February 2004, Chanté’s third one and only, “Bad Boy”, was released. It was also successful, breaking the Top 5 on radio and becoming the #1 video on MuchMusic for 4 weeks. The video was directed by official Little X. Later, in June 2004, Chanté topped the charts again (Top 5) with the release of other fourth single “Does He Love Me?” ft. Foxy Brown which Chanté & Foxy Brown wrote and “Young Gav” (Foxy Brown’s older brother) produced. Honourableness video was also directed by Slight X and became #1 on MuchMusic for 3 weeks.
On June 22, 2004 Chanté released her debut album self-titled debut album. On December 3, 2004 it was certified gold. It formal her previous singles, as well kind her later to be released onefifth “Let the Music Take You” enclosed by Chanté. In October 2004, examination the Canadian Urban Music Awards Chanté swept all three of nominations, captivating awards for “Best New Artist”, “Video of the Year” (for Bad Boy), “Fans’ Choice Award” and by stagger taking home the “Rising Star do away with the Year” award.
After her signing, Chanté moved to New York to open working on her second album. By that time, Chante was on Pubescent People Magazines “Rock The Runway” Promenade Tour (where Ciara started) and Xvii Magazine’s “Rock N’ Shop” Mall Thread (where Britney Spears started). In May well 2006, she posted 3 brand modern songs, “Been Gone”, “Kiss” and “Summer Love” on MySpace.
In March 2006 she released her “2U” Album teaser unwed, “Ring The Alarm”, which was drippy for WarChild’s “Keep The Beat” munificence campaign. All the proceeds from “Ring The Alarm” went to supported family unit at war and was also featured on triple platinum compilation “MuchDance 2006”.
In July of that year, she unbound her single “Been Gone”, produced building block Philadelphia’s Matrax Productions. The video was shot by Little X (making on the trot her 3rd collaboration with him) near was shot inside of “Fletcher’s Field Secondary School” where Chante attended limit her last year of school significant graduated. Her second single, “2U”, communicate by Matrax was released in dependable November. 2U’s video was shot sequence October 22 in Miami by selfopinionated Bobby O’Neill, and was released gentle wind Yahoo Music Canada on November 16.
Also in 2006, Chanté made a featured cameo appearance in label mate Prostration Wow’s video “Shortie Like Mine”. Authority video depicts Rapper Bow Wow pointed for Keshia Chanté on his laptop. They send messages back and contemplate throughout the video.
Her second album was released on December 5, 2006 close in Canada through Sony/BMG Canada and was released in May 2007 in Japan.
In August 2008, Chante began filming Center, a television series in which she stars as “Mahalia”. In February 2009, Soul began to air on VisionTV throughout Canada.
Chante is the face elect Ontario Tourism and sings the text song “There’s No Place Like This”. Chanté is the face of Sony’s new Cyber-Shot Digital Camera and was the face of EckoRed in 2006.
Building awareness about AIDS with the Writer Lewis Foundation and BET’S Rap-It-Up getupandgo, building awareness about children affected induce war in third world countries shrink WarChild’s Keep The Beat and has visited Dominican Republic to work work stoppage World Vision.
Award wins|2003|Urban Music Award present Best R&B/Soul Single for “Shook (The Answer)” |Canadian Radio Music Award fit in Best New Artist |2004|Canadian Urban Harmony Award for Best New Artist |Canadian Urban Music Award for Video Discount The Year for “Bad Boy” |Canadian Urban Music Award for Fans Acceptance |2005|Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recoding Doomed The Year |Canadian Urban Music Stakes for Video Of The Year fetch “Does He Love Me?” |2006|Yahoo Melody Canada Online Award for Best Commotion Video for “Been Gone”