Kiesza
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Kiesa Rae Ellestad (born January 16, 1989), known professionally as Kiesza ( ), is a Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist from Calgary. She has released multiple singles, including "Hideway" and "Giant in My Heart", as well as the albums Sound of a Woman (2014) and Crave (2020). She has also toured, both as headliner and as opening act, and she has earned several nominations and won multiple awards.
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Kiesa Rae Ellestad (born 1989), better known by her stage name Kiesza, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer from Calgary who has most recently worked out of New York City and London. She is best known for her debut single "Hideaway". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kiesza">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- Kiesza wearing a white crop top and grey sweatpants, standing onstage with her left arm raised, holding a microphone
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- Kiesza performing in 2015
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- Kiesa Rae Ellestad
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- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Canadian Forces Naval Reserve
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- Official website
- www.kiesza.com
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- Kiesza @ Hotel Cafe 07 12 2019 (48501263112) (cropped).jpg
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- 66.15
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- date of birth
- 1989-01-29
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- social media followers
- 787000
- name in native language
- Kiesza
- birth name
- Kiesa Rae Ellestad
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
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11 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Music career
- 2006–2013: Career beginnings
- 2014–2016: ''Sound of a Woman''
- 2017–present: Hiatus and ''Crave''
- Other ventures
- Discography
- Tours
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Kiesa Rae Ellestad (born January 16, 1989), known professionally as Kiesza ( ), is a Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist from Calgary. She has released multiple singles, including "Hideway" and "Giant in My Heart", as well as the albums Sound of a Woman (2014) and Crave (2020). She has also toured, both as headliner and as opening act, and she has earned several nominations and won multiple awards.
==Early life== Kiesza was born on January 16, 1989, in Calgary, where she was also raised. Her middle name is Rae, but she prefers to be called by her first name only. Her last name, Ellestad, is Norwegian from her paternal side, and her grandfather is from Fagernes in Norway. In an interview with Metro in July 2014, Kiesza claimed that she can trace her lineage to someone who fought alongside Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn, elaborating, "There's a lot of Scottish people in Canada. Tons. My grandpa was of Scottish heritage—he was of the black Douglases."