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Birth name Nama lahir	Kerli Kõiv Kerli Kõiv
Born Lahir	February 7, 1987 ( 1987-02-07 ) (age 23) Feb 7, 1987 (1987/02/07) (umur 23) Elva , Estonia Elva , Estonia
Genres Genre	Pop , alternative rock Pop , rock alternatif
Occupations Pekerjaan	Singer-songwriter Penyanyi-penulis lagu
Instruments Instrumen	Vocals, piano Vokal, piano
Years active Tahun aktif	2002–present 2002-sekarang
Labels Label	Island Pulau
Website Website	kerlimusic.com/ kerlimusic.com /

Kerli Kõiv [Kerli kɤ.iv] (

listen ) (born February 7, 1987), better known mononymously as Kerli , is an Estonian singer-songwriter. dengarkan ) (lahir 7 Februari 1987), lebih dikenal mononymously sebagai Kerli, adalah Estonia penyanyi-penulis lagu.
She was signed to Island Def Jam Music Group in 2006 by LA Reid and in 2008, she released her debut album, Love Is Dead which charted at 126 on the Billboard 200 in July 2008 and at 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart the following month. ^{[ 1 ]} The album contained the singles "Love Is Dead", " Walking on Air " and " Creepshow ", with "Walking on Air" being the most notable. Dia masuk ke Island Def Jam Music Group pada tahun 2006 oleh LA Reid dan pada tahun 2008, ia merilis album debutnya, Cinta Is Dead yang memetakan pada 126 di Billboard 200 pada bulan Juli 2008 dan 2 di Billboard chart Heatseekers bulan berikutnya. ^[1] Album ini berisi single "Love Is Dead", " Berjalan di atas Air "dan" Creepshow ", dengan" Berjalan di atas Air "yang paling terkenal. It charted at #75 on the European Hot 100 ^{[ 2 ]} and was featured twice on the United States television dance competition So You Think You Can Dance . It memetakan di # 75 di Hot 100 Eropa ^[2] dan adalah fitur dua kali pada kompetisi tari televisi Amerika Serikat Jadi You Think You Can Dance .
In 2010, she appeared on the Almost Alice album (music inspired by the film Alice in Wonderland ) with the song " Tea Party " and on a collaboration with Tokio Hotel with the song "Strange". ^{[ 3 ]} She is currently working on her second studio album which she plans to release in 2011. Pada tahun 2010, ia muncul di Alice Hampir album (musik terinspirasi oleh film Alice in Wonderland ) dengan lagu " Tea Party "dan di sebuah kolaborasi dengan Tokio Hotel dengan lagu "Strange". ^[3] Dia saat ini bekerja pada dirinya album kedua yang ia berencana untuk dirilis pada tahun 2011.

Awal kehidupan

Kerli was born in Tartu County , Estonia in the municipality Elva , with a population of 5,000 ^{[ 4 ]} during the Soviet occupation of Estonia which ended when she was four years old. ^{[ 5 ]} Her mother, Piret, was a social worker and her father, Toivo Kõiv, was an auto mechanic . ^{[ 6 ]} ^{[ 7 ]} Kerli's great-great-grandmother, nicknamed "Beautiful May" for her beauty, was a maid to a duke in Germany , with whom she had a baby. ^{[ 8 ]} Her younger sister, Eliisa Kõiv ^{[ 9 ]} is also a musician and competed in season three of Eesti otsib superstaari . Kerli lahir di County Tartu , Estonia di kotamadya Elva , dengan populasi 5.000 ^[4] selama Soviet Estonia pendudukan yang berakhir ketika ia berusia empat tahun. ^[5] Ibunya, Piret, adalah seorang pekerja sosial dan dia ayah, Toivo Kõiv, adalah seorang mekanik mobil . ^[6] ^[7] hebat Kerli-hebat-nenek, dijuluki "Beautiful Mei" karena kecantikannya, adalah seorang pelayan ke duke di Jerman , dengan siapa dia bayi. ^{[8 ]} adik perempuan nya, Eliisa Kõiv ^[9] juga musisi dan bersaing di musim tiga dari Eesti otsib superstaari .
As a child, she studied ballroom dancing for eight years, practicing five days a week. ^{[ 10 ]} Despite being discouraged, Kerli dropped out of school at the age of 16 to pursue her musical career. ^{[ 11 ]} Kerli was first introduced to music by her kindergarten teacher when she told her mom that Kerli had "nice pitch" and that she was interested in taking Kerli to various singing competitions. ^{[ 12 ]} At 8 years old, Kerli gained interested in classical music and as there was an absence of music in her early life, she only possessed one cassette by Bonnie Tyler . ^{[ 4 ]} She was also a big fan of The Spice Girls . ^{[ 4 ]} She began writing stories, mini books, and poems at the age of 10 to escape from her "abusive" household to an "imaginary world". ^{[ 13 ]} Sebagai seorang anak, ia belajar dansa ballroom selama delapan tahun, berlatih lima hari seminggu. ^[10] Meskipun putus asa, Kerli putus sekolah pada usia 16 tahun untuk mengejar karir musiknya. ^[11] Kerli pertama kali diperkenalkan ke musik oleh guru TK ketika dia mengatakan kepada ibunya bahwa Kerli telah "pitch baik" dan bahwa dia tertarik untuk mengambil Kerli untuk berbagai kompetisi menyanyi. ^[12] Pada 8 tahun, Kerli diperoleh tertarik dengan musik klasik dan sebagai ada tidak adanya musik di awal kehidupan, dia hanya memiliki satu kaset oleh Bonnie Tyler . ^[4] Dia juga penggemar berat The Spice Girls . ^[4] Dia mulai menulis cerita, buku mini, dan puisi pada usia 10 untuk melarikan diri dari dia "kasar" rumah tangga untuk sebuah "dunia imajiner". ^[13]

Karir

[ edit ] 2002–05: Career beginnings [ sunting ] 2002-05: awal Karir

In 2002, Kerli competed in the singing competition Laulukarussell in the age group category 13–15 and on May 18, won with the song " Bridge over Troubled Water ". ^{[ 14 ]} Also in 2002, she lied about her age to enter Fizz Superstar (a " Baltic equivalent of American Idol ") as the minimum age was fifteen. Pada tahun 2002, Kerli berkompetisi di kompetisi menyanyi Laulukarussell dalam kategori kelompok usia 13-15 dan pada tanggal 18 Mei, menang dengan lagu " Bridge over Troubled Water ". ^[14] Juga pada 2002, dia berbohong tentang usianya untuk masuk Fizz Superstar (a " Baltik setara dengan American Idol ") sebagai usia minimum adalah lima belas. She ended up winning the contest, gaining a singing contract to Universal Sweden . ^{[ 15 ]} ^{[ 16 ]} She was later dropped as the person who signed her was fired. ^{[ 13 ]} Later, the media in Estonia labeled failure as "Kerli Syndrome". Dia akhirnya memenangkan kontes, mendapatkan kontrak menyanyi untuk Universal Swedia . ^[15] ^[16] Dia kemudian turun sebagai orang yang menandatangani nya dipecat. ^[13] Kemudian, media di Estonia berlabel kegagalan sebagai "Kerli Sindrom" . Kerli has stated she feels no resentment towards her home country, as she told in a 2008 interview: Kerli telah menyatakan ia tidak merasa dendam terhadap negara asalnya, saat ia mengatakan dalam sebuah wawancara 2008:

“ "

No, I don't feel any resentment. Tidak, aku tidak merasa kesal apapun. For a while, because I left Estonia and Estonians didn't hear anything about me so all these Estonian young singers were like… I guess they're slowly turning around now and understanding that I really was doing something here. ^{[ 17 ]} Untuk sementara, karena aku meninggalkan Estonia dan Estonians tidak mendengar apa-apa tentang saya sehingga semua penyanyi muda Estonia itu seperti ... Kurasa mereka perlahan-lahan berbalik sekarang dan pemahaman bahwa saya benar-benar melakukan sesuatu di sini. ^[17]

” "

Kerli was later signed to an independent label founded by the person who was previously fired from Universal Sweden but the label went bankrupt. ^{[ 16 ]} At the age of 16, Kerli moved to Stockholm where she competed in Melodifestivalen in 2003 but was eliminated in the second semifinals . ^{[ 18 ]} In 2004 , she was the runner-up in that year's Eurolaul – a televised competition that determines the song that will represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest – with her song "Beautiful Inside". Kerli kemudian menandatangani kontrak dengan sebuah label independen yang didirikan oleh orang yang sebelumnya dipecat dari Universal Swedia namun label bangkrut. ^[16] Pada usia 16, Kerli pindah ke Stockholm di mana dia berkompetisi di Melodifestivalen pada tahun 2003 tetapi tersingkir di kedua semifinal . ^[18] Pada tahun 2004 , dia adalah runner-up di tahun Eurolaul - kompetisi di televisi yang menentukan lagu yang akan mewakili Estonia di Eurovision Song Contest - dengan lagu nya "Beautiful Inside".
While in Stockholm for two years, she worked with numerous producers and due to lack of money as the contracts she had gained previously were unsuccessful, she ate nothing but rice for three months when she lived in an abandoned house during winter and slept on a cot . ^{[ 18 ]} At the age of 18, she moved to the United States where she continued to perform and write songs, ultimately getting an audition with LA Reid , who signed her to Island Def Jam Music Group in 2006. ^{[ 17 ]} Sedangkan di Stockholm selama dua tahun, ia bekerja dengan produser banyak dan karena kurangnya uang sebagai kontrak ia telah mendapatkan sebelumnya tidak berhasil, dia makan apa-apa selain beras selama tiga bulan saat ia tinggal di sebuah rumah kosong selama musim dingin dan tidur di ranjang . ^[18] Pada usia 18, ia pindah ke Amerika Serikat di mana ia terus melakukan dan menulis lagu, akhirnya mendapatkan audisi dengan LA Reid , yang masuk ke Island Def Jam Music Group pada tahun 2006. ^[17]