Kerli
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Born | Kerli Kõiv 7 February 1987 Elva, Estonia |
Nationality | Estonian |
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Website | kerlimusic.com |
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Kerli Kõiv (Estonian: [ˈkerli ˈkɤ.iʋ] ⓘ; born 7 February 1987), better known mononymously as Kerli, is an Estonian singer and songwriter.
Born in
Following the release of Love Is Dead, Kerli began production on a second studio album which became her second
In 2013, Kerli performed twice on
In 2019, Kerli's second studio album Shadow Works was released.
Early life
Kerli was born Kerli Kõiv was born in
As a child, Kerli studied ballroom dancing for eight years, practicing five days a week.[11] She was first introduced to music by her kindergarten teacher, who told her mother that Kerli had "nice pitch" and that she was interested in taking her to various singing competitions.[12] At eight years old, Kerli gained an interest in classical music, and as there was an absence of music in her early life, she only possessed two cassettes, which were albums of Bonnie Tyler and Phil Collins.[5][13] She began writing stories, mini books, and poems at the age of 10 to escape from her "abusive" household to an "imaginary world".[14] Despite being discouraged from doing so, Kerli dropped out of school at the age of 16 to pursue her musical career.[15]
Career
2002–2005: Career beginnings
In 2002, Kerli competed in the singing competition Laulukarussell in the age group category 13–15 and on 18 May won with the song "
No, I don't feel any resentment [towards Estonia]. 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.[19]
Stevenson later signed Kerli to his label
2006–2009: Love Is Dead
In 2006, Kerli worked with producer, songwriter, and mixer David Maurice on an autobiographical set of songs, the first set of which were released on a
Later in 2008, she was selected to perform a song titled "When Nobody Loves You" for the video game 007: Quantum of Solace, as well as the song "Bulletproof" on the official soundtrack of Punisher: War Zone.
In 2009, Kerli performed at the Estonian music festival Õllesummer in Tallinn.[25] On 10 September 2009, Island Def Jam announced Kerli's iPhone application[26] and the first song, "Saima", was released the following month.[27] Kerli re-released her song "The Creationist" as a duet with the Italian songwriter Cesare Cremonini.[28]
Kerli received a
2010–2014: Utopia, and label change
On 2 March 2010,
On 19 December 2010, Kerli performed a song in Estonian titled "Sa kuldseks jää" ("Stay Golden") at her grandparents' art show in Estonia.[33] Kerli stated that she wished to officially release the song in Estonia to gain local airplay.[34]
After the release of Love Is Dead, Kerli began working on her second studio album, which later became her third major release and second
A song titled "Skyscraper" was written by Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins, and Kerli for Utopia however the song did not make it to her album and instead Kerli gave it to be recorded by American musician Demi Lovato for her album Unbroken. Kerli was very pleased by Lovato's recording and responded by saying "I really think that artists are story tellers and are here to deliver a message and there's no better person that I can think of right now than her to deliver that very story. So although I did write this song for my album, it's really her song. She nails it, she owns it. I am just the Santa's little helper here."[41] Gad, Robbins, and Kerli also penned a song titled "I Feel Immortal" for Kerli that also did not make it to her album. The song was eventually recorded by Finnish musician Tarja for her album What Lies Beneath.[42] A version of the track titled "Immortal" recorded by Kerli appears on Frankenweenie Unleashed!, an album consisting of tracks from and inspired by the Tim Burton film Frankenweenie.[43]
The music video for "
In October 2012, Kerli participated in
In November 2013, Kerli parted ways with
In 2014, Kerli co-wrote the song "See Through" by
2015–present: Eesti Laul and Shadow Works
On 5 November 2015, it was revealed that Kerli composed a song for Eesti Laul 2016, Estonia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[64] In 2015, Kerli left Los Angeles and returned to Estonia, where she spent nine months with no running water and only her music-making gear to keep her company, where she produced her first independent album.[65]
Her single "Feral Hearts" was released digitally worldwide on 19 February 2016.[66] The music video for "Feral Hearts" was released the following week on February 25.[67] "Blossom", the second single from her second studio album, followed with a video on 28 April and the song's release on iTunes the next day.[68][69]
On 26 June, Kerli released the song "Racing Time". She explained that it was one of three songs written for the 2016 film Alice Through the Looking Glass. She had previously contributed to the Almost Alice concept album for the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland. However, the songs were not included on the latest movie's soundtrack.[70] On 27 July, she released the third single from her upcoming sophomore studio album, "Diamond Hard", along with its music video.
On 22 April 2016, Kerli was featured as a vocalist and co-wrote a song on British artist Katy B's Honey album. She co-wrote and sang the hook on "I Wanna Be".
On 8 November 2016, it was revealed that Kerli would compete in Eesti Laul 2017, with the song "Spirit Animal".[71] She reached the final and finished second in the competition.[72] She was later announced to be representing Estonia in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2017 with "Spirit Animal", held in Warsaw.[73] On 24 April 2017, Kerli and Illenium released their collaboration song "Sound of Walking Away",[74] included in Illenium's second studio album Awake (2017).
By late 2018, the original second studio album, including the 2016 singles, was announced to be scrapped. To replace it, on 12 November 2018, it was announced that Kerli's new album, which was a brand new project, will be released on 22 February 2019, with three singles being released prior the album. The first one, titled "Savages", on 30 November 2018. "Better" was released as the second on 18 January 2019, and "Legends" followed as the third on February 8, 2019. The album cover and the track listing were revealed on 30 November, along with the pre-order of the album on iTunes. It was also announced that only two videos from the three singles would be released, one being "Savages" and the other is yet to be announced. The music video for "Savages" was released.[75][76] The album, titled Shadow Works, was released in 2019.[76]
On 11 August 2020, Kerli was featured on the album Another Life/Eternally Yours: Motion Picture Collection by the heavy metal band Motionless in White. A re-recording of their song "Another Life" featured Kerli on guest vocals.[77] In February of 2023, Kerli released a single titled "21st Century Kids".
Artistry
Style and influences
In an interview, Kerli recalled buying The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill (which she called "one of [her] favourite records of all time") at a metro station in Russia. She asked them to "give [her] something else really good", "something that people buy". She was given Greatest Hits by Björk, whom she was unfamiliar with at the time. She now cites Björk as a major influence and her favourite musician.[78] Kerli cites Bonnie Tyler and Phil Collins as influences as well as they recorded the only two albums she possessed prior to this.[13]
Among her other influences are
Artists like [Imogen Heap] are the biggest inspiration for me because when Imogen wins a
Kerli also attributes her beliefs in
After the release of Love Is Dead, Kerli was labelled as "goth" and a disagreeing critic said she was more along the lines of "bubblegum goth." Kerli stated "that's exactly what I am" and that she was "going to take this concept and roll with it" and she created the derivative "BubbleGoth". Described by Kerli, BubbleGoth is "putting together light and dark, opposites, and things that you don't really necessarily think go together."[84] Kerli cites the Spice Girls as being a major influence on BubbleGoth, which she stated is "like a gothic spice girl".[85]
Kerli is fond of wearing various unique and colourful hairstyles, often inspired by cyberpunk and goth fashion.
The difference in musical style and composition in Love Is Dead compared to Kerli's further releases is significant. Love Is Dead being
Public image
Kerli frequently wears three dots called "moon marks" that represent integrity, love and unity,[89] three things that are also followed by Moon Children: an elaborated fan community/street team established by Kerli in 2006[90] for people who "feel too much and find it hard to exist in this world, so that they wouldn't think they're crazy."[91] It originally began as a "gathering for Indigo kids" but developed into a "movement of Integrity, Love and Unity" which is "trying to be the best you can be, taking responsibility for your reality and living with your eyes open. It's not some religious preachy thing, rather being a passenger in this dimension, trying to make the most of your experience and striving for perfection while understanding it's okay not to be perfect."[92]
In regards to
In 2011, Kerli was listed as one of the 100 Most Influential Estonian Women.[99]
Personal life
At the age of 15, Kerli asked her mother for a tattoo that read "music" in
While not belonging to any religion, nor labelling herself as such, Kerli believes in reincarnation as well as other forms of life after death,[101][102] fairies[103] (which she has cited as being a large element of her life),[81] angels, and demons, once defining them as "reflections" of one's "inner light" and "inner darkness", respectively.[104] However, besides thanking her guardian angels in the liner notes for Love Is Dead, she has also stated she feel angels are beings, as well as using "angel cards".[34]
Kerli has said that she has bipolar disorder[81] and attempted suicide when she was 17 as a result of her troubled upbringing, stating that her background has "made [her] stronger and now [she] can be here for other kids who are like [her]" and that she is happy to be alive,[105] describing life as a "beautiful and rare gift".[106] During a live video chat with fans on 7 October 2011, Kerli recalled when she was 17 and would ask her local doctor to sedate her with medication because it "hurt [her] so much to be awake" due to her depression. She also recalled an instance when she was home alone at age 17, where she covered the windows with dark towels to block out the sunlight and began cutting herself and slitting her arms with rusty scissors, stating that she "wanted to die" and "couldn't feel any physical pain at all because [she] was just hurting so much inside".[107]
Discography
Studio albums
- Love Is Dead (2008)
- Shadow Works (2019)
- OVERSOUL (2024)
EPs
Music Videos
- "Goodbye" (2007) Directed By Dave Schwep
- "Love Is Dead" (2007) Directed By Josh Mond
- "Walking On Air" (2008) Directed By Alex Topaller & Daniel Shapiro
- "Creepshow" (2008) Directed By Daniel Muntinen and Jaagup Metal
- "Tea Party" (2009) Directed By Justin Harder
- "Army of Love" (2011) Directed By Kaiser Kukk
- "Zero Gravity" (2012) Directed By Alon Isocianu
- "Glow in the Dark" (2012) Directed By Darren Teale
- "The Lucky Ones" (2012) Directed By Ethan Chancer
- "Worlds Apart" (2014) Directed By Bobby Galvan
- "Feral Hearts" (2016) Directed By CJ Kask
- "Feral Hearts (Sacred Forrest Session)" (2016) Directed By CJ Kask
- "Blossom" (2016) Directed By CJ Kask
- "Blossom (The Halls Heaven Session)" (2016) Directed By CJ Kask
- "Diamond Hard" (2016) Directed By Kerli
- "Diamond Hard (360)" (2016) Directed By CJ Kask
- "Savages" (2019) Directed By Kerli & Everett Lee-Sung
- "21st Century Kids" (2023) Directed By Kerli
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2008 | Herself | MTV Europe Music Award for Best Baltic Act
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Nominated |
"Walking on Air" | MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video | Nominated | |
2009 | Raadio 2 Hit of the Year | Won | |
Estonian Music Award for Music Video of the Year[108] | Won | ||
Herself | Estonian Music Award for Pop Artist of the Year[108] | Won | |
Estonian Music Award for Female Artist of the Year[108] | Won | ||
Love Is Dead
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Estonian Music Award for Album of the Year[108] | Nominated | |
2010 | European Border Breakers Award[109]
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Won | |
"Army of Love" | Raadio 2 Hit of the Year | Nominated | |
2011 | Estonian Music Award for Music Video of the Year[110] | Won | |
2012 | "Zero Gravity" | MP3 Music Award for The BNA Award | Nominated |
2013 | Estonian Music Award for Music Video of the Year[111] | Won | |
2014 | Utopia | Estonian Music Award for Best Female Album[112] | Nominated |
Estonian Music Award for Best Pop Album[112] | Nominated | ||
2017 | "Feral Hearts" | Estonian Music Award for Music Video of the Year[113] | Nominated[114] |
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External links
- Official website
- Kerli at IMDb
- Kerli at AllMusic