Kristina Maria
Kristina Maria | |
|---|---|
R&B [1] | |
| Occupation(s) |
|
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Independent Record |
| Website | www |
Kristina Maria Chalhoub (born 14 May 1989 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter.
Early life
Kristina Maria Chalhoub was raised in
Ottawa, Ontario. She joined her school's choir as a second-grader, and wrote her first song in third grade. By the age of 12, she participated in talent shows in Ottawa and spent time in local studios recording demos. She also enrolled in dance classes and took formal lessons at the Canadian Conservatory of Music in Ottawa singing in many styles, from pop to opera to R&B. She graduated from Garneau High School.[2]
In 2005, her vocal coach sent Chalhoub and a group named The Showstoppers with seven other girls to perform medleys of
Universal Studios, and SeaWorld
.
Career
In the summer of 2009, veteran music industry executive
Céline Dion, Garou) heard some of Chalhoub's recordings and the pair signed an exclusive artist development deal under Luprano's music label Lupo One.[3][4]
She released her first single, "Let's Play", which peaked at number 19 on the
Agadir, Morocco at The Concert for Tolerance in an effort to promote open mindedness.[7] In 2013, Tell the World was nominated for a Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year alongside nominees Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, Nelly Furtado, and Victoria Duffield.[8] In 2014, Chalhoub released "Move Like a Soldier" peaking at number 22 on the Canadian Hot 100. Off the stage, Chalhoub continued to develop her songwriting career co-writing with Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha, Mark Fiest, JC Chasez, Billy Steinberg, and BC Jean
.
In 2017, the release of Chalhoub's single "Gone in a Minute" was canceled as Chalhoub terminated her management and publishing contract with Lupo One to pursue her music career as an artist and songwriter independently.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | |||
| Tell the World |
|
— |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications
|
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [5] |
FRA [10] | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | "FML X2" | — | — | — | Tell The World | ||||||||
| "Let's Play" | 19 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Co-Pilot" (featuring Laza Morgan) |
26 | — | — |
| |||||||||
| 2012 | "Our Song Comes On" | 23 | — | — |
| ||||||||
| "Co-Pilot" (featuring Corneille) |
80 | 51 | 27 | ||||||||||
| "Animal" (featuring JC Chasez) |
97 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Karma" | 34 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2013 | " You Don't Have the Right to Cry "
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Bang U Up" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2014 | "Move Like a Soldier" | 22 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Where the Sun Don't Shine" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2017 | "Gone in a Minute" | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Kristina Maria". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Juno nomination comes as big surprise for Ottawa singer Kristina Maria" Archived 2 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Metro Ottawa, Joe Lofaro, 20 February 2013
- ^ "Singer/Songwriter Kristina Maria | Chloe Magazine". www.chloemagazine.ca. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Kristina Maria stays single-minded". Brendan Kelly, Montreal Gazette, 15 August 2014
- ^ a b "Kristina Maria - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Former Céline Dion producer gets behind Ottawa singer's pop career". Metro Ottawa, Joe Lofaro 4 April 2012
- ^ "Concert pour la tolérance : Khaled,Vigon et les autres artistes enflamment le public de la plage d'Agadir".
- ^ "Kristina Maria: Juno-Nominated Music Star | Faze". Faze. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Discographie Kristina Maria". ultratop.be. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Discographie Kristina Maria". lescharts.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Canadian digital certifications – Kristina Maria – Let's Play". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian digital certifications – Kristina Maria – Co-Pilot". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian digital certifications – Kristina Maria – Our Song Comes On". Music Canada.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
