Kerli

Kerli Kõiv, better known by her stage name, Kerli, born February 7, 1987, is an Estonian Popstar and visual artist from Elva, Estonia. In 2002 Kerli signed a contract with Island Def Jam records and her debut album, titled Love Is Dead, was released on July 8, 2008. Kerli also has a self-titled EP available only on iTunes that includes the songs "Walking On Air," "She's In Parties" and "Love Is Dead." The music video for "Love Is Dead" was released by Universal Music Group on February 29, 2008; the music video for "Walking On Air" premiered on MTV Overdrive on May 20, 2008. Starting mid July, "Walking on Air" has been getting minimal rotation on top 40 stations with a few starting to play it. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Kerli Kõiv [ˈkerli ˈkɤ.iv] (help·info) (born February 7, 1987, Elva), known by her stage name Kerli, is an Estonian singer who is known for her Pop style and her album Love Is Dead which charted in the Billboard 200. Estonian singer Kerli was born in Elva in 1987. As a teen, she studied singing, dancing, acting, and piano. In 2002, she won Fizz Superstar, a singing competition of 3 Baltic countries. 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. She continued to perform and write songs, ultimately scoring an audition with L.A. Reid, who signed her to Island Def Jam in 2006. Even when the media in Estonia labeled failure as "Kerli Syndrome", because the record deal she won on Fizz Superstar didn't work out, Kerli felt no resentment towards her home country. She told Neon Limelight in a 2008 interview: “ No, I don’t feel any resentment. 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. ” In 2006 Kerli signed a contract with Island Def Jam records. Kerli worked with producer, songwriter, and mixer David Maurice on an autobiographical set of songs, the first batch of which were released on the digital EP Kerli in 2007 and her debut album, titled Love Is Dead released on July 8, 2008. It includes the songs "Walking on Air," "Butterfly Cry" and "Love Is Dead". The music video for "Love Is Dead" was released by Universal Music Group on February 29, 2008 and the music video for "Walking on Air" premiered on MTV Overdrive on May 20, 2008. Starting in mid-July 2008, "Walking on Air" has been getting minimal rotation on Top 40 stations. "Walking on Air" was also the free "Single of the Week" on iTunes for the week of July 21, 2008. During the 2008 season finale of "So You Think You Can Dance?", FOX used Kerli's video for "Walking on Air" for part of a commercial promoting their new show Fringe. Kerli's song "Creepshow" was used in the game Burnout Paradise for its in-game soundtrack and by Fox for its promotion of Fringe's April 7, 2009 return. She was chosen to perform the theme for the 2008 videogame Quantum of Solace, "When Nobody Loves You". She also can be heard performing track number 6, entitled Bulletproof, on the official soundtrack of Punisher: War Zone. Among her exceptional singing talents, Kerli has also dabbled in acting—lending her voice to the upcoming film Hired Gun, playing the character of Morgan. As of late June 2009, "Walking on Air" is enjoying airplay in Italy, Austria and Germany. It is in the KroneHit top 20 chart for the week ending June 26. Kerli is currently working on her second album called expected for a early 2010 release.