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America got a bigger talent- Kiana Ledé Brown

Kiana Ledé Brown  born April 3, 1997, known professionally as Kiana Ledé, is an American singer, songwriter, actress and pianist currently based in Los Angeles, California. She starred as Zoe Vaughn on the second season of MTV‘s horror series Scream. Ledé also starred as Veronica Washington on Netflix’s original series All About the Washingtons. Kiana’s debut album, Kiki, was released on April 3, 2020.

Kiana Ledé
Birth nameKiana Ledé Brown
BornApril 3, 1997 (age 25)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
GenresR&B[1][2]pop[2]
Occupation(s)Singersongwritermusicianactress
Instrument(s)Vocalspiano
Years active2011–present
LabelsThe Heavy GroupRepublic10 Summers
Websitekianalede.com

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Early life and education

Kiana Ledé Brown was born on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Her father is of African American and Indigenous American descent, while her mother is Hispanic of Mexican-American descent. As an infant, Ledé began to sing the alphabet immediately after learning it and began performing at the age of 3 upon receiving her first karaoke machine. As a child, Ledé began to regularly perform in school plays and beauty pageants while taking voice lessons and piano study. She would regularly get kicked out of class for singing, prompting her mother to enroll her in a performing arts school so she could put her talent to good use. She attended Mountain Pointe High School.

Career

In 2011, Ledé’s mother discovered Kidz Bop, a website for kids to upload and share videos of themselves performing. She uploaded a video of Ledé performing an original number on the piano which was selected as a finalist. After performing Adele‘s “Someone Like You” to earn her a place in the Top 4, Ledé won the 2011 KIDZ Star USA Grand Prize out of 45,000 submissions, the largest national talent competition for kids ages 15 and under.

At a school assembly, Ledé was told that she won the national talent search by American Idol winner Kris Allen. The prize included a RCA Records recording contract and a starring role in the Kidz Bop 21 music video and commercial. Allen said after seeing her live, “she went from ‘She’s good’ to ‘She is no doubt gonna win this thing.'”

Ledé said she had the opportunity to listen to and select from her top three song choices. After considering and listening to the songs, she said she chose her first single “Hey Chica” because of the upbeat tempo. The song was released June 19, 2012. Brown has performed the song on The Today Show and at the 86th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. She also performed “Do The Mermaid” from Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2.

In 2012, Ledé was named cover girl for Miss Moxie’s Holiday 2012 issue. The site praised “Hey Chica” for promoting a “clear message of self-empowerment and encourages young women to feel beautiful in their own skin”.

At the age of 16, Ledé moved to North Hollywood. She worked at a gymnastics center and a jazz club due to her receiving no advance from RCA Records. As artists do, she wanted more creative control of her music, so she showed the label what she was working on. They did not see potential in her work, and dropped her a month later. She was later motivated by Grammy award-winning production duo Rice N’ Peas to perform cover songs. The series was dubbed “Soulfood Sessions” and helped her gain a following.

In 2016, Ledé was cast in the series regular role as Zoe Vaughn on the second season of MTV‘s Scream. In 2018, she also accepted a lead role alongside Joseph Simmons of Run-DMC in the Netflix original series All About The Washingtons. The series was cancelled after only one season.

Following her departure from RCA Records, Ledé signed with Republic Records after her rendition of Drake’s “Hotline Bling” helped gain their attention. She would later release her debut EP Selfless in July 2018. The EP includes her breakout single “Ex”, which became her first entry to the Billboard charts, peaking at number 9 on the US R&B Songs charts and at number 1 in several countries. It has earned platinum status from the RIAA as of June 2020. To promote Selfless, she served as opening act with Ro James on Jessie J’s R.O.S.E. Tour. She and Lucky Daye also opened up for the Ella Mai The Debut Tour at Brooklyn Steel in New York on March 12, 2019.

Ledé’s second studio EP, Myself, was released in June 2019, and included the single “Bouncin” featuring rapper Offset, which peaked within the top 30 of Billboard’s rhythmic airplay chart. She would also embark on her first headlining tour that same year.

Stand-alone singles “Title” and “Easy Breezy” would build momentum for her debut album, which Ledé had been working on for some time. Her highly anticipated 17-track debut album, titled Kiki was released on April 3, 2020, which debuted at number 30 on the Billboard 200. The album features guest appearances from R&B stars Ari Lennox6LACK and more. The lead single “Mad at Me” interpolates Outkast‘s 2000 hit song “So Fresh, So Clean“.

A tour was planned starting in Europe, but it was eventually postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She is currently scheduled to perform across Europe on May 23.

Ledé would later make a few guest appearances on tracks with UsherQueen Naija and others. She released the deluxe edition of Kiki on October 23, including seven bonus tracks. In 2021, Ledé was featured on the first all-female compilation album, Big Femme Energy Volume 1, with her track “Cut ‘Em Off”.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Deadlands: The RisingEvacuee / Zombie
2018Next GenGreenwood (voice)
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Temporary DreamsHerselfEvelyn Worku
2015GuidanceRileyEpisodes: “The Pictures”, “The Secrets”
2015–2016BetchVarious characters / Herself3 episodes
2016ScreamZoe VaughnMain role (season 2); 11 episodes
2018All About the WashingtonsVeronica WashingtonMain role; 10 episodes

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[17]
Kiki[18]Release date: April 3, 2020Label: The Heavy Group, RepublicFormats: CDVinyldigital download30

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Soulfood SessionsReleased: December 15, 2015Label: Orange Factory MusicFormat: Digital download
Christmas by LedéReleased: December 12, 2016Label: Orange Factory MusicFormat: Digital download
SelflessReleased: July 12, 2018Label: RepublicFormat: Digital download
MyselfReleased: June 7, 2019Label: The Heavy Group/RepublicFormat: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
Bub.

[19]
US
R&B
/HH

[20]
US
R&B

[21]
NZ
Hot

[22]
“Hey Chica”2012Non-album singles
“Home for Christmas”2016
“I Choose You”
(featuring Pell)
2017
“One of Them Days”
“Fairplay”
(solo or featuring ASAP Ferg)
Selfless
“Ex”20186449RIAA: PlatinumSelfless & Myself
“Can I”2019Myself
“Bouncin”
(featuring Offset)
“TitleNon-album singles
“Easy Breezy”
“Mad at Me”202018Kiki
“Forfeit”
(featuring Lucky Daye)
“Chocolate”
(featuring Ari Lennox)
28
“Only Fan”
(featuring Jacquees)
“Ur Best Friend”
(featuring Kehlani)
202127TBA
“Irresponsible”2022
“—” denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
NZ
Hot

[28]
“Bruised Not Broken”
(Matoma featuring MNEK and Kiana Ledé)
2019Non-album singles
“Mama”
(Ella Eyre and Banx & Ranx featuring Kiana Ledé)
“I’m Her”
(Queen Naija featuring Kiana Ledé)
2020missunderstood
“Not My Neighbour”
(Niko Walters featuring Kiana Ledé)
20214RMNZ: 2× PlatinumNon-album singles
“Just Fine”
(Kitty Ca$h featuring Kiana Ledé)
“—” denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

TitleYearAlbum
“Do the Mermaid”2012Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
“Big Spender”
(featuring Prince Charlez)
2018Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
“A Little More”
(G-Eazy featuring Kiana Ledé)
2021Non-album single

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot

[33]
“All to You”
(Russ featuring Kiana Ledé)
202038Shake the Snow Globe

Other appearances

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
“Touch Me”2015VenessaMichaelsNon-album single
“Running to the Sky”2018Daveed DiggsBlindspotting: The Collin EP
“Undercover”Ljay CurrieFree (EP)
“Clutch”2020Col3traneNon-album single
“In Too Deep”Jacob CollierDjesse Vol. 3
“This Day”UsherJingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey – Soundtrack
“Stuck in the Middle, Pt. II”Tai VerdesNon-album single

Born: April 3, 1997 (age 25 years),

@KianaLede

 Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Height: 1.57 m

ParentsShakira MatherlyMichael Brown

Record labelsThe Heavy GroupRepublic Records

Songs

EX

Selfless · 2018

Wicked Games

Chorando em Inglês 2022 · 2022

Ur Best Friend

Ur Best Friend · 2021

Dance Monkey

KIDZ BOP Party Playlist! · 2020

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