Saturday, 13 September 2014

Tori Kelly

Victoria Loren "Tori" Kelly is an American singer and songwriter born December 14, 1992 in Wildomar, California. Her father is of Irish, Puerto Rican, and Jamaican descent, and her mother has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Growing up, she was exposed to a variety of music by her parents. "I give them a lot of credit for just playing all different genres, and no genre was off limits." she said, when asked about her upbringing. Kelly has appeared on the show Star Search. She didn't win the contest, but later in 2004, she made an appearance on America's Most Talented Kids, singing Christina Aguilera's "Keep on Singin' My Song" and won, beating out singer and songwriter, Hunter Hayes. She made a second appearance on the show in the Tournament of Champions, but lost to Antonio Pontarelli, a rock singer/songwriter/violinist.

On May 1, 2012, she released her first album, Handmade Songs, an EP with six songs. She called the EP a "warm up" to a full-length album that's to come in the future. In February 2013, Kelly released a single called "Fill a Heart," which she wrote for the "Child Hunger Ends Here" campaign by ConAgra Foods and Feeding America. The song was later performed by British boy band The Wanted on Dancing With the Stars. In April 2013, Kelly performed at eight different venues across continental U.S. for her "Fill a Heart" tour, helping out at the cities' food banks during the day. She's performed in venues such as the Troubador and the Roxy in Los Angeles, the Gramercy Theater in New York, and Bush Hall in London. She has also been featured in magazines such as Teen Vogue, Elle, and Glamour.








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