Kim Richardson

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Kim Richardson
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Kim Richardson, March 2012
Background information
Born (1965-12-22) December 22, 1965 (age 58)[ citation needed ]
Origin Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
GenresR&B, soul, jazz, gospel, blues, dance-pop, musical theatre
OccupationsSinger
Years active1980s–present
Website www.kimrichardson.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Kim Richardson (born December 22, 1965) is a Canadian singer and actress, [1] who won two Juno Awards as a solo recording artist in the 1980s.

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She is still very active today, being part of over 150 shows, mostly in province of Quebec, in 2017.

Early life and education

Richardson was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, [2] the daughter of singer and actress Jackie Richardson, [1] the niece of blues and jazz singer Betty Richardson and the cousin of Polka Dot Door host Gairey Richardson. [2]

Career

Richardson began performing professionally in the early 1980s, both as a solo blues, jazz and R&B vocalist and with the family musical group The Richardsons. [3]

Her first recording, the dance-pop single "He's My Lover", was released in 1985, and she won the award for Most Promising Female Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1986. [4] Her second single, "Peek-a-Boo" was released the following year and won the award for Best R&B/Soul Recording at the Juno Awards of 1987. [5] The song was also named best single, and Richardson best female artist, at the 1987 Black Music Awards of Canada. [6]

Her third single, "I Want It", followed in 1987. [7] In the same year she participated in the recording of a Christmas charity single, "A Christmas Wish", with a lineup of Toronto-area performers that also included Billy Newton-Davis, Erroll Starr, Frozen Ghost, Prairie Oyster, Messenjah, The Pursuit of Happiness, Salome Bey, Zappacosta, Arlene Duncan and Lorraine Scott. [8]

She subsequently moved to Montreal, Quebec, [9] performing with the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir [10] and Jim Hillman and the Merlin Factor. [11] [12] The latter band won a Juno Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album at the Juno Awards of 1995. [13]

She continued to perform in Montreal as a jazz singer, as a performer in musical theatre productions, in continued collaborations with her mother and as a backing vocalist for other musicians. Her first full-length album, Kaleidoscope, was released in 2006, [9] and her second, Mes amours, followed in 2011. [14] She also participated in the recording of the soundtrack to the 2011 film Funkytown . [15]

In recent years, she has also been a frequent collaborator with singer-songwriter Jonathan Roy. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 "My Montreal: Soul Singer Kim Richardson". Montreal Gazette . 26 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Singer looks to bright career". Toronto Star . 2 June 1987.
  3. "Glad tidings of great jazz in New Year". Toronto Star . 18 December 1986.
  4. "Glass Tiger, David Foster snare Juno honors". Windsor Star . 11 November 1986.
  5. "K.D. Lang dethrones Anne Murray in Junos; Adams collects 2 top awards". Ottawa Citizen . 3 November 1987.
  6. "Black singers win awards". Vancouver Sun . 16 May 1987.
  7. "Budding rock star doesn't see stretch-limos on her horizon". Toronto Star . 6 June 1987.
  8. "Musicians rally to record Christmas song". Toronto Star . 10 November 1987.
  9. 1 2 "Mother and daughter blues reunion". Toronto Star . 25 November 2006.
  10. "Local stars come out for dynamite benefit". Montreal Gazette . 7 December 1991.
  11. "Lots of Canadian musicians to spread Christmas cheer". Toronto Star . 11 December 1993.
  12. Berry, David; Tucker, Rebecca (14 March 2015). "You oughta Juno: What happened to those artists voted most likely to succeed? Part 2 — 1986 – 1999". National Post .
  13. "He has drum, and will travel ; Jim Hillman has landed in T.O. with his unique sextet". Toronto Star . 8 April 1999.
  14. "Kim Richardson: soliste et choriste, même combat". Le Soleil (in French). 12 August 2011.
  15. "Deux ans de négociations". canoe.ca. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. Nolin, Stéphanie (13 April 2023), "Tournage idyllique pour Jonathan Roy et Kim Richardson", Showbizz (in French)