Kira (Belgian singer)

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Kira
Born
Natasja de Witte

(1977-05-03) 3 May 1977 (age 47)
Affligem, Belgium
Occupation(s)Model, singer

Kira (born Natasja de Witte, 3 May 1977) is a Belgian singer and model.

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History

Kira was born in Affligem, where she has lived her whole life. [1]

At the age of thirteen, Kira had her first brush with fame when she appeared on the Belgian TV show Stars in Their Eyes . In 2000, she competed in the Belgian version of Popstars and was voted in the top ten. That same year she was runner-up in the Miss Belgium beauty contest. [2]

In March 2002, Kira was introduced to record producers Bart Grinaert and the brothers Bert and Maarten Wilmaers, who are known for producing the Viper records The Twister and Blue Sunshine and Montini Experience's My House is Your House, and remixed versions of songs such as Sash!'s "Mysterious Times" and Groovezone's "Eisbaer". The first result of this collaboration was Kira's debut single "I'll Be Your Angel", for which she was signed worldwide (except Benelux) to BMG's NuLife Recordings in May 2002. [3] The single went to #15 in the Belgian chart and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart, [4] leading to her live performance of the song on BBC TV's Top of the Pops . It was also released in the United States, Spain and Australia. [5]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positions
BEL
(FL)

[6]
AUS
[7]
NLD
[8]
UK
[9]
"I'll Be Your Angel"20031569599
"2 Hearts"44
"All My Life"

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References

  1. http://www.kira-music.com Archived 22 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Kira's web site. Retrieved 30 September 2007. Note: This link is now dead. It is only partially available via archive.org; see, for example, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  2. http://www.geocities.net/natasjadewitte/index.html Retrieved 30 September 2007. Note: This link is now dead, but Kira's involvement in these events is also mentioned on http://www.dancevibes.be/artists/kira-biography-discography/ retrieved 21 July 2009.
  3. http://www.dancevibes.be/artists/kira.jsp Dancevibes.be. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 304. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  5. http://www.kira-music.com Archived 22 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Kira's web site. Note: As noted above, this link is now dead.
  6. "Discografie Kira (BE)" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 156.
  8. "Kira (BE) – I'll Be Your Angel". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. "Kira | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 August 2022.