Kito & Reija Lee

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Kito & Reija Lee
Kito and reija lee live Mad Decent Boat Party 2013.jpg
Playing in Atlanta, Georgia on 9 August 2013.
Background information
OriginPerth, Western Australia
Genres Electropop, dream pop [1] [2]
Years active2009–2015
Labels Payday, Mad Decent
MembersMaaike Kito Lebbing
Reija Lee Thomas
Website www.facebook.com/kitoreijalee

Kito & Reija Lee were an Australian electropop duo formed in 2009 in Perth, Western Australia, and active until 2015. They released a few singles and two EPs. [3]

Contents

History

Maaike Kito Lebbing and Reija Lee Thomas met as teenagers and began working together as the duo Kito & Reija Lee in September 2009. [4] Their break out track, "Sweet Talk", was featured in Victoria's Secret 2010 world-wide campaign, and reached number six hundred and forty eight on the iTunes Dance Music charts. [5] [6] Their second EP, II, was released on 22 July 2014. [7] [8]

The first single of the EP II, "Starting Line", debuted 18 March 2014. [9] Earmilk hailed as it "a brand new project which mixes sparkling melodies with Reija's standout vocals, almost putting one under hypnosis on first listen." [10] The second single, "WORD$", was released in August 2014. [11]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Sweet Talk EP
II
  • Released: July 22, 2014
  • Label: Payday Records
  • Formats: digital download
II: The Remixes
  • Released: August 26, 2014
  • Label: Payday Records
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Bubb.

[12]
"Sweet Talk"201118Sweet Talk EP
"Velma Kelly"
(as Faux No)
2012Non-album single
"Starting Line"2014II
"Word$"
(featuring Zebra Katz)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, or were not released in this territory.

Guest appearances

TitleYearOther artistsAlbum
"Pacifica (Kito & Reija Lee Vocal Remix)"2011 Spor
"King Shit"2014 Big Boi, T.I., Ludacris Rap Game, Vol. 2 (The Takeover)

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References

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