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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kristina Maria Chalhoub |
| Also known as | Kristina Maria |
| Born | 14 May 1989 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | [1] |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Independent Record |
| Website | www |
Kristina Maria Chalhoub (born 14 May 1989 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter.
Kristina Maria Chalhoub was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. She joined her school's choir as a second-grader, and wrote her first song in third grade. By the age of 12, she participated in talent shows in Ottawa and spent time in local studios recording demos. She also enrolled in dance classes and took formal lessons at the Canadian Conservatory of Music in Ottawa singing in many styles, from pop to opera to R&B. She graduated from Garneau High School. [2]
In 2005, her vocal coach sent Chalhoub and a group named The Showstoppers with seven other girls to perform medleys of ABBA and Motown hits at theme parks including Disney World, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld.
In the summer of 2009, veteran music industry executive Vito Luprano (Céline Dion, Garou) heard some of Chalhoub's recordings and the pair signed an exclusive artist development deal under Luprano's music label Lupo One. [3] [4]
She released her first single, "Let's Play", which peaked at number 19 on the Canadian Hot 100, on 11 June 2011 [5] followed by "Co-Pilot" reaching number 26 on the Canadian Hot 100, prompting her to record a bilingual English/French version with Corneille and a hit in French Singles Chart peaking at number 33. Her third single, "Our Song Comes On" reached number 23 on the Canadian Hot 100 in 2012. Maria went on tour in Canada in 2011, promoting the upcoming release of her debut album, Tell the World. Also on the tour were Hedley, MAGIC!, Ellie Goulding, Tegan and Sara, Karl Wolf, Mia Martina, JRDN, and her dancers; two members of Blueprint Cru from America's Best Dance Crew. Chalhoub promoted artist merchandise on tour and online partnered by Ottawa Shirt Printing. The album was released in April 2012 on Luprano's label, Lupo One. [6] In 2012, Chalhoub performed alongside featured artist Corneille in Agadir, Morocco at The Concert for Tolerance in an effort to promote open mindedness. [7] In 2013, Tell the World was nominated for a Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year alongside nominees Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, Nelly Furtado, and Victoria Duffield. [8] In 2014, Chalhoub released "Move Like a Soldier" peaking at number 22 on the Canadian Hot 100. Off the stage, Chalhoub continued to develop her songwriting career co-writing with Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha, Mark Fiest, JC Chasez, Billy Steinberg, and BC Jean.
In 2017, the release of Chalhoub's single "Gone in a Minute" was canceled as Chalhoub terminated her management and publishing contract with Lupo One to pursue her music career as an artist and songwriter independently.
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| 2011 | "FML X2" | — | — | — | Tell The World | ||||||||
| "Let's Play" | 19 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Co-Pilot" (featuring Laza Morgan) | 26 | — | — |
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| 2012 | "Our Song Comes On" | 23 | — | — |
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| "Co-Pilot" (featuring Corneille) | 80 | 51 | 27 | ||||||||||
| "Animal" (featuring JC Chasez) | 97 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Karma" | 34 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2013 | "You Don't Have the Right to Cry" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Bang U Up" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2014 | "Move Like a Soldier" | 22 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Where the Sun Don't Shine" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2017 | "Gone in a Minute" | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Céline Marie Claudette Dion is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads", she is noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals. Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, gospel, and classical music. Her recordings have been mainly in English and French, although she has also sung in Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Japanese, and Chinese.
One Heart is the nineteenth studio album and eighth English-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Sony Music on 24 March 2003. It was promoted by the lead single "I Drove All Night". One Heart was produced mainly by Max Martin, Rami Yacoub, Peer Åström, Anders Bagge and Kristian Lundin. It topped the charts in various countries and was certified multi-platinum, platinum and gold around the world. One Heart has sold over five million copies worldwide.
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Sofia Shinas is a Greek Canadian singer, songwriter, actress and director.
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Celine Dion is the eleventh studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her second English-language album. It was released by Columbia Records and Epic Records on 30 March 1992, and features the Grammy and Academy Award-winning song "Beauty and the Beast", and other hits like "If You Asked Me To" and "Love Can Move Mountains". The album was produced by Walter Afanasieff, Ric Wake, Guy Roche and Humberto Gatica. It reached numbers one in Quebec and three in Canada, where it was certified Diamond for shipments of over one million copies. At the 35th Annual Grammy Awards, Celine Dion was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The album has sold over five million copies worldwide.
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Vito Luprano is a Canadian music producer and talent manager. He was Vice-President of A&R for Sony Music Canada from 1986 until 2009. During those years, he oversaw the production of recordings for many musicians and bands, mainly in Quebec. Alongside René Angélil, Luprano executive produced over 20 albums for Céline Dion.
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