Who is this shining star?
Victoria Loren Kelly, better known as Tori Kelly, is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist born December 14, 1992 in Wildomar, California. Being in a household where all genres of music was emboldened, Kelly began her musical career very young.
According to the Tori Kelly Music website, she began singing as early as three years old, took up the drums at the age of 12, and later asked for the music production software Logic for her fifteenth birthday. As a child, she was featured once on the show Star Search and twice on the show America's Most Talented Kids; my personal favorite out of the two being her first performance on America's Most Talented Kids.
Kelly continued her search for fame by posting up YouTube video covers. Gaining more and more recognition, she then auditioned for season 9 of American Idol and made it to Hollywood, but didn't make it to the top 24 after the beginning the elimination process.
Rising to the top
Although not gaining complete fame off of those shows, Kelly continued her dreams and was encouraged by her previous, not failures, but lessons. As social media grows larger, she as many stars do, finally gained fame off of her cover of Frank Ocean's single Thinking Bout You featuring her beat boxing friend Angie Girl. The cover now has over 22 million views. It's a very unique version of the song that shows off her soulful vibe, as well as, her super vocal skills. Others, such as myself, joined the hip Vine App and saw her personal rendition of the right way to tell someone good morning (shown above).
Who is she now?
If you're wondering whether or not she is your type (and yes, despite Rae Shummurd's claim, you do have a type LOL) let me first tell you what her type is. Although creating her own music and sound, performing a lot of covers didn't allow for her to truly show who she is. Now, performing live with stars such as Ariana Grande and Professor Green, she has definitely began to create quite the name for herself. Her first album was released in 2012 titled Homemade Songs, being that all of the songs on that album where... homemade. So creative right? Her latest hit is her single entitled Nobody Love. This single has let her completely break free of her shell and rise as The Tori Kelly.
Like what you see?
If Tori Kelly's sense of style, with a mix of hip hop, pop, and everyday finessing, is something you think you'd be about, you can catch up with her on the multiple social networks these youngins have got going now adays. You can find her on her YouTube channel, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, or website. If you ask me, she is just what I look for on days that I want to jam and chill at the same-same time!
Try her out a bit and tell me what you guys think :)
Also, feel free to offer any up and coming artist that you are interested in!
Thanks A Mil' - Keep Up Your Trill
Thank you for this post actually! I had saw her vine on my facebook news feed one day when she was telling people to have a good day. Her voice is so amazing without technology having to tamper with it. I thought that adding how she became a singer was very interesting. I am so glad I found her again, her voice is amazing. Is she currently working on another album?
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