Kerli

Kerli Kõiv (Estonian: [ˈkerli ˈkɤ.iʋ] ; born 7 February 1987), known mononymously as Kerli, is an Estonian singer and songwriter. Kerli entered multiple singing competitions before LA Reid signed her to Island Records in 2006. She released her debut self-titled EP (2007) and her debut studio album Love Is Dead (2008), the latter charting on the Billboard 200. The lead single from the album, "Walking on Air", charted in several European countries; it was also featured as the iTunes Store's Single of the Week, being downloaded over 500,000 times to set a new record. Kerli contributed the song "Tea Party" to the album Almost Alice (2010). With her 2010 single "Army of Love", she began to move away from her alternative rock sound for a more electronic and dance-influenced sound. Kerli released her second EP Utopia (2013), which became her second release to chart on the Billboard 200. "Army of Love" and "Zero Gravity" were released as singles from the EP prior to the first official single "The Lucky Ones". All three songs entered the top 10 of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart, two of them peaking at No. 1. Two songs co-written by Kerli for Utopia, "Skyscraper" and "I Feel Immortal", were left off the EP and later respectively covered by Demi Lovato and Tarja Turunen. Kerli's version of "I Feel Immortal" was later released on Frankenweenie Unleashed! (2012). Kerli performed twice on Dancing with the Stars in 2013. Vibe called the performances a "major milestone in the EDM world". In November 2013, Kerli left Island Records and signed a record deal with Ultra Music. She later released her second studio album Shadow Works (2019).