1. At thirteen, Kiesza took a sailing class at summer camp, and continued her interest past age 16, when she took part in the Sail and Life Training Society program.
22 Facts About Kiesza
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Kiesza later became a sailing instructor at the Glenmore Sailing School in 2007.
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Kiesza stated that her time in the Navy motivated her to give away 4,500 CDs to Canadian troops serving in Afghanistan in 2008.
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Kiesza took part in the Young Canadians, where she trained in jazz and tap dancing, as well as theatre.
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Kiesza trained as a ballerina, but a knee injury at age 15 ended her ballet career.
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When Kiesza was 18, she said that her parents' divorce inspired her to write her first song as a way of expressing her feelings.
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In 2005, CKUA Folk Routes host Tom Coxworth selected Kiesza to perform for a live audience and to be broadcast live on his radio show.
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Kiesza labelled her style of music at the time as "SteamPop", described by AjanWrites as "a flaming brew of bold, boisterous pop filled with tongue-in-cheek lyrics".
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Kiesza has written for other artists, such as Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, and Icona Pop.
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In February 2014, Kiesza released the video for her new single "Hideaway" through the label Lokal Legend.
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Idolator considered it unique for having a long take throughout the entire video, as Kiesza walked and danced through N 12th Street in Brooklyn, New York City.
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Shortly after "Hideaway" charted, Kiesza released a new video for her cover of Haddaway's song "What Is Love".
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Kiesza collaborated with Skrillex and Diplo on the song "Take U There", which was released as the first single from the producers' collaborative 2015 mixtape, Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U She co-wrote Gorgon City's "Go All Night", featuring Jennifer Hudson singing her lyrics, which was on the British duo's debut album, Sirens.
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Kiesza appeared as a guest on Duran Duran's album Paper Gods on the song "Last Night in the City", released September 11,2015.
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Kiesza wrote several songs for Rihanna, which were considered for the Barbadian artist's eighth studio album, Anti.
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Kiesza worked with Loreen on the 2015 single "I'm in It with You".
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Kiesza released the single "Dearly Beloved" on January 6,2017.
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On March 17,2017, Pitbull released Climate Change, featuring a collaboration with Kiesza titled "We Are Strong".
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Nick Krewen, writing in the Toronto Star, reported that Kiesza was involved in a car accident in 2017 in Toronto, when an Uber vehicle she was in was struck by a taxi in a side collision.
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Kiesza reported that part of her recovery, from what she described as a traumatic brain injury, required her staying in a darkened room for six months.
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In May 2024, Kiesza released a new EP, titled Dancing and Crying: Vol.
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In 2014, Kiesza was selected to be the face of a new line of fashion eyewear called "Color Block" by retailer Fendi, appearing in a promotional video shot by Ruth Hogben.