1. Kreesha Turner was born on June 10,1985 and is a Canadian recording artist and songwriter, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
29 Facts About Kreesha Turner
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Kreesha Turner signed a record deal with the Capitol Music Group, under which the Virgin imprint operates.
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Kreesha Turner has been featured on multiple major Canadian magazine covers and starred in a national Kit Kat campaign.
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The oldest of three children born to a Canadian father of Scottish ancestry and a Jamaican mother of African and Chinese descent, Kreesha Turner was born in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Kreesha Turner has always mentioned jazz as an inspiration, especially artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Peggy Lee.
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In 2000, when Kreesha Turner was 15, her mother sent her to Jamaica to live and experience Jamaican culture.
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Kreesha Turner quickly learned that singing is a big part of everyday life in Jamaica, particularly at the Pentecostal church.
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Kreesha Turner says this is the time she realized she loved to sing.
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Kreesha Turner went to Victoria School of the Arts in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada prior to her high school years in Jamaica.
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Kreesha Turner attended Wolmer's Girl School in Kingston, Jamaica from 2000 to 2002.
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Kreesha Turner attended Harry Ainlay Composite High School in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada after returning from Jamaica which she then graduated from in 2003.
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Kreesha Turner quickly gained attention from her peers, developing an underground fan base that had a number of industry insiders excited.
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Kreesha Turner performed on any and every stage she could, entering and winning several competitions, but it was not until a couple of years later that she was successful.
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In 2005, Kreesha Turner won a talent contest in Edmonton organised by local radio station The Bounce.
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On November 22,2008, Kreesha Turner had her first US number-one with her single "Don't Call Me Baby" on the US Billboard Dance Charts.
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Kreesha Turner performed some of the year's biggest hits in a live, national broadcast from Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square on New Year's Eve.
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Kreesha Turner was nominated for two Juno Awards: New Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.
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Kreesha Turner returned to Hipjoint Productions in Vancouver in spring 2009 to sing on "Dust in Gravity", a song by alt-pop band Delerium which was featured on a new remix collection released in 2010.
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On July 5,2011, Kreesha Turner premiered her new single, "Rock Paper Scissors".
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Kreesha Turner released her second album, Tropic Electric in November 2011.
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Kreesha Turner released it as a double disc, one side Tropic, and the other Electric.
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In May 2012, Kreesha Turner provided vocals for Spanish DJ Wally Lopez's debut single "Keep Running the Melody".
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Kreesha Turner performed her song "Love Again" on the Much Music Video Awards pre show.
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Kreesha Turner later revealed this would be her upcoming EP's title, and that the project is a significant departure from her previous sound, incorporating Hip-Hop and Dancehall.
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Kreesha Turner announced in an interview that the album is finished and will be released this year.
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Kreesha Turner went on to record and release a song with Shaggy and Costi called "Reggae Dancer" that received great success overseas but never gained popularity in the United States.
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Kreesha Turner collaborated with a number of notable modern reggae acts, including Collie Buddz, Ky-Mani Marley, Konshens, and K'Coneil, releasing a number of moderately successful records with them.
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Kreesha Turner cites the country Jamaica music scene as her inspiration in embarking on a music career.
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Also, Kreesha Turner has mentioned jazz as an inspiration, especially artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Peggy Lee.