Kira (born Natasja de Witte, 3 May 1977) is a Belgian singer and model.
History
Kira was born in
Affligem, where she has lived her whole life.
At the age of thirteen, Kira had her first brush with fame when she appeared on the Belgian TV show ''
Stars in Their Eyes
''Stars in Their Eyes'' is a British television talent series, based on Joop van den Ende's Dutch format ''Soundmixshow''. It featured a singing contest in which members of the public impersonate showbiz stars.
The show premiered on 21 July 1 ...
''. In 2000, she competed in the Belgian version of ''
Popstars
''Popstars'' is an international reality television franchise aimed to find new singing talent. Serving as a precursor to the ''Idol'' franchise, '' Popstars'' first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the girl gr ...
'' and was voted in the top ten. That same year she was runner-up in the Miss Belgium beauty contest.
In March 2002, Kira was introduced to record producers Bart Grinaert and the brothers Bert and Maarten Wilmaers, who are known for producing the Viper records ''The Twister'' and ''Blue Sunshine'' and Montini Experience's ''My House is Your House'', and
remixed versions of songs such as
Sash!
Sash! (; stylised as SASH!) is a German DJ/production team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970) who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier, Karl Xander, and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 22 million albums ...
's "Mysterious Times" and Groovezone's "Eisbär, Eisbaer". The first result of this collaboration was Kira's debut single "I'll Be Your Angel", for which she was signed worldwide (except Benelux) to BMG's NuLife Recordings in May 2002. The single went to #15 in the Belgian record chart, chart and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart,
leading to her live performance of the song on BBC TV's ''Top of the Pops''. It was also released in the United States, Spain and Australia.
[http://www.kira-music.com Kira's web site. Note: As noted above, this link is now dead.]
Discography
Singles
References
External links
Dancevibes.be biography
1977 births
Living people
English-language singers from Belgium
People from Flemish Brabant
21st-century Belgian women singers
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