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Kerli Kõiv (; born 7 February 1987), usually referred to mononymously as Kerli, is an Estonian recording artist and songwriter. Born in Elva, Estonia, Kerli entered multiple singing competitions before being signed to Island Records in 2006 by LA Reid. In 2007, she released her debut self-titled extended play and in 2008, released her debut studio album, ''Love Is Dead'', the latter of which charted on the ''Billboard'' 200. The lead single from the album, "Walking on Air," charted in many countries and was also featured as the iTunes Store's Single of the Week where it was downloaded over 500,000 times, a record at that time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.paradigmagency.com/divisions/artist/index/2079 )〕 In the years following, Kerli was featured on ''Almost Alice'' with the song "Tea Party" and she began to abandon her alternative rock sound and started to adopt a more electronic and dance-influenced sound, as can be heard in her 2010 single "Army of Love". Following the release of ''Love Is Dead'', Kerli began production on a second studio album which became her second extended play ''Utopia'', released in early 2013, where it became Kerli's second release to chart on the ''Billboard'' 200. Two promotional singles from the EP, "Army of Love" and "Zero Gravity", were released prior to the release of the album's first official single, "The Lucky Ones". All three songs entered the top ten of ''Billboards'' Hot Dance Club Songs chart, two of them peaking at number one. Two songs which were co-written by Kerli for ''Utopia'', "Skyscraper" and "I Feel Immortal", were later recorded by artists Demi Lovato and Tarja Turunen respectively. Kerli's version of "I Feel Immortal" was later released on ''Frankenweenie Unleashed!''. In 2013, Kerli performed twice on ''Dancing with the Stars''; ''Vibe'' called the performances a "major milestone in the [electronic dance music] world." In November 2013, Kerli left Island Records and signed a record deal with Ultra Music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://kerli.buzznet.com/user/journal/17384872/kerli-x-ultra-music/ )〕 == Early life == Kerli was born in Tartu County, Estonia in the town of Elva on 7 February 1987. At this point, Elva's population was around 5,000. Her mother Piret Kõiv was a social worker and her father Toivo Kõiv was an auto mechanic.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kroonika.ee/index.php?module=article&id=42385 ) 〕 Her parents separated when she was 16. Kerli has stated that when she wrote "Supergirl"—a song about domestic violence written for ''Utopia''—she "put () in () mother's body and said things that () wished that (mother ) would've said to her dad when () was little". Her younger sister, Eliisa,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ohtuleht.ee/index.aspx?v=superstaar&s=img&tid=3 ) 〕 is also a musician and competed in season three of ''Eesti otsib superstaari''. As a child, she studied ballroom dancing for eight years, practicing five days a week. She was first introduced to music by her kindergarten teacher when she told her mother that Kerli had "nice pitch" and that she was interested in taking her to various singing competitions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.weirdmusic.net/kerli )〕 At 8 years old, Kerli gained interest in classical music and as there was an absence of music in her early life, she only possessed two cassettes, which were albums of Bonnie Tyler and Phil Collins.〔 She began writing stories, mini books, and poems at the age of 10 to escape from her "abusive" household to an "imaginary world".〔 Despite being discouraged, Kerli dropped out of school at the age of 16 to pursue her musical career.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MTV Buzzworthy Interview: Kerli )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kerli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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