Kiri T
Kiri T 謝曉盈 | |
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 Kiri T at Soho House (Nov 27, 2022) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kiri Tse Hiu Ying |
| Also known as | Kiri T |
| Born | December 27, 1994 Hong Kong |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Producer |
| Instrument(s) | |
| Years active | 2017-present |
| Labels |
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| Formerly of | One One Collective (2019) |
| Website | kiritmusic |
| Education | Marymount Secondary School, Berkeley College of Music |
| Notable work | 10,000ft Temporary Psycho Catch Vibes |
| Awards | Whats Good Music Awards 2022：Best Female Singer、Best Song（English）Silver Award《Temporary》 Music OnAir Award: Kiri T (ENEMY), (uknowdat), (Fuvk the Fairytale) |
Kiri T, previously known as Kiri Tse, is a singer-songwriter currently signed under Warner Music Hong Kong.[1] As one of the leading artists in Hong Kong who specifies in Hong Kong English pop, she is often No.1 on Hong Kong English song charts.[2][3][4]
She debuted with the single "I'm Not Here" in 2017 after graduating from the Berklee College of Music.[5] Kiri focused on her music production in UK and US before returning to Hong Kong in 2019; she released popular tracks including Rearview Mirror[6] and Twenty-Something (Luician Remix). In 2021, she released her 2nd album, CHILI T, covering viral songs like Psycho, 10,000ft. and Temporary.[7][8][9] Most of her songs are in English, but she is also known locally for her Cantonese hits.[10] Her fanbase extends out of Hong Kong and covers countries like Britain, United States, Singapore and Taiwan. She had also received quite a number of awards.[11]
Biography
Before Debut
In 2009, Kiri composed the music for Joey Yung's song 兩面 as her first ever musical work while studying in the UK. Kiri went to high school in the UK and studied at Berklee College of Music in the United States. Later, in 2012, Kiri produced the song 無臉人, and in 2013, she wrote the song & lyrics of ALL IS FAIR and got apperciation from her idol Denise Ho. She later was signed into Denise's record label Goomusic, and began to write songs for many singers.[12][13]
College Years
In 2015, she wrote her first ever song, Twenty-Something, and released it on Soundcloud. This captured the attention of another artist, Lucian, which wrote a remix version for her. Twenty-Something (Lucian Remix) got over 7 million streams on Spotify and labels were interested in signing her; however, she refused and became an independent singer-songwriter. In 2016, she performed at Denise's "Dear Friend" concert.
Kurious Grocery (2017-2022)
Kiri began her music career in New York, releasing popular tracks like Rearview Mirror, I'm Not Here and Strangers. Her debut album Golden Kiri (2019) and subsequent single releases which showcased her unique fusion of pop, R&B and electronic music have received strong local Hong Kong radio support and topped many English music charts.[14][15] She was also featured on Denise's 菇武門 Podcast and became a member of One One Collective.
Later, in 2020, she released her first Mandarin track Fuvk the Fairytale. In 2021, Kiri T released her second album, CHILI T. The album includes well-known tracks such as Temporary, Psycho, and 10,000ft.[16]
Warner Music (2022-present)
Kiri joined Warner Music Hong Kong as a part of the Future Is Now Program in July, 2022. Her first song with Warner Music, u owe me $$, got first place on song charts, which she later made another version of the song called i hate u owe me $$, combining the song with Moon Tang's i hate u. She began to release cantonese tracks like Twist Cone and Eggnorant Sandwich.[17] She was also chosen as Spotify Hong Kong's EQUAL cover artist for March, 2023.[18] In December, she collabed with Moon Tang again and released a Christmas special EP called not so xmas xmas, and songs You Make It Feel Like Christmas and Twelve Nights of Christmas was featured on Topsify's playlist 100 Greatest Christmas Songs Ever.
Branding
Kiri used to have her own music label, Kurious Grocery, a subsidary of Denise Ho's Goomusic.[19] The label was created back in 2017 but ceased operations in 2022 when Kiri joined Warner Music Hong Kong.
Facts
- Kiri is "obsessed" with Kiwis and named her fans off the name of fruit.
- Kiri, HIRSK and Daniel Chu formed the 4AM Class and often write songs together. The three are also alumni of the Berklee College of Music.
- Kiri was the representative artist of Hong Kong in March 2023 for Spotify's EQUAL program.
- During her time in New York / Boston, Kiri made a series of tracks exclusively for Instagram / Facebook. The whole series is only availiable for stream on YouTube but not digital music platforms. However, Kiri made a mini-album called Sugar Tapes which includes a selection of tracks and beats. One of the most well-known track, Catch Vibes, has been used on over 200K+ Instagram Reels and 500K+ streams on Spotify.
- Kiri got her first "champion" song on the 903 Radio Cantonese Song chart (叱咤) in Week 21 of 2023. She became the first singer in Hong Kong to win first place on the 903 豁達推介 (english song chart), then on 903 專業推介 (cantonese song chart) years after.
Incidents
- On August 19, 2023, Kiri was invited as a guest singer at the Music is Live Dear Jane x MC concert and performed 世一(不可一世) & Way Back Into Love with MC Cheung. However, when she was singing 世一 (不可一世), she was heavily off tune, which she later was teased by colleagues at Warner Music (MC and Tim@Dear Jane). She laughed at herself as to whether her career came to an end, and MC comforted her later on, saying on a Instagram story that even though her performance wasn't ideal, he feels proud of Kiri and explained people won't remember a singer's good performance but the bad ones. Referencing to himself, he told Kiri that nobody is perfect and every singer has one of these times.
- Due to an unknown reason, Kiri's albums Golden Kiri (2019) and CHILI T (2021) were never uploaded or availiable on YouTube Music. However, the problem was resolved on November 11, 2023, and the albums were finally uploaded and available for streaming. Only the album Sugar Tapes remains under the name of Various Artists.
- Kiri's album CHILI T on Spotify was changed to Single on November 1, 2023. The problem was resolved on November 8, 2023.
- 2019 singles "IDontBelieveInClosures" and "IDontBelieveInClosures (Remix)" were uploaded on Spotify using a different artist profile named Kiri T due to the change in music distribution companies Kiri used. The account was later merged with her current artist profile.
Discography
| Albums and EPs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Album Name | Type | Brand | Notes |
| 2019 | Golden Kiri | Album | Kurious Grocery | Debut Album |
| San Junipero · Roll Deep in the Feels · Rearview Mirror · IDontBelieveInClosures · Better · Strangers · I’m Not Here · Castle in the Sky · Twenty-Something · 囡 To Stanford (Bonus Track) | ||||
| 2019 | Sugar Tapes | Album | ||
| Catch Vibes · Pretty Thing · Cold Out · Colours · Rise and Shine · Like That · Curious Case of Felicia Waters · Talk to Me | ||||
| 2021 | CHILI T | Album | ||
| Psycho · ENEMY · Don't Judge My Body · 1312! · Fuvk the Fairytale · icouldusealittlehelp · Temporary · Fairytale · 10,000ft. | ||||
| 2023 | not so xmas xmas | EP | Warner Music (Hong Kong) | With Moon Tang |
| Let It Snow · Twelve Nights Of Christmas · Last Christmas · Christmas Hideaway · Not On This Christmas · You Make Me Feel Like Christmas | ||||
| Singles | ||||
| Year | Song | Album | Brand | Notes |
| 2015 | Twenty-Something | |||
| Twenty-Something (Luician Remix) | Golden Kiri | Remix by Luician | ||
| 2016 | Leave | Sold to Kary Ng
Demo version of 奉愛之名 | ||
| 2017 | I'm Not Here | Golden Kiri | Kurious Grocery | |
| I'm Not Here (HIRSK Remix) | ||||
| I'm Not Here (Kultur Remix) | ||||
| Better | Golden Kiri | |||
| Rearview Mirror | ||||
| 2018 | Roll Deep In The Feels | |||
| Strangers | ||||
| San Junipero | ||||
| 2019 | IDontBelieveInClosures | |||
| IDontBelieveInClosures (Golden Mix) | ||||
| To Stanford | Cantonese Track | |||
| Castle In The Sky | ||||
| Psycho | CHILI T | |||
| 2020 | ENEMY | |||
| Keep On Breathing | Doughnut Ad Song
(Be Out For Heartbeats) | |||
| Don't Stress | With JNYBeatz / VUCHS | |||
| Fuvk the Fairytale | CHILI T | Mandarin Track | ||
| uknowdat | With Geniuz F the Future | |||
| 2021 | 10,000ft. | CHILI T | ||
| Temporary | ||||
| Fairytale | ||||
| Don't Judge My Body | ||||
| 1312! | Featured on Apple Music - 100 Best Songs of 2021 | |||
| icouldusealittlehelp | ||||
| 10,000ft | With Jason Chan | |||
| 自作孽 | With ZAIN; Cantonese Track | |||
| 2022 | Dating Rules | Warner Music (Hong Kong) | With Janice Vidal | |
| u owe me $$ | Debut with Warner Music Hong Kong | |||
| i hate u owe me $$ | With Moon Tang | |||
| Twist Cone | First Cantonese Track | |||
| Strawberry Icecream | Demo version of Twist Cone | |||
| 2023 | Dear Kiwi | Cantonese Track | ||
| One Day I Might Have A Say | Demo version of Dear Kiwi | |||
| Eggnorant Sandwich | Cantonese Track | |||
| Let It Snow | not so xmas xmas | With Moon Tang | ||
| Twelve Nights of Christmas | ||||
| Not On This Christmas | ||||
| You Make Me Feel Like Christmas | With Moon Tang | |||
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