Kali Uchis

Karly-Marina Loaiza (born July 17, 1993), better known as her stage name Kali Uchis, is a Colombian-American singer, songwriter, poet, record producer, music video director, and fashion designer. In 2017, she was nominated for a Latin Grammy for "Record of the Year" and was nominated for "Best R&B Performance" with Daniel Caesar for "Get You" at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. 2Life and career Karly-Marina Loaiza was born on July 17, 1993 in Pereira, Colombia. She was given the nickname "Kali Uchis" by her father. Having moved around back and forth between the U.S and Colombia, where she spent some school time, Loaiza was raised in Alexandria, Virginia and graduated from T. C. Williams High School. She grew up playing saxophone and piano; she was introduced to music production and video editing while she was in high school and released her official debut mixtape 'Drunken Babble' on August 1, 2012. The mixtape was described as “genre-defying” and was noted for its influences from doo-wop, reggae and early-2000s R&B. She also enjoys jazz, previously stating that she draws musical inspiration from Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. She began collaborating with rapper Snoop Dogg on the song "On Edge", from his 2014 mixtape That's My Work 3.[3][4] That same year she debuted her first ever in-studio performance of "Never Be Yours" on the music podcast Kinda Neat. In February 2015, she released her first studio project, which was her first EP, titled Por Vida. The EP was also released for free on her websit