Kali Uchis

Kali Uchis

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About Kali Uchis

Throughout the 2010s, the line between indie and mainstream continued to blur, rap and R&B melted into each other, and American pop music went urbano. Standing in the middle of all these changes was Kali Uchis, a pancultural pop polymath who’s effortlessly adapted to many contemporary styles while playing the foil to some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B. When the Colombian American singer from Virginia (born Karly Marina Loaiza in 1994) dropped her first EP, Por Vida, in 2015, she seemed like a retro-soul stylist in the Amy Winehouse mold. But through a series of high-profile features and collaborations—like her heartbreaking cameo on Daniel Caesar’s “Get You,” smouldering, dancehall-dipped duet with Jorja Smith on “Tyrant” and sassy turn on Gorillaz’s future-shocked “She’s My Collar”—she developed a reputation as one of pop’s most stylistically varied performers. Her 2018 debut full-length, Isolation, revealed the full scope of her vision, presenting a heady fusion of reggaetón romántico, indie-R&B jams, synth-infused psych pop and Tropicália with a genre- and generation-spanning guest list that included Bootsy Collins, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and Tyler, The Creator. As Uchis told Apple Music, this epic statement was a mere teaser of what’s to come. “I want to keep growing,” she said. “I want to keep progressing at a faster rate.” Uchis has since doubled down on her Latin roots. For her 2020 all-Spanish release, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios), she enlisted reggaetón icons Jhayco and Jowell & Randy, claiming her rightful place on the frontlines of urbano’s stateside takeover. Three years later, Red Moon In Venus arrived as a return to R&B form, with high-femme aesthetics and silky guest spots from Omar Apollo and Summer Walker, also yielding the throbbing and massively viral hit “Moonlight”. Uchis kicked off 2024 with a head-turning double drop, not only releasing her hotly anticipated ORQUÍDEAS LP, but also announcing her pregnancy with the music video for single “Tu Corazón Es Mío.”

HOMETOWN
Alexandria, VA, United States
BORN
17 July 1994
GENRE
R&B/Soul
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