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1st Ladi

USA
January 26, 2006
40,766 plays
105,792 views
Keri which is also known as "1st Ladi" was born in Miami, Fl; Born to a middle class family, with two brothers and two sisters. She was musically inclined since she was able to talk, and started writing and producing her own music at the age of 12. Being shy she never spoke out about her music and her poetry until the internet, Mp3.com, and Jay came along. Jay was also in the music industry, and advised Keri to sign up with soundclick.com and everything will fall into place. She took his advice! The first single to hit the internet waves was "Passed me by"in December of ' 03. Although the editing wasn't at it's best, nobody could deny that she would be going somewhere soon with her catchy lyrics, and her sweet voice. Soon after releasing "Missing you" and "Always wanna be with you", she made her way to the #1 unsigned artist on Soundclick.com, and Mp3.com; recieving emails from all around the world, learning that Missing you had touched the lives of so many people; for the loss of a loved one, or just the emotional lyrics behind the song. It was definitely a hit then, and is still a hit as fans write everyday on her Myspace page ( http://www.myspace.com/1stladi ). Next to come would be another hit called "Never be replaced" with it's lullaby type beat and cute-simple lyrics, How could you not sing along? This song hit the asian community with a bang...Keri stated in an interview "I've never seen one specific culture grasp onto one of my songs like Never be Replaced, I love it though! I'm so glad I am able to reach out to all of these people the way that I have. I appreciate the support...many of them thought I was asian, it was kind of funny [she laughs]. I'm just a German - American girl mixed in with some Latin Culture from Miami, Fl". "I'm sorry", "Not ok with Change" and "Can't go on" quickly followed onto the charts also hitting # 1. Recently Miami Hip- Hop artist Pitbull said at an album release party "There's no doubt that she has undeniable talent, I've known her for a while now, she's a cool girl and yall will be catchin her on the air waves soon". Keri is now working on her sophomore album and as her first album was titled, I AM NOT LEAVIN, she's holds on to her word because this young lady is not going anywhere.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
Yes. South Florida. Love it. Everytime I am on a stage is special.
Your musical influences
Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Aaliyah, Madonna, Musiq soulchild, Stevie Wonder, Brian Mcknight and so much more...
What equipment do you use?
My voice!
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