Indie Pop Gal. Might make you laugh, might make you cry...
Growing up in the shadows of Chicago, Kingsley was raised to the rhythms of house music. The third eldest daughter of eight, she demonstrated a strong desire to perform and sing from an early age. She sang before she could talk, belting out Disney tunes and performing for family and friends. She joined choir when she was 8 and taught herself to play guitar and piano. By the age of 10, she started a family band with two of her sisters called, Heartfilled. Inspired by The Jonas Brothers, Kingsley wrote and produced her music to match their memorable iconic pop style.
In 2011, after self-producing her first single "Lie Detector" in her parent’s basement studio, Kingsley knew she had to go to college to study music. It was during her college days Kingsley started an all-female, a cappella group, and developed skills in composing and arranging. This path wasn’t easy, yet she completed it successfully, graduating with double degrees in Vocal Performance and Business Administration.
A week after graduating from college, Kingsley planted roots in Portland, Oregon and immediately landed an internship as the marketing liaison at The Old Church, a small indie venue and her abilities and knowledge of the music industry made big waves moving her on to work for The Roseland Theater as Head of Marketing. During her time at the Roseland, Kingsley was immersed in the industry she dreamed to be part of, although she was far from the stage.
After leaving the Roseland Theatre to pursue music full-time, Kingsley became the forefront of Portland’s fierce, female-led underground music scene. Hailed as an artist who has “crafted a sound that transcends genres and challenges expectations (PRP),” Kingsley has had the opportunity to open for SG Lewis at a sold-out show at Holocene (2018), be the musical guest for Tedx (2018), remixing "Keep Me Hangin’ On" by The Supremes with Sony/ATV on their compilation album, Falcon Mixtape - Motor City Classix, celebrating Motown artist (2019), play Soul’d Out Music Festival (2019).
During 2020, a year plagued with the hardships of covid and social inequality, Kingsley was fortunate to keep her music career afloat when so many other artists could not. Teaming up with a group of Black American females, she managed to produce the inspiring “I’m Fine” video. The entire cast and crew for the video, including the director, choreographer, camerawomen, photographers, stylists, and dancers were Black-American women from Portland. In addition, she landed a brand partnership with black own local makeup company, Event Cosmetics, and is set to release a lipstick collection on Valentine’s Day 2021. And is set to release her album, Crying On Holiday in May of 2021!
