Kai

Alessia Patrizia De Gasperis-Brigante (born 17 March 1990), formerly known as Kai (also stylized in all lowercase), is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. Best known for her collaborations, she co-wrote and was featured on Flume's Grammy-nominated "Never Be Like You", Diplo's "Revolution", and "Mind" from Jack Ü's Grammy award-winning 2015 album.

Early life and education Alessia De Gasperis-Brigante attended Bishop Strachan School.

Kai derives her name from the Japanese word kai, which means 'change'. She claims to be something new in music and she only wants "to relate [and] share her stories with her fans and anyone who will lend their ear." which features Kai's vocals and writing. The song has been remixed by several artists, including Minnesota, Crywolf, and Candyland. The track peaked at number 2 on the iTunes Electronic music chart. She wrote and was featured on the track "Mind" on the 2015 debut album of Jack Ü, a collaborative project of Skrillex and Diplo.

In 2016, Kai wrote and was featured on the track "Never Be Like You" by Australian electronic musician Flume. It reached number one in Australia and the top 20 in the United States, as well as becoming her first song to top the iTunes Electronic music chart.

Discography Albums Extended plays Title Details 11:11 Released: 2011 Label: Watson Entertainment Formats: Digital download, CD

Singles As featured artist +List of singles released as featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN AUS AUSIndie BEL(FL) FRA NZ US ARIA: 7× Platinum BEA: Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 6× Platinum SNEP: Diamond Skin "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other certified songs +List of other certified songs, showing release year and album Title Year Certifications Album "Revolution" 2013 RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Revolution "Mind" 2015 RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü

Other featured in 2015: "Let Me Love You Right" (Hunter Siegel feat. Kai)

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