Kiana Ledé

Early life and education Kiana Ledé Brown's father is of African American and Indigenous American descent, while her mother is a white Hispanic of Mexican-American descent. As an infant, she began to sing the alphabet immediately after learning it and began performing at the age of three upon receiving her first karaoke machine. As a child, she began to regularly perform in school plays and beauty pageants while studying the piano. She would regularly get kicked out of class for singing, prompting her mother to enroll her in a performing arts school so she could put her talent to good use. She attended Mountain Pointe High School.

Ledé said she had the opportunity to listen to and select from her top three song choices. After considering and listening to the songs, she said she chose her first single "Hey Chica" because of the upbeat tempo. The song was released June 19, 2012. Brown has performed the song on The Today Show and at the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. She also performed "Do The Mermaid" from Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2.

In 2012, Ledé was named cover girl for Miss Moxie's Holiday 2012 issue. The site praised "Hey Chica" for promoting a "clear message of self-empowerment and encourages young women to feel beautiful in their own skin".

In 2016, Ledé was cast in the series regular role as Zoe Vaughn on the second season of MTV's Scream. In 2018, she also accepted a lead role alongside Joseph Simmons of Run-DMC in the Netflix original series All About The Washingtons. Despite the actress' raving reviews, the series was cancelled after only one season.

Following her departure from RCA Records, Ledé signed with Republic Records after her rendition of Drake's "Hotline Bling" helped gain their attention. She would later release her debut EP Selfless in July 2018. It has earned platinum status from the RIAA as of June 2020. To promote Selfless, she served as opening act with Ro James on Jessie J's R.O.S.E. Tour. She and Lucky Daye also opened up for the Ella Mai The Debut Tour in 2019.

Ledé's second studio EP, Myself, was released in June 2019, and included the single "Bouncin" featuring rapper Offset, which peaked within the top 30 of Billboard'''s rhythmic airplay chart. She would also embark on her first headlining tour that same year.

Standalone singles "Title" and "Easy Breezy" would build momentum for her debut album, which Ledé had been working on for some time. Her highly anticipated 17-track debut album, titled KIKI was released on April 3, 2020, which debuted at number 30 on the Billboard 200.

On January 7, 2023, Ledé released a mixtape on SoundCloud titled Unfinished. She released her second studio album, Grudges, on June 16, 2023. She also announced a headlining tour, The Grudges Tour, which took place in September and October 2023.

She released her third studio album, Cut Ties'', on November 1st, 2024 after departing Republic Records.

Personal life Ledé identifies as queer. She has bipolar disorder.

Filmography + Film roles of Kiana Ledé Year Title Role Notes 2006 Deadlands: The Rising Evacuee / Zombie 2018 Next Gen Greenwood (voice) 2025 Sneaks Shawna (voice)

+ TV roles of Kiana Ledé Year Title Role Notes 2006 Temporary Dreams Herself Evelyn Worku 2015 Guidance Riley Episodes: "The Pictures", "The Secrets" 2015–2016 Betch Various characters / Herself 3 episodes 2016 Scream Zoe Vaughn Main role (season 2); 11 episodes 2018 All About the Washingtons Veronica Washington Main role; 10 episodes

Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US Kiki Release date: April 3, 2020 Label: The Heavy Group, Republic Formats: CD, vinyl, streaming, digital download 30 Grudges Release date: June 16, 2023 Label: The Heavy Group, Republic Formats: CD, vinyl, streaming, digital download — Cut Ties Release date: November 1, 2024 Label: 10 Summers, Kiana Ledé Entertainment, Inc., BMG Formats: streaming, digital download —

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with details Title Details Soulfood Sessions Released: December 15, 2015 Label: Orange Factory Music Format: Digital download Christmas by Ledé Released: December 12, 2016 Label: Orange Factory Music Format: Digital download Selfless Released: July 12, 2018 Label: Republic Format: Digital download Myself Released: June 7, 2019 Label: The Heavy Group/Republic Format: Digital download

Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USBub. USR&B/HH USR&B NZHot "Hey Chica" 2012 — — — — "Home for Christmas" 2016 — — — — "I Choose You" 2017 — — — — "One of Them Days" — — — — "Fairplay" — — — — Selfless "Ex" 2019 6 44 9 — RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Selfless & Myself "Can I" — — — — Myself "Bouncin" — — — — RMNZ: Gold — — — — "Easy Breezy" — — — — "Mad at Me" 2020 — — — 18 Kiki "Forfeit" — — — — "Chocolate" — — — 28 "Only Fan" — — — — "Ur Best Friend" 2021 — — 14 27 "Irresponsible" 2022 — — — — Grudges "Jealous" 2023 — — — 33 "Deeper" — — — — "Natural" 2024 — — — — Cut Ties "Space and Pussy" — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album NZ "Bruised Not Broken" 2019 — "Mama" — "I'm Her" 2020 —missunderstood "Not My Neighbour" 2021 4 RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Just Fine" — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Do the Mermaid" 2012 Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 "Big Spender" 2018 Fifty Shades Freed (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "A Little More" (G-Eazy featuring Kiana Ledé) 2021 "Who Do You Think You Are" 2022 From The Netflix Film The School for Good and Evil

Other charted songs + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album NZHot "All to You" 2020 38 Shake the Snow Globe

Other appearances + List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title YearOther artist(s) Album "Touch Me" 2015 VenessaMichaels "Running to the Sky" 2018 Daveed Diggs Blindspotting: The Collin EP "Undercover" Ljay Currie Free (EP) "Clutch" 2020 Col3trane "In Too Deep" Jacob Collier Djesse Vol. 3 "This Day" Usher Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey – Soundtrack "Stuck in the Middle, Pt. II" Tai Verdes