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KERLI * TAKES ON BOND 007... & is XBOX'S Emerging Artist for November! | News

jazmine — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:51:00 GMT

Check out Kerli's brand new song "NOBODY LOVES YOU"

Scream Behind the Scenes: Kerli's Rehearsal | News

jazmine — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:39:00 GMT

Kerli talks about what it takes to put on her fantastical act at the Scream Awards HERE!

30 Seconds of Kerli | News

jazmine — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:31:00 GMT

An excerpt from Kerli's performance at the Scream Awards HERE!

30 Seconds of Kerli | Video

jazmine — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Kerli = Bjork + Britney + Heart Shaped Box | News

jazmine — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:25:00 GMT

Kerli = Bjork + Britney + Heart Shaped Box (and her Scream Awards performance totally rocked.)

Check it out HERE!

Watch Kerli Tonight!! | News

jazmine — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:12:00 GMT

Tune in to The Scream Awards And watch KERLI Perform “Walking on Air” Tonight on Spike TV 9pm ET/PT

Kerli - COVER of LA Times! | News

jazmine — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:11:00 GMT

Check out Kerli on the COVER of the LA Times FRONT PAGE today !!!

Kerli on Scream! | News

jazmine — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:20:00 GMT

Kerli will perform at the 2008 Scream Awards!!

Kerli Halloween feature live on Buzznet! | News

jazmine — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:42:00 GMT

Kerli is sick and tired of seeing nurse costumes on Halloween and is positive that we have already survived a zombie apocolpyse. Think that's odd? Wait until you hear about her old frog costume!

» www.buzznet.com

Vote for Kerli! | News

jazmine — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:19:00 GMT

VOTE for KERLI
Best Baltic Act!!!

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Kerli writes a song for the new Bond 007 Game the game is available in the US on 11/4/08 | News

jazmine — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:30:00 GMT

When no one can hurt you, nobody loves you

When asked to write lyrics and melody for the opening track for the new Bond game, I was really happy cause getting into different moods and stepping out of your everyday character is always a lot of fun. I had never written a "glamorous" song before - or a song about "sweet death" which is what he said they were gonna need.

I had this line - when no one can hurt you then nobody loves you - in my head and since I believe everything happens at the right time for the right reason, I thought this line must have been something that I was supposed to use for this very song.

I just wanted to make Bond a little more personal, a little more human - someone who gets their heart broken and feels a lot.

This song talks about being hurt by the people we love. How the ones who love us the most, are always able to hurt us the most. But at the same time, all we really want is to be completely accepted the way we are and unconditionally loved, and since Bond is just a human being, I wanted to give him a little bit of hope:)

When no one can hurt u

then nobody loves you.

When no one can break u

then nobody loves u

when no one can change u

and nothing will save u

when nobody loves u

I do.

» www.007thevideogame.com

Kerli's Wonderland! | News

jazmine — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:37:00 GMT

Hang out at Kerli's Wonderland at Meez!

» www.meez.com

Kerli CD Review | News

jazmine — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:21:00 GMT

Kerli – Love Is Dead
Island Records
By Rikki O.
Staff Writer/MusicIncider.com

Critics are so quick to choke something new down into a neatly labeled little jar, but can’t we on occasion allow a piece of music to breathe outside of predefined stereotypes? If there were ever a case for my argument, it would be for the debut cd release Love Is Dead by 21-year-old singer songwriter Kerli. Her music, much like the stunningly beautiful Estonia-born lady herself, is a melting pot of fairytale contradictions and is light years away from being easily definable. She’s been compared to Bjork, Pink, Alanis Morrisette, Natasha Bedingfield, Avril Lavigne and plenty of others; the truth, however, is always more complicated than simple comparisons. Kerli seems to me to be completely capable of embracing the pop title being thrust upon her without losing the integrity of her vision; she manages to hold attention without the sad prerequisite striptease that accompanies most up and coming pop stars.

One thing is certain, and that is the effect that Kerli and her music will undoubtedly have upon the vulnerable and searching teenagers of the world. Love Is Dead is sprinkled with lyrics that speak directly to me at age 15, back when I rocked purple hair, black nail polish, and a journal at all times (okay, I still rock the black nails). Ballads like the piano-laced “Fragile” (You like the way I’m strong and stand by you/ but I am fragile, too) and the wall-of-sound chorus from “Bulletproof” (be careful what you do/ I’m not bulletproof) both capture her innocent pleas to not be wounded from love. Every time I find myself cringing due to a vapid and trite lyric – for example in “Butterfly Cry” (let the butterflies cry/let them cry for you), she manages to redeem the song’s worthiness by singing with such hopeful inflections (just dry your eyes/because the world is wonderful) that I can’t stay jaded.

One of my favorite tracks on the cd is “Creepshow” precisely because of how, well, odd it is. Beginning with a series of child-like la-la-la-la-la-la’s and launching into heavy electronic beats, this is the song I could see Kerli using as the opener to her live shows. The singsong chorus (I’m from a land called secret Estonia/nobody knows where it’s at/nobody knows where it’s at) is a perfect bounce-around-and-feel-strange energy releaser. “Walking On Air” is a shadowy little stroll straight into a Grimm’s Fairy Tales story. The title track, “Love Is Dead”, heavy-handedly boasts some of the darkest and most adult ideas on the cd (I know that you think of me when you’re inside her/beside her), exploring the gnawing ache of a collapsed relationship.

Her darkest lyrics are unfailingly followed up by a naïve but well-intentioned light at the end of the tunnel. Tracks like “The Creationist” and “Beautiful Day” perfectly define the common denominator threaded throughout Love Is Dead; the theme of conscious transformation of one’s circumstances by creativity and the unfailing belief in one’s dreams. Bewitching and ethereal one moment, angry and hopeless the next; it all seems to come down to that perfectly indefinable place in which all of existence stems from – a place where Kerli is determined to emerge in the precise manner in which she, alone, chooses.

Editors Note: to my little buddy Kerli – you are gifted, talented and remember something – you are on your way to stardom. You have a great team and friend behind you with Adesina. If you ever need to speak to someone, she is there for you and so am I. Love, Barb

Kerli interview from MusicIncider.com | News

jazmine — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:56:00 GMT

Interview with Kerli
By Barb Fara
President and CEO MusicIncider.com

MI: What’s your birth date, baby?

K: Seventh of February.

MI: Tell me who the members of the band are, sweetheart?

K: We are actually restructuring the band because the label and the management had a problem with my guitar player who was a bit of a social climber.

MI: How do you like living in the States versus back in Russia?

K: Well actually coming to America – I had kind of always envisioned that in my head. The power of visualization, right? I got excited about it every day since I was like 11, and I feel like people take that freedom here for granted a lot. I can be who I really want to be here: I feel like a flower, you know, like I had to grow up in a little black box and now I can be as freaky as I want and just be who I want to be. I feel very free here.

MI: Were you in any other bands prior to this one?

K: Well, the band is really hired musicians. I’ve been actually working on this project since I was 14.

MI: How did you get onto your label?

K: Well, this is a really long story actually. It’s just the power of thinking again. I was this little girl, I was 14, and I saw this talent search ad on TV and I went there and I actually won. It was kinda like an Estonia Idol type thing. Then everything went really bad with that deal, like people who signed me got fired and their artists got dropped.

MI: Who influenced your singing style?

K: Well, you know what, because we are open people, everything influences you very deeply. Every thought, everything you see, and everything you hear. So it’s really hard for me to name certain names. The way I discovered my real voice was I went to a forest, and I didn’t want to sound pop, I wanted to sound rock, so I went to a forest and learned to scream. That’s how you discover yourself. I discover myself the most in silence: just sitting in silence with my own thoughts and the universe; that’s what inspires me.

MI: Growing up, who were your musical influences?

K: Well my parents didn’t listen to music at all. It would be like the same answer again. The world, my own experiences…like restrictions even really. Restrictions influenced me a lot, because I was never allowed to be who I was – and that inspired me to be even more who I was.

MI: What do your parents think of your career now?

K: Well I don’t really talk to my father. When I was sixteen I quit going to school because I wanted to make music, and it was very hard for my mother to understand, but now I talked to her a couple of days ago and she told me she was proud of me. It’s not like they understand what I’m doing here, but how could they?

MI: Outside of singing, do you play any instruments?

K: I play piano.

MI: Did you play any piano on the cd?

K: Yeah, I did some keyboards.

MI: Which songs?

K: Like a little bit on every song, I guess. It’s not like someone just came in with my sound and produced my album. Every song we wrote, we produced on the spot, and I was standing there with a whip. I always had a very clear vision of how everything was supposed to sound.

MI: Now, you designed the artwork from what I saw on the video. Are you happy with the artwork and how it came out?

K: I am very proud of the artwork. Well, it’s not only me, its collaborations, it’s the artist, and it’s the people at the label who it took me a very long time to convince. I put together picture files about how I wanted the doll on the cover to look. I knew from the beginning that I wanted it to be animated – and we had to fight hard for this, too, because I don’t think there have been any female artist on this label that don’t have their face on the cover. I just felt that something magical would represent me so much better than some blond girl. I wanted the world to see my soul, I guess.

MI: So who did the video? Who directed it – they did a great job on it.

K: Actually, I know this video was the video I’ve always wanted to make. I’ve always just wanted to create a world outside this world where thing are pure and beautiful and different and spooky and moody. When I first got signed I created a Book of Kerli that had a lot of pictures so I’ve collecting pictures for many years of how my hair was going to look, how my shoes were going to look, how the videos were going to look and so on. And so to every video director’s team, we sent them the book with the imagery and the ideas about it. So they saw the book and they came up with the whole concept. It was this team called Aggressive – they are geniuses.

MI: When are you releasing the next video?

K: I don’t know. I haven’t started shooting it yet, but its going to be amazing. I have it ready in my head already.

MI: I heard when you have nothing else to do, you sit in your room and think up nifty little things to do…What are you thinking about at that time?

K: Well, my favorite thing to do when I have free time really is…well first, I don’t have any free time, really. Feeling and living and thinking is so intense for me that even if I don’t do anything for the whole day, I’m still exhausted at the end of the day. I think in my free time.

MI: What would you warn any young woman getting into the music business?

K: There are many things. First of all, it depends on what level you mean. I would say that wherever your intentions are pure, nothing is going to harm you, because you are not even going to attract the wrong things. But for like an 18 year old girl getting into the music business, I would say there are no friends in the music business. Always stay true to yourself, and be a human first and a business woman next. At the end of the day, everyone is just a person, and everybody has got a heart and everybody has got that little gold hidden in the sand and if you are able to connect with someone on a deeper level its way more valuable than whatever kind of business relationship.

MI: So you’ve done your first tour already?

K: No, I haven’t.

MI: When are you planning on doing it?

K: Probably at the end of summer or this fall.

MI: Are you planning on coming to Atlanta?

K: I AM in Atlanta.

MI: (laughing) Are you planning on coming to Atlanta on tour?

K: Of course!

MI: How do you like Atlanta so far? Did you go to the Coke Factory?

K: I really like it. I haven’t gone to many places yet. I’ve been driving around, but I just arrived this morning.

MI: Do you believe in psychics?

K: Is your name Barb?

MI: Have you ever had a paranormal experience?

K: Yeah, of course, all the time. I hear things, and I feel things very deeply. I was always afraid to see things, but I think I’m going to see things soon, completely. I’ve gotten over my fear of darkness. I’m always working on it.

MI: If you were God for a week, what would you change?

K: I don’t think I would change anything. I think that the world is the way it is for a reason; for us to learn. I think that we really need to hit the rock bottom before we can really get happy. It’s going to be massive.

MI: How do you feel about President Bush and the war overseas?

K: I don’t think I’m the right person to comment on American politicians.

MI: Who do you think is more honest, overseas news or American news?

K: Overseas. But I think that really honestly politics is really corrupted and there’s really nothing we can do about it. It’s on a different level, it’s a materialistic level, but I thing there’s going to be a time where it will be on a spiritual level. It’s time for people to gain power who are awake, and there are a lot of these people out there; it kind of bums me out that people in high positions who are so advanced don’t speak out. They have to get elected rather than just having understanding in their hearts - which is the most powerful weapon.

MI: You were little when the bombing of 9/11 happened, but how did the bombing affect you?

K: I was actually 14, and I remember that it was BIG news in Estonia; we took a break for silence. It affected the whole world.

MI: If you could open for any band in the world, who would it be?

K: Dead or alive? Janis Joplin.

MI: Do you think Myspace and Facebook are helping the music world in any way?

K: Yes. It’s, for me, a very big part of my career. It’s such a fast, direct way to communicate with the fans that to not use it would be absolutely selfish.

MI: What is your favorite quote of all time?

K: I come up with a million of them everyday. Umm…Create Yourself.

MI: What is your favorite song off the new album?

K: Love Is Dead. I’m proud of it as a songwriter. It makes me feel a lot.

MI: I like Bulletproof, tell me about that song.

K: Bulletproof is actually really heavy, too. I wrote it when I was 17 and I used to be really heavily depressed. Your heart will not have enough understanding unless you’ve gone through that. That is just the ultimate way to the top.

MI: If one of your depressed fans writes you through Myspace, do you answer that email?

K: I always, always answered those emails. But now I’m getting like 200 or more a day and I’m working my ass off, so like I can’t. I go through them, I go through my comments. I try to really keep my video blog up to let them know how much I love them, but it’s like I can’t be their personal shrink. I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I think it’s kind of selfish of a fan to send a long letter with their problems…I want to help, but I’m just a human, too, and I can’t answer letters like this 200 times a day and keep up with making music. It’s really sad; I wish I could have 72 hours in every day.

MI: How did you end up with Adisena Dowers as your PR, she’s very nice.

K: She’s just working at the label. She’s doing the publicity at the label.

MI: Have you thought of releasing a book of your drawings?

K: I’m going to release a book, and yeah, it’s going to have some drawings in it.

MI: Do you see yourself inspired to ever write a series of children’s stories?

K: Yes, I’m going to write a book. It’s going to be part autobiographical, part fairy tale. I have it all ready in my head. I have EVERYTHING ready.

MI: Your promo shots on your Myspace are incredible, who did them?

K: You know what? The best pictures are actually taken by my good friends. I believe that anybody that’s really made it, you know like all these BIG names, are up there for a reason, but I want to work with people that nobody knows yet. I want to find these gems, I don’t want to follow anyone else’s path – I want to create one.

MI: Where do you see Kerli five years from now?

K: Happy.

MI: Do you see yourself bring your family over from home?

K: Yeah.

MI: Any siblings?

K: I have a baby sister. She’s 18, she’s not a baby anymore, though. My sister is CRAZY, she is so advanced. She did the same thing; she got in a huge depression when she was like 11 and now she’s 18 and got out of it and she called me the other day and told me, “dude, I’m seeing auras and all these things…I’m healing people with my third eye.” She is just out there.

MI: Tell me about your fascination with astrology.

K: When I was little, my mom used to have these two books by Linda Goodman. So I was always reading these and I found it really interesting. Because my parents never really believed in anything, I always found myself looking for something bigger than me. I went to Sunday school alone when I was seven. I used to walk across the street with my eyes closed to see if God was watching over me. Now, the older I get, nothing in this world seems to be there without any reason, like it’s all very carefully put together. I believe that our minds are limitless, and we can always bring things into your life by thinking right or wrong – or not even wrong, but what is right for you at that time.

MI: What would you say the worst job you’ve ever had was?

K: I’ve never had a job.

MI: Tell me about this little army you are building, the Moon Army.

K: The Moon Children. Well at first it just came about because I wanted to create my own street team because I had some really, really devoted fans. Then I thought that instead of such a selfish thing, I decided to create a community of people.

MI: Do you see yourself jumping back and forth between different genres of music?

K: Yeah, absolutely, but my music is always going to be about loving yourself and believing in yourself, because I always thought too, that I felt so deeply that I couldn’t exist in this world.

MI: What do you think your parents will finally feel like when they come over to the US?

K: I think they will be amazed, honestly. I think my mom will kind of like, just scratch her head and be like “How did you do this?”

MI: What would you tell an adolescent kid, say between 11-20, and who is very depressed, to get them out of it?

K: I think it all starts with acceptance that you are a human being and that it’s okay to have these feelings inside yourself. Sometimes when you accept things they disappear. It’s hard work, getting happy and getting in touch with yourself and the universe, its hard work, like a second career. If someone needs a psychiatrist to get started, that’s okay.

MI: Do you believe in the legalization of marijuana?

K: Yes, I do. I believe of legalization of everything. I believe that people should have the power to do whatever they want, and you should not do drugs because you want to take care of your body. Not because you can’t. I would never put any hard drugs in my body because I just respect myself too much and I’ve got so much to do in this world that I know that I couldn’t function if I would be tripping 24/7. And I know I would, because I would probably really like it. People should not do things because can’t, but because they want it that way.

MI: Peer pressure, too, is a very bad thing for kids.

K: Yeah, well that also starts from home. When you are raised in a really loving environment, where you feel worthy and respected, then you don’t need to feel like you belong, because you already DO belong. Everything, even wars or crime, I believe that it all starts from people not paying attention to their kids. If everyone could just dearly, dearly love their kids, the world would be a much better place.

MI: Have you been getting any airplay on MTV?

K: Oh yeah. Actually the very week the video came out, it went on TRL. It was very successful.

MI: If you could have lunch with any three people, living or dead, who would it be?

K: Jesus, Einstein, and Mozart.

MI: What is your favorite movie of all time?

K: Pan’s Labyrinth.

MI: Who’s your favorite author?

K: The people, because I think the best stories ever written are the fairy tales.

MI: If someone were to make a movie about your life, who would play you and what would the theme song be?

K: Ooh, I like that. Well, the theme song to my movie hasn’t been written yet, so I would write that. I don’t know…I would probably play myself. There would be many actresses that would do an excellent job, and I would probably suck way more than they do. But I think I would really get into it, because I know exactly what it was. Maybe some actress from Eastern Europe could do it.

MI: So if you were to get a stretch of time off without having to tour or write or record, say six months or so, what would you do with that time?

K: I don’t think I could ever be without writing; that’s what I do for fun. I write every day. You know what I would really want to do, I would still be writing but I want to go to a retreat. Like a meditation camp. Just live in the middle of nowhere, with nothing. Right now though, my dream is unfolding in front of me and I just can’t.

MI: If you had a million dollars and you could donate it to any charity, what would it be and why?

K: You know what? Everybody tends to donate to charities that are closest to their own problems. Everybody is supporting the poor and hungry. I actually want to start a school for talented, spiritual kids that don’t feel like they belong, where you can learn how to make music, how to make movies, how to paint. And also energy work, there would be meditation classes. It would all be based on higher awareness. If you would get these kids when they were like 5 years old, can you imagine what they would be like by the time they were fifteen? There are few schools like that in Siberia, and these kids are like seven years old and they are fucking geniuses. They are taught to believe in the power of their own mind.

MI: Where can your fans find you online?

K: www.myspace.com/kerlimusic and www.kerlimusic.com

MI: Thank you so much for talking with Music Incider, Kerli.

Kerli: Chicago Music Guide | News

jazmine — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:22:00 GMT

» www.chicagomusicguide.com

Fashion! | Photo

jazmine — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:30:00 GMT

Kerli on Velvetaddiction.com | News

jazmine — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:26:00 GMT

Check out Kerli on Velvetaddiction

» www.velvetaddiction.com

Kerli is featured in Zink Magazine! | News

jazmine — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:27:00 GMT

Kerli is on the September issue of Zink Magazine!

Kerli on yahoo music today! | News

jazmine — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:16:00 GMT

Kerli is on yahoo music today!

Click HERE!

Exclusive Interview:

Walking on Air | Video

AdminUser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:50:00 GMT

Kerli on Habbo Hotel Right Now! | News

jazmine — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:09:00 GMT

Kerli on Habbo Hotel Right Now!

The Estonia born singer will be live on the radio!

Kerli is coming to Habbo with a live performance on August 13th at 1pm PT / 4pm ET!

All you need to know about 21-year-old singer-songwriter Kerli is contained in the songs to her debut Island Def Jam album, Love Is Dead.

Also, check out Kerli's Group Page for latest details and information on the upcoming visit. Submit your question for Kerli by Monday, August 11th and claim your spot early on Habbo Radio August 13th before 1pm PT!

Submit your burning question for Kerli below...

Kerli Burning Questions

» www.habbo.com

Cosmogirl | Photo

jazmine — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:30:00 GMT

New York Post | Photo

jazmine — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:24:00 GMT

KERLI talks with Eric Blair 2008 | News

jazmine — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:47:00 GMT

KERLI talks with Eric Blair 2008
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Request Kerli's Walking on Air on the Radio!! | News

jazmine — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:47:00 GMT

Request Kerli's Walking on Air on the Radio!!

» media.islanddefjam.com

Kerli Interview Chicago | Photo

jazmine — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:04:00 GMT

Interview in Chicago | Photo

jazmine — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:53:00 GMT

Kerli in Chicago | News

jazmine — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:33:00 GMT

This afternoon Kerli found time in her busy schedule to stop by the Intersport offices in downtown Chicago. During Kerli’s visit she filmed a comprehensive on-camera interview.

The 45-minute interview was enlightening and revealing. Kerli talked about every facet of her life experiences, musical career and world view. After the interview, Kerli watched the new Radiohead video – Kerli mentioned the band as one of her favorites!

Kerli on the CW 11 Morning News | News

jazmine — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:54:00 GMT

Check out Kerli on the CW 11 Morning News
Click HERE!

» wgntv.trb.com

Kerli is up for best Pop Video for VMAs! | News

jazmine — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:18:00 GMT

Kerli is up for best Pop Video for VMAs!

Click on the image to sign up and login as a member on MTV.com's site so you can vote for Kerli's video "Walking On Air" for this years Best Pop Video VMA!
We need your help and the deadline for voting is tomorrow! So get moving, make a million different accounts and vote for our girl Kerli and you might just see her at the VMA's this year!

» community.mtv.com

Exclusive performance at the AT&T Blue Room | News

jazmine — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:48:00 GMT

Make sure to catch Kerli as she gives an exclusive performance at the AT&T Blue room!!

» www.attblueroom.com

Check out this amazing performance & interview of Kerli!! | News

jazmine — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:43:00 GMT

Check out this amazing performance & interview of Kerli, who has been selected as Yahoo's Critical Eye!

» new.music.yahoo.com

Kerli on MSN Ones To Watch! | News

jazmine — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:15:00 GMT

Kerli is on MSN Ones To Watch!!

» music.msn.com

Kerli on MTV Buzzworthy Blog | News

jazmine — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:30:00 GMT

Kerli on MTV Buzzworthy Blog

Kerli #1 Video on AOL Music again this week! | News

jazmine — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:46:00 GMT

Kerli #1 Video on AOL Music again this week!
Check it out HERE!

Kerli's WALKING ON AIR is iTunes Free Single of the Week!! | News

jazmine — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:57:00 GMT

Make sure to head over to iTunes and check out Kerli!! WALKING ON AIR is the Free Single of the Week!!!

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Walking on Air Review!! | News

jazmine — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:45:00 GMT

Check out Billboard's review of Kerli's LOVE IS DEAD!!

Album Spotlight: LOVE IS DEAD! | News

jazmine — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:08:00 GMT

"Love Is Dead is intoxicating, playful, unique, familiar and meaningful. A well-rounded album for any music fan. Kerli is an amazing songwriter, beautiful singer, and has a wonderful attitude towards life. She’s a true artist!"

For a track by track review of Kerli's new album LOVE IS DEAD click HERE!

Album Review! | News

jazmine — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:01:00 GMT

"Kerli's album, Love Is Dead, opens with heavy orchestration on the title track, setting an illumination for a path that twists with diverse turns, from frenetic beats layered with strong melodies to all sorts of atmosphere to capture the ear".

To read the rest of the review click HERE!

Listening party on imeem of Kerli's new album LOVE IS DEAD!! | News

jazmine — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:36:00 GMT

Make sure to check out Kerli's listening party of her new album LOVE IS DEAD on imeem!

Kerli in-store special performance! | News

jazmine — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:19:00 GMT

Don't miss a very special performance and signing with Kerli!!

Graywhale
Friday, July 18, 2008
5:00 PM
1775 W. 4700 S.
Taylorsville, UT 84118 USA

For more information check out Kerlimusic

KERLI'S LOVE IS DEAD ENTERS THE TOP 200! | News

jazmine — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:22:00 GMT

         (July 16, 2008 – New York, NY) Estonian pop star Kerli has begun her rise in her adopted new homeland with a strong debut for her CD LOVE IS DEAD, which entered the Top 200 Albums Chart this week at #126, #3 on the Heatseekers New Artist Chart, and #22 on the Digital Albums Chart.

           The video for Kerli’s single “Walking On Air” has been getting a great reaction online. It is currently the #1 Music Video on AOL Music, and debuted with 107,334 views. To date the video has been streamed over 692,000 times on YouTube and last month it was ranked as the #18 Top Favorite Video (Music) on the site.

         Yahoo has announced their support for Kerli as well, by featuring her in the Yahoo! Music’s Who’s Next?: Critical Eye spotlight, beginning on July 23. Past “Who’s Next?” artists have included Amy Winehouse, My Chemical Romance, Feist, Sara Bareilles and more. Furthermore, Kerli has been selected as one of MSN’s “Artists To Watch.” To add to the online presence, “Walking On Air” officially impacted at the Top 40 radio format yesterday, and has already garnered early commitments from stations in top markets.

         In addition, Kerli’s original brand of pop-goth has been getting raves in the press. People noted, “Certainly, her small Baltic country isn’t known as a music hotbed-but that may change with Kerli’s goth-pop debut.”   The Los Angeles Times stated, “The first single, “Walking On Air” … showcases Kerli’s voice at its best.” Perhaps Artistdirect said it best: “Ultimately, Kerli's onto something that could be very significant for the disenfranchised, disillusioned 21st century youth.”

           Kerli’s edgy musical savvy – drawing comparisons to Amy Lee of Evanescence and Bjork – grew at least partly from her upbringing in Estonia, which regained its independence from the USSR in 1991, when she was just four years old. A product of “tough love,” Kerli spent most of her childhood seeking to transcend her surroundings by immersing herself in the arts, studying vocals, ballet, acting, and classical piano. By the time she turned 14, she knew what her focus would be. “I was so sure that my life was going to be all about singing,” Kerli says, that “I quit everything else.”

           Kerli is a fascinating, magnetic young presence, whose talents as a songwriter are progressing at an extraordinary pace. “I’m trying to create a world around my music,” she says. “And this world needs to be pure, real, honest and beautiful but still a little interesting, dark and definitely mysterious.”

For more information and latest news on Kerli, be sure to check out kerlimusic.com!

Kerli #1 on AOL Music!! | News

jazmine — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:31:00 GMT

Kerli "Walking On Air" is the #1 music video on AOL !!!

Check out Walking On Air!!

ThroneMag.com Featured Artist | News

icecoldkoolaid — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:14:00 GMT

Check it out!

The Album Is Out Today! | News

icecoldkoolaid — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:10:00 GMT

The new album LOVE IS DEAD is in stores today. Pick it up right now on iTunes or Amazon and, if you like it please leave a review to let everyone know!

Exclusive Music2Nite and Kerli Interview! | News

jazmine — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:58:00 GMT

Music2Nite exclusively interviewed Kerli this week! Enjoy the interview, and feel free to leave comments!

Click HERE to read her interview!

Artist Direct Gives Love Is Dead 4.5 Stars (out of 5)! | News

icecoldkoolaid — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:54:00 GMT

From the review:

"Kerli's crafted another world for us. It's a world where creativity reigns, boundaries don't exist and possibilities are endless. On her debut album Love is Dead (Island/Def Jam), the 21-year-old Estonian artist explores years of pain, loss and sadness through music that simultaneously recalls the raw catharsis of KoRn's groundbreaking debut and the ethereal, sonic witchery of Portishead's now-classic Dummy. Love is Dead is more than just "alternative music;" it's alternative art. Kerli's vision extends far beyond the notes recorded on her CD, and that's instantly apparent from her twisted fairytale aesthetic..."

Read the full piece on ArtistDirect.com

Kerli Chat Tonight at 8PM ET! | News

icecoldkoolaid — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:54:00 GMT

Hey everyone - Tonight at 8PM ET Kerli will be doing a chat live on her Kyte Channel. You can check it out on the Kyte site, Kerli's myspace or right here on the site.

Can't wait to see you then!

Starshine Magazine Contest! | News

icecoldkoolaid — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:59:00 GMT

Starshine Magazine wants to give you a signed copy of Kerli's new CD Love Is Dead. All you have to do is visit their contest page, enter in some basic info and wait for your prize!

While you're there, make sure to check out the article they did on Kerli last week!

Win An Autographed Copy Of Kerli's Debut CD Love Is Dead! | News

icecoldkoolaid — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:04:00 GMT

Born in Elva, Estonia, 21-year-old Kerli grew up in a Soviet occupied town of only 5,000 people. From a young age, Kerli wanted to escape from her town and managed to find a way to do that through her music. When she was 13, she drew a picture of herself coming to America and since then, has made that picture into a reality.

Kerli traded material objects and new clothes for voice and dance lessons and at 14, she won Euroalaul, a televised songwriting contest to represent Estonia. It was shortly after that Island Def Jam signed her on the spot after an audition. Kerli's techno-rock songs come from no inspiration but herself. Her lyrics represent a hard, darker edge, with a light at the end of the tunnel.

To celebrate the release of Kerli's debut album, Love Is Dead, Kiwibox is bringing you a brand new contest!! By clicking here, you could win an iPod Shuffle and a CD autographed by Kerli!

check out Kiwibox.com for more info and entry details!