Christina Parie

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Not to be confused with the American singer Christina Perri.
Christina Parie
File:Christina Parie, 2012.jpg
Parie at the Katy Perry: Part of Me Australian premiere in June 2012
Background information
Also known as KYA
Born (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28)
Origin Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Pop rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments Guitar, piano, vocals
Years active 2011–present
Labels Warner
Website kyaofficial.com

Christina Parie (born 10 February 1996), also known by her stage name KYA, is an Australian singer and songwriter, best known as a finalist on the third season of The X Factor Australia in 2011. She subsequently signed with Warner Music Australia and released her debut single "16 & Unstoppable" in July 2012. Parie has since changed her artist name to KYA, releasing a single entitled "What I Live For" with LDN Noise in May 2014.

Biography

Early life

Christina Parie was born on February 10, 1996 to Jim and Mary Papoulias, and came from Castle Hill, New South Wales.[1][2] Born as the middle child, Parie has an older sister, Alexa, and a younger brother, Jordan. She is the only member of her family that sings and has cited Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Pink and The Cranberries as her musical influences. Parie originally started her music career as the lead singer of the five-piece band Losing Sight, who performed regularly at cafes, festivals and venues across Sydney.[1] From grade eight to ten, she attended Mount St Benedict College in Pennant Hills, New South Wales.[2] After finding it difficult to continue school in grade eleven due her time on The X Factor, Parie quit school to pursue her music career.[3]

2011: The X Factor Australia

Parie auditioned for the third season of The X Factor in 2011, singing Kelly Clarkson's "I Do Not Hook Up" in front of judges Ronan Keating, Guy Sebastian, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Mel B. Keating described Parie's stage presence as "incredible" while Mel B said, "I'm surprised a record company hasn't tried to snap you up already."[2] Sebastian commented, "you are complete, people in the record industry look for people like you."[2] Parie progressed through to the bootcamp stage where she was placed into the Under-25 Girls category, which was mentored by Mel B.[2] After bootcamp, she progressed through to the home visits stage where the Under-25 Girls travelled to Hollywood, California to perform in front of Mel B and guest judge Melanie Chisholm.[4] During the last day of home visits, Mel B selected Parie, along with Tyla Bertolli and Jacqui Newland, for the live finals—a series of ten weekly live shows in which contestants are progressively eliminated by public vote.[5]

In week seven of the live shows, she landed in the bottom two for the first time with Reece Mastin, following her rendition of David Guetta's "When Love Takes Over". Parie was eliminated after Keating, Sebastian and Bassingthwaighte chose to save Mastin. She was the last contestant from the Under-25 Girls category to be eliminated. Coling Vickery of the Herald Sun called her elimination "one of the biggest shocks" of the season.[6]

2012–present: 16 & Unstoppable and KYA

In January 2012, Parie and fellow X-Factor contestant Johnny Ruffo were supporting acts for Reece Mastin's first headlining Australian tour.[8] In March 2012, she posted a cover of Simple Plan's "Jet Lag" on her YouTube page.[citation needed] The cover's success prompted the band to invite her to tour with them for a few shows in Australia alongside We the Kings.[citation needed]

While on tour, Parie contributed featured vocals to "Jet Lag". Shortly after, in June 2012, it was announced that Parie had signed a record deal with Warner Music Australia.[9] Her debut single "16 & Unstoppable" was released digitally on 13 July 2012, which debuted and peaked at number 69 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[10][11] A five-track extended play also titled 16 & Unstoppable was released on 27 July 2012.[12] The EP's third track "Back to Life" was written by The Veronicas.[3] Parie performed "16 & Unstoppable" at Nickelodeon Australia's first Slimefest concert on 15 September 2012.[13]

In May 2014, Parie announced that she changed her artist name to KYA (pronounced Khai-a) in honour of her grandmother.[14] Her first single as KYA, "What I Live For", was released digitally on 2 May 2014, and peaked at number 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[15][16] On 13 May 2015, it was announced that Parie was voted the singer of the national anthem at the 2015 A-League Grand Final. Parie, who received 54 percent of the vote, was one of three singers the public could vote for.[17]

Discography

Christina Parie

Extended plays

Title Album details
16 & Unstoppable

Singles

Title Year Peak
chart position		 Album
AUS
[11]
"16 & Unstoppable"[10] 2012 69 16 & Unstoppable

Music videos

Title Year Director
"16 & Unstoppable" 2012 Sequoia[18]

KYA

Singles

Title Year Peak
chart position		 Album
AUS
[16]
"What I Live For"[15]
( with LDN Noise )		 2014 65 N/A

References

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