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Ketsia
Ketsia in 2009
Ketsia in 2009
Background information
Born
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresPop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2010s–present
LabelK-Train Entertainment

Ketsia is a Haitian-Canadian singer and songwriter, born in Montreal, Quebec.[1][2][3] An indie artist, she sings in French and English, and is a co-founder of the Canadian record label K-Train Entertainment.[3][4]

Career

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Ketsia has three songs that charted on Billboard, spending a total of 15 weeks on the charts.[5] "Possible" was the first song to hit the charts in June 2010, then came "Just Let Me Go" in March 2011, and the last song to appear on a chart was "Running on Empty" in June 2011.[5][6][7][8] "Possible" charted for four weeks and peaked at No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 9 on Billboard's "Emerging Canadian Artists" chart.[9] "Just Let Me Go" charted for seven weeks and peaked at No. 49 on the Hot 100 chart and No. 4 on the "Emerging Canadian Artists" chart.[10] "Running on Empty" peaked at No. 45 on the Hot 100 chart, No. 4 on the "Emerging Canadian Artists" chart, and No. 18 on Billboard's "Hot Digital Songs" chart (June 2011).[11] Ketsia was on the centerfold of ME Magazine's summer 2010 issue as part of its "Rising Star" series.[1] Using sales data from Nielsen SoundScan,[12] the Quebec Government ranked Ketsia as having the 15th most sold Québécois digital track in 2010, for her song "Possible".[12]

References

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  1. 1 2 "ME Spring/Summer 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ "CBC Radio 3". CBC News. Archived from the original on March 1, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "official website". Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ "K-train Entertainment official website". Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Ketsia – Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. September 4, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. April 9, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. June 11, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Ketsia – Possible – Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Ketsia – Just Let Me Go – Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Ketsia – Running On Empty – Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  12. 1 2 "List of most sold Québécois digital tracks, Québec, 2010". Stat.gouv.qc.ca. June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
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