Kim Richardson
Kim Richardson | |
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 Kim Richardson, March 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 22 December 1965[citation needed] |
| Origin | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, blues, dance-pop, musical theatre |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Website | www |
Kim Richardson (born 22 December 1965) is a Canadian singer and actress,[1] who won two Juno Awards as a solo recording artist in the 1980s.
In 2017, she participated in over 150 shows, mostly in the province of Quebec.
Early life and education
[edit]Richardson was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario,[2] the daughter of singer and actress Jackie Richardson,[1] the niece of blues and jazz singer Betty Richardson and the cousin of Polka Dot Door host Gairey Richardson.[2]
Career
[edit]Richardson began performing professionally in the early 1980s, both as a solo blues, jazz and R&B vocalist and with the family musical group The Richardsons.[3]
Her first recording, the dance-pop single "He's My Lover", was released in 1985, and she won the award for Most Promising Female Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1986.[4] Her second single, "Peek-a-Boo" was released the following year and won the award for Best R&B/Soul Recording at the Juno Awards of 1987.[5] The song was also named best single, and Richardson best female artist, at the 1987 Black Music Awards of Canada.[6]
Her third single, "I Want It", followed in 1987.[7] In the same year she participated in the recording of a Christmas charity single, "A Christmas Wish", with a lineup of Toronto-area performers that also included Billy Newton-Davis, Erroll Starr, Frozen Ghost, Prairie Oyster, Messenjah, The Pursuit of Happiness, Salome Bey, Zappacosta, Arlene Duncan and Lorraine Scott.[8]
She subsequently moved to Montreal, Quebec,[9] performing with the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir[10] and Jim Hillman and the Merlin Factor.[11][12] The latter band won a Juno Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album at the Juno Awards of 1995.[13]
She continued to perform in Montreal as a jazz singer, as a performer in musical theatre productions, in continued collaborations with her mother and as a backing vocalist for other musicians. Her first full-length album, Kaleidoscope, was released in 2006,[9] and her second, Mes amours, followed in 2011.[14] She also participated in the recording of the soundtrack to the 2011 film Funkytown.[15]
In recent years, she has also been a frequent collaborator with singer-songwriter Jonathan Roy.[16]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "My Montreal: Soul Singer Kim Richardson". Montreal Gazette. 26 February 2014.
- 1 2 "Singer looks to bright career". Toronto Star. 2 June 1987.
- ↑ "Glad tidings of great jazz in New Year". Toronto Star. 18 December 1986.
- ↑ "Glass Tiger, David Foster snare Juno honors". Windsor Star. 11 November 1986.
- ↑ "K.D. Lang dethrones Anne Murray in Junos; Adams collects 2 top awards". Ottawa Citizen. 3 November 1987.
- ↑ "Black singers win awards". Vancouver Sun. 16 May 1987.
- ↑ "Budding rock star doesn't see stretch-limos on her horizon". Toronto Star. 6 June 1987.
- ↑ "Musicians rally to record Christmas song". Toronto Star. 10 November 1987.
- 1 2 "Mother and daughter blues reunion". Toronto Star. 25 November 2006.
- ↑ "Local stars come out for dynamite benefit". Montreal Gazette. 7 December 1991.
- ↑ "Lots of Canadian musicians to spread Christmas cheer". Toronto Star. 11 December 1993.
- ↑ Berry, David; Tucker, Rebecca (14 March 2015). "You oughta Juno: What happened to those artists voted most likely to succeed? Part 2 — 1986 – 1999". National Post.
- ↑ "He has drum, and will travel; Jim Hillman has landed in T.O. with his unique sextet". Toronto Star. 8 April 1999.
- ↑ "Kim Richardson: soliste et choriste, même combat". Le Soleil (in French). 12 August 2011.
- ↑ "Deux ans de négociations". canoe.ca. 17 January 2011.[dead link]
- ↑ Nolin, Stéphanie (13 April 2023), "Tournage idyllique pour Jonathan Roy et Kim Richardson", Showbizz (in French)
External links
[edit]| International | |
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| Artists | |
- 1965 births
- 20th-century Black Canadian women singers
- 20th-century Canadian women singers
- 21st-century Black Canadian women singers
- 21st-century Canadian women singers
- Actresses from Montreal
- Actresses from Toronto
- Black Canadian actresses
- Canadian blues singers
- Canadian contemporary R&B singers
- Canadian dance musicians
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian gospel singers
- Canadian jazz singers
- Canadian musical theatre actresses
- Canadian women jazz singers
- Living people
- Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year winners
- Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year winners
- Musicians from the Regional Municipality of York
- Singers from Ontario
- People from Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Singers from Montreal
- Singers from Toronto