Kim Richardson (born December 22, 1965) is a Canadian singer and actress,[1] who won two Juno Awards as a solo recording artist in the 1980s.
Kim Richardson | |
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 Kim Richardson, March 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 22, 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 |
She is still very active today, being part of over 150 shows, mostly in province of Quebec, in 2017.
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
- ^ a b "My Montreal: Soul Singer Kim Richardson". Montreal Gazette. 26 February 2014.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Nolin, Stéphanie (13 April 2023), "Tournage idyllique pour Jonathan Roy et Kim Richardson", Showbizz (in French)