Kiana Ledé

Brown has performed the song on The Today Show and at the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

She also performed "Do The Mermaid" from Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2.

Kiana Ledé Brown (born April 3, 1997) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and actress.

In 2011, Ledé's mother discovered Kidz Bop, a website for kids to upload and share videos of themselves performing.

She uploaded a video of Ledé performing an original number on the piano which was selected as a finalist.

After performing Adele's "Someone Like You" to earn her a place in the Top 4, Ledé won the 2011 KIDZ Star USA Grand Prize out of 45,000 submissions, the largest national talent competition for kids ages 15 and under.

At a school assembly, Ledé was told that she won the national talent search by American Idol winner Kris Allen.

The prize included a RCA Records recording contract and a starring role in the Kidz Bop 21 music video and commercial.

Allen said after seeing her live, "she went from 'She's good' to 'She is no doubt gonna win this thing.'"

Ledé said she had the opportunity to listen to and select from her top three song choices.

After considering and listening to the songs, she said she chose her first single "Hey Chica" because of the upbeat tempo.

As a recording artist, Brown first began her musical career in 2012 and signed with Republic Records to release her third extended play (EP), Selfless (2018).

It spawned the single "Ex", which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The song was released June 19, 2012.

In 2012, Ledé was named cover girl for Miss Moxie's Holiday 2012 issue.

The site praised "Hey Chica" for promoting a "clear message of self-empowerment and encourages young women to feel beautiful in their own skin".

At the age of 16, Ledé moved to North Hollywood.

She worked at a gymnastics center and a jazz club due to her receiving no advance from RCA Records.

As artists do, she wanted more creative control of her music, so she showed the label what she was working on.

They did not see potential in her work, and dropped her a month later.

She was later motivated by Grammy award-winning production duo Rice N' Peas to perform cover songs.

The series was dubbed "Soulfood Sessions" and helped her gain a following.

Born in Phoenix, Arizona and based in Los Angeles, she first starred as Zoe Vaughn on the second season of MTV's horror series Scream (2015–2019).

She also starred as Veronica Washington on Netflix's original series All About the Washingtons.

In 2016, Ledé was cast in the series regular role as Zoe Vaughn on the second season of MTV's Scream.

In 2018, she also accepted a lead role alongside Joseph Simmons of Run-DMC in the Netflix original series All About The Washingtons.

The series was cancelled after only one season.

Following her departure from RCA Records, Ledé signed with Republic Records after her rendition of Drake's "Hotline Bling" helped gain their attention.

She would later release her debut EP Selfless in July 2018.

The EP includes her breakout single "Ex", which became her first entry to the Billboard charts, peaking at number 9 on the US R&B Songs charts.

She and Lucky Daye also opened up for the Ella Mai The Debut Tour at Brooklyn Steel in New York on March 12, 2019.

Her debut studio album, Kiki (2020) peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200.

Kiana Ledé Brown was born on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona.

Her father is of African American and Indigenous American descent, while her mother is a white Hispanic of Mexican-American descent.

As an infant, Ledé began to sing the alphabet immediately after learning it and began performing at the age of 3 upon receiving her first karaoke machine.

As a child, Ledé began to regularly perform in school plays and beauty pageants while taking voice lessons and piano study.

She would regularly get kicked out of class for singing, prompting her mother to enroll her in a performing arts school so she could put her talent to good use.

She attended Mountain Pointe High School.

It has earned platinum status from the RIAA as of June 2020.

To promote Selfess, she served as opening act with Ro James on Jessie J's R.O.S.E. Tour.