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KG Named August “Best Vocalist Of The Month” With Her Song “In Love”

By Dale Kawashima

KG, an impressive R&B/pop singer & writer based in Toronto, ON, Canada, has won the August SingerUniverse “Best Vocalist Of The Month” Competition, for her performance of her song “In Love.” This song is featured on her new six-song EP called The Art Of Love, which she is releasing independently this October.

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“In Love” is a soulful ballad which provides an excellent showcase for KG’s powerful vocal performance. In addition to her stirring lead vocals, KG adds multi-layered backing vocals to create a strong, overall vocal presentation. Notably, KG also produced this recording (utilizing her ProTools setup), and she played all the instruments (keyboard, guitar, programming) on this cut.

KG (whose full name is Kgomotso Tsatsi) is 21, and she was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was inspired early on by listening to Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson, and she started taking piano lessons when she was five. When KG was 13, she began writing songs with her keyboard, and at age 15, she taught herself to play guitar. Notably, when she was 16 (in 2003), KG entered the South African Idol competition, and she made the finals, finishing in the top six.

Following high school, KG traveled with her family abroad (including several months living in Argentina), before settling in Ontario, Canada. She then attended the University of Waterloo for two years, which is west of Toronto. And now, to further her music business education, she will be attending The Harris Institute in Toronto.

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Since moving to Canada, KG has entered and fared well in regional talent contests and performed at high-profile music events. She participated in the USA World Showcase, the Honey Jam showcase at the Mod Club in Toronto, and the Waterloo Idol contest. KG also won “The Beat” radio contest with her song “Buggin’,” and she has received a FACTOR recording grant from the Canadian government.

With her EP release The Art Of Love coming out in October, KG should continue to build upon her reputation as a promising vocalist and songwriter. ‘I’m excited about my new EP, and I’m looking forward to releasing a full album in 2009,” said KG. “I’m also performing shows in Toronto (solo and with a band), and I want to organize a tour throughout Canada.”

"Best Vocalist Of The Month" Winner

"In Love." Performed and written by KG, of Toronto, ON, Canada.

E-mail: info@musicbykg.com
Website: www.myspace.com/musicbykg, www.musicbykg.com

More Best Vocalists Of The Month

In addition, here are four, talented vocalists/artists who complete our Top Five Vocalists honorees list for this month's competition, with their credits, plus their e-mail and website links. You can listen to their songs by double-clicking the music players below.

Sabrina

"Mirror, Mirror." (pop/soul). Written and performed by Sabrina of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

E-mail: sabrina1@three.com.au
Website: www.myspace.com/musicsabrina

Kashy Keegan

"Make It Real." (pop/AC). Performed and written by Kashy Keegan of Worthing, England.

E-mail: music@kashy.co.uk
Website: www.myspace.com/kashykeegan

Megan Boyer

"Empty Bed Blues." (blues). Performed by Megan Boyer of the Megan Boyer Band, Columbia, Missouri. Written by James C. Johnson (originally performed by Bessie Smith).

E-mail: music@meganboyerband.com
Websites: www.meganboyerband.com, www.sonicbids.com/meganboyerband

Sara Diamond

"At Last." (AC). Performed by Sara Diamond (13-years-old) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Written by M.Gordon/H.Warren.

E-mail: wendy@kidzup.com
Websites: www.myspace.com/saradiamondmusic

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