Kelsie Kimberlin is a singer-songwriter, was born on April 24, 1999, who has been involved with music her entire life, starting with children’s and church choirs and then recording her first song at age eight for Yoko Ono’s Peace Project, which won first prize and a $5000 award. She spent all of that money on music lessons and started recording her own music in the studio at age 12. Over the past several years, she has recorded more than 100 original songs.
Since June 2020, she has released a dozen songs on YouTube and worldwide music platforms, working with top producers on three continents, including a number of multi-Grammy winners and nominees, including Liam Nolan (Adele), Simon Gibson (Beatles, Paul McCartney), Michael Brauer (Coldplay, John Mayer), Greg Calbi (Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga), Joe Laporta (Shawn Mendez, Lizzo), Brent Kolatalo (Kendrick Lamar, Eminem), and Stuart Hawkes (Amy Winehouse). Kelsie has spent literally thousands of hours in the music studio over the past ten years, and currently spends at least two days per week recording new original material.
Her music has received worldwide radio play and was in the top 20 on the radio charts in Ukraine for three months prior to the war. She is Ukrainian-American and is very outspoken in her support of Ukraine. In August 2023, she traveled to Ukraine where she engaged in humanitarian work and filmed three music videos about the effects of the war on Ukrainians. The filming occurred under martial law with air raid sirens blaring and attack drones and missiles being shot down overhead.
She is the first artist to be granted permission to film in the locations of the worst atrocities in Bucha and Irpin. The first video, “Armageddon,” was released in September to rave reviews and has garnered close to a million views, plays, and streams. She received a commendation from the Armed Forces and a gift from an aide to President Zelensky for her support of Ukraine. Her second video, “Another Chance To Live Again” was released on October 16th and is already going viral.
One of Kelsie’s enduring qualities is her authenticity. “I am who I am, whether on a film set or hanging out with my family. So is my music. A perfectly retouched world doesn’t really exist. Sometimes I may be more lyrical and melodic, and sometimes I may speak loudly about my feelings and experiences. But the more openly I face the day, the easier it is to decide what to do to make my tomorrow better than my today.”
Kelsie travels extensively, loves all of her 15 animals, and fearlessly shares her views about social injustices. “If I see that I can influence something or someone by sharing relevant information with others, I will do it, whether in my music, online or in my daily life. The only way we can make things better is to speak up, get off the couch and do something positive.”
Famed music producer Vasyl Tkach has this to say about Kelsie: “Kelsie’s songs are deeply emotional in a serious way. Even when she sings about love there’s a strong implication in her lyrics that makes you listen to her music over and over again in an attempt to imbrace all this imagery.”
Music editors and critics note Kelsie‘s unique style of performance and emphasize her powerful and alluring vocals.
Kelsie is also working with Bogota producer Pedro Vengoechea on a number of songs, and in July, she flew to Colombia to film two music videos directed by award-winning film maker, Cristian Flores, which took her to the rainforest and into the village of an indigenous tribe. Kelsie is truly an international artist.