Kali Uchis

Background

Kali Uchis, born Karly-Marina Loiza, is an American songbird whose talents and personality have set her apart in the music industry. Uchis was born on July 17, 1994. Her birthplace is Alexandria, Virginia, and she attended T.C. Williams High School. She is of Colombian and English descent. She is also a Cancer by design. She was a rebel and often skipped classes to work on her music cover art. Her attitude got her kicked out by her parents and living in her car for a while.

Uchis graduated high school and released her debut mixtape in August 2012. The mixtape was defined as genre-defying. She collaborated with Snoop Dogg for a song on his mixtape “That’s My Work 3” in 2014 and released her debut E.P., “Por Vida,” in February 2015. This E.P. featured acts like Diplo, Kaytranada, Tyler, the Creator, and BadBadNotGood. By October, Uchis embarked on her first tour through the U.S. and Canada. By April 2018, she released her debut studio album, “Isolation.” She was only getting started. For her collaboration with Daniel Caesar, Uchis got nominated for a Grammy Award for their song, ‘Get You,’ in the Best R&B Performance category in the same year. The songstress went on to collaborate with multiple artists including Mac Miller, for the single, ‘Time,’ which was released posthumously. She released ‘Aqui Yo Mando’ with Rico Nasty, which got previewed on HBO’s “Insecure’ in 2020. Her second studio album came out the same year.

As a talented Colombian musician, Uchis featuring on Kaytranada’s ‘10%’ won her a Grammy for ‘Best Dance Recording in 2021.’ Her second album, “Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios),” reached number 52 on the Billboard 200. Uchis has had a lot of success in the music industry. As a famous singer and songwriter, she shares her life with her friends and family. She has never been married and does not have kids, however, Uchis is in a relationship with rapper and singer Don Toliver.