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Kylee Saunders
Saunders at Japan Expo Paris in 2013
Background information
Also known as	Kylee
Born	(1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 30) Chandler, Arizona, United States
Origin	Portland, Oregon, United States
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2008–2015 (on hiatus)
Labels	DefStar Records RX-Records UK Project Inc.
Website	www.kylee.jp

Kylee Saunders (born 25 May 1994), sometimes known mononymously as Kylee, is an American singer who is signed with Sony Music Japan's DefStar Records label.

Early life and career

Kylee Saunders was born in Chandler, Arizona, to a Japanese mother and British American father. Her father inspired her to become a singer. She has a younger sister and a younger brother. When she was eleven years old, she passed an audition to perform the national anthem at the opening of an NBA game, earning a standing ovation. This performance earned her the interest of music producers, and she was signed onto the independent label RX-Records. Saunders attended Stoller Middle School in Portland, Oregon, until 2007, when she returned to Arizona. She then attended Hamilton High School and in 2016 graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree.

On October 17, 2008, her first single, "Vacancy", was released by RX-Records in the United States as a digital single. "Vacancy" was featured as the ending theme to the Sony Computer Entertainment anime series Xam'd: Lost Memories. On March 24, 2010, Saunders released her first major-label single under Sony Music Japan's label DefStar Records, titled "Kimi ga Iru Kara" (キミがいるから, "Because You Are Here"), which was featured as the theme song to the 2010 film Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, a Japan-America co-production in which she also gave a cameo performance. Her second major-label single, "Missing/It's You", was slated for release on July 7, 2010, with "Missing" being the second opening theme song to the Bones and Stan Lee anime Heroman. She also performed as one of the opening acts for the 2010 Summer Sonic Festival, playing on the Urban/Dance Stage. This was followed by her single "Everlasting", which was used as the theme song for the second episode of the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn OVA series. Saunders appeared on NBC's Today in the United States on May 13, 2011, where she was interviewed by Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford, before she performed her fourth major single "Never Give Up". Kylee performed at Otakon 2011 on July 31, 2011, in Baltimore, Maryland, her US concert debut. Her fifth major single, "Crazy for You", was released on October 5, 2011; the song was used in Japanese online clothing retailer Nissen's 2011 fall collection television commercial. Saunders released her debut album, 17, on November 23, 2011. She also did a duet with Sam Tsui in May 2013. She was married August 2017.

Discography

The RX-Records era (2008–2009)

Single

EP

The DefStar Records era (2009–)

Singles

Digital singles

EPs

Studio albums

Album appearances

Live performances

Covers on YouTube

Kylee started a covers project on YouTube.

Management

Kylee is managed in the US and Japan by Antinos Management America.

References

1. ^ 14歳美少女歌姫カイリー、デビュー前から"メジャー級" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2008-12-04. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
2. 2004 Portland Trail Blazers game. "Kylee at age 11 National Anthem NBA". YouTube. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
3. "Budding star sits in Hamilton High classroom". Retrieved 2011-08-20.
4. Lee, Soo Ji (5 December 2012). "The Fresh Set: Kylee Saunders, Japanese pop star". The Stanford Daily. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
5. ^ "Vacancy – Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
6. 堀北、松ケン、手越ら出演の映画主題歌を女子高生シンガーが担当！ スクリーンデビューも. Hot Express (in Japanese). Livedoor. 2010-01-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
7. 15歳の米在住女子高生シンガーが、映画『誰かが私にキスをした』主題歌＆出演で異例のＷデビュー！. Oricon (in Japanese). DeView. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
8. "ナタリー – サマソニ第16弾でROCK'A'TRENCH、Droogら国内勢6組". July 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
9. ^ "J!-ENT's Dennis A. Amith interviews Kylee (August 2011 J!-ENT Interview)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-08-25.
10. "Kylee / NEVER GIVE UP! (アーティスト特集) 歌詞検索サービス♪歌詞ＧＥＴ". Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
11. ^ "Kylee to Perform at Otakon 2011". Retrieved 2011-08-09.
12. Kurt Hugo Schneider (2013-05-15), "Just Give Me A Reason" - Pink ft Nate Ruess (Sam Tsui & Kylee Cover), archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2017-02-22
13. "@kylee" on Twitter
14. "Everlasting – EP". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
15. "アメリカ在住女子高生シンガー、Kylee初のJAPAN TOUR大盛況でフィナーレ「また必ず帰ってくるから」". Barks (in Japanese). 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
16. "New Song Project". J-MELO. NHK. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
17. "Kylee 2週間で100万再生のコラボカバー動画が話題に". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
18. "Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Kylee) – Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
19. "Crazy for You – Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
20. "Crazy for You – Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
21. "Wrecking Ball (feat. Kylee) – Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
22. "アニメ『亡念のザムド』のED曲を歌うKyleeが番組とのコラボEPをリリース". CDJournal (in Japanese). 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
23. "Kylee meets 亡念のザムド". Sony Music Online Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-05-03.
24. "Kylee 17". Sony Music Online Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-05-03.
25. "Kylee 17(初回生産限定盤)". Sony Music Online Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-05-03.
26. "Rising pop star in Japan makes U.S. debut at Yoshi's in Oakland". abc7news. ABC. 2013-06-22. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
27. ""メガネYUI"がリラックス「CHE.R.RY」ボサノバ風PV公開". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-02-19.
28. 聴けば女子力アップ！コンピ「女子力を磨く歌」にカエラら. Natalie (in Japanese). 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
29. "IVORY7 CHORD、新作『Synesthesia』より「ONE」のミュージック・ビデオを公開". Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
30. "Kylee LINEUP SUMMER SONIC 09". The Official Website for SUMMER SONIC 09 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-04-28.
31. "サマソニ史上最年少、Kyleeのライヴに5000人". Barks (in Japanese). 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
32. "Kylee LINEUP SUMMER SONIC 2010". The Official Website for SUMMER SONIC 2010 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-04-28.
33. "Kyleeがガールズアワードで圧巻の歌唱力を披露！". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
34. "Kylee(カイリー)が7万人の前で生歌をパフォーマンス!!!". Music Lounge (in Japanese). 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
35. "Lagoon Stage 8/11 土 ライブ速報 2日目". MTV Japan (in Japanese). 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
36. "Kylee Saunders (Kylee) – Interview Japan Expo 2013". Total Manga (in French). 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
37. "KYLEE Live at J-POP Summit Festival & Exclusive Interview". GeekExchange.com. 2013-08-06. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
38. Kylee Channel Intro Video. YouTube. 2013-05-11. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2014-01-26.

External links

• Official website by DefStar Records
• Official website by RX-Records

• 1994 births
• Living people
• American expatriates in Japan
• American musicians of Japanese descent
• American people of British descent
• Defstar Records artists
• Japanese women singers
• Japanese people of British descent
• Singers from Arizona
• 21st-century American singers
• 21st-century Japanese singers
• 21st-century American women singers
• Stanford University alumni
• Hamilton High School (Chandler, Arizona) alumni