KIA
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About KIA
There are 2 acts who perform under the name Kia:
1) Kia Thornton was a member of R&B/Soul girlgroup Divine. The group formed in 1996 and are best known for their 1998 #1 hit single "Lately". The members were teenagers when they were recruited by Pendulum Records owner Ruben Rodriguez to form Divine who were ultimately released on his label Red Ant Entertainment. Divine also made a cover version of the George Michael song "One More Try". The group disbanded in 2000.
Kia later auditioned for the sixth season of American Idol, where she was eliminated during the Hollywood rounds. She always released an independent selftitled 6 track EP, which is available on CDbaby.
2) kia, Kia-Maria Vihreäkoski, is a voice of new generation. Her songs stops the world with little words and big emotions.
In January 2025 she released Bändipaita, a song that rocketed straight into #5 on Spotify's Finnish Top 50 list. The song was also played widely in radios around the country.
In 2025 she released singles Kauhuleffa, Paha mieli, Miks sä teet näin and Joku toinen. She performed in Ruisrock and was an opening act for KUUMAA in Helsinki on August 2025. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
1) Kia Thornton was a member of R&B/Soul girlgroup Divine. The group formed in 1996 and are best known for their 1998 #1 hit single "Lately". The members were teenagers when they were recruited by Pendulum Records owner Ruben Rodriguez to form Divine who were ultimately released on his label Red Ant Entertainment. Divine also made a cover version of the George Michael song "One More Try". The group disbanded in 2000.
Kia later auditioned for the sixth season of American Idol, where she was eliminated during the Hollywood rounds. She always released an independent selftitled 6 track EP, which is available on CDbaby.
2) kia, Kia-Maria Vihreäkoski, is a voice of new generation. Her songs stops the world with little words and big emotions.
In January 2025 she released Bändipaita, a song that rocketed straight into #5 on Spotify's Finnish Top 50 list. The song was also played widely in radios around the country.
In 2025 she released singles Kauhuleffa, Paha mieli, Miks sä teet näin and Joku toinen. She performed in Ruisrock and was an opening act for KUUMAA in Helsinki on August 2025. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.