Irish alt-pop artist KEHLI releases her break-up anthem single "Dead Body"

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“‘One Last Kiss’ wouldn't feel hugely out of place on Mabel's Ivy to Roses mixtape, Dua Lipa's self-titled album or Mahalia's Seasons EP - the dancehall feel makes it a fitting soundtrack for the summer months.” - OFFICIAL CHARTS

"progressive pop hit" (Ur So Cool) - WONDERLAND

"Dublin-based pop artist KEHLI is back with her touching new song “Not OK”, the latest in a long line of singles that has seen her status grow to become one of the country’s leading pop prospects." - THE LINE OF BEST FIT

“Irish pop star on the rise, KEHLI” - EUPHORIA

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After returning in March this year with her infectious single ‘Lose U Now’, which has since been supported by Spotify’s TikTok New Hits and Viral TikTok 2023 playlists, Irish pop starlet KEHLI is back once again to offer up her energetic new delight ‘Dead Body’.

Co-written alongside Oli Fox and Aiden Halliday and produced by Oli Fox, ‘Dead Body’ sees KEHLI return in fresh and jubilant fashion. With its raw and driven guitar aesthetic creating a fun and fist-pumping pace for her euphoric voice to elegantly ride across, she is continuing her vibrant ascent with one of her most anthemic cuts to date here.

Adding about ‘Dead Body’, she said, "Dead Body is an anthem I would love to hear people in a crowd scream back to me! It’s crazy to think, some people have also been through the same thing I went through – a super toxic relationship! So this one is for them, it’s a ‘release anthem’ if you like! A moment to realise your self-worth and how much you don’t deserve to be treated badly by anyone for the sake of love. This song closed a very long overdue chapter for me which really, never should have started in the first place (!) but what I’ve taken from that experience, is now knowing what I DON’T want in a relationship and I’m spelling it out! Lol. This song is about KNOWING YOUR WORTH!!!"

Hailing from Dublin, 21-year old KEHLI is a vocalist and performer with a soulful, passionate and unique interpretation of contemporary pop music. She’s drawn comparisons to the likes of Mabel, Raye, Dua Lipa and Anne-Marie.

Her music journey began at the tender age of five when she started stage school. There she studied music and dance including contemporary dance, hip-hop and ballet eventually competing at world championship level. Her evolving passion for music encouraged a 14year old KEHLI to try her hands at a couple of TV music shows (X-Factor, The Voice etc) which gave her invaluable experience and gained her a small cult online following.

Soon after, a rehearsal clip of KEHLI singing Jorja Smith’s ‘Let Me Down’ made its way on to Instagram, gaining her a small viral moment. This led to the introduction of London-based producer/songwriter MSRD who helped KEHLI hone her sound along with key collaborators such as Cameron Gower Poole (Glowie, Raye) Raheem Bale, Kali Clare and others.

Since her debut release, KEHLI has gone on to achieve many early career milestones. Her TV debut last year was on the Late Late show with Ryan Turbidy following a year where she amassed over 13 million national radio impressions in Ireland with support from the likes of RTE 2 FM, 98 FM, Spin1038, iRadio, BBC R1 and Kiss FM. She was also noted to be the only female singer in the Irish Top 20 charts at the time. Other career highlights include reaching top #5 position in three key UK club charts including Commercial Pop Charts(#4), Upfront Club Charts(#3) and Urban Charts (#3) on her debut release (One Last Kiss) as reported by Music Week.

The Official Charts UK named her ‘One To Watch’ and she has also received support from industry tastemakers like Record of the Day, The Line of Best Fit, EARMILK, CLASH, Wonderland, Nialler 9, Irish Times and many others as well as DSP support from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Filtr with editorial playlisting. New Music Friday, New Pop UK, Pop remix are some of her Spotify playlist achievements with over 1.1Million cumulative streams across Spotify alone.

Her release ‘Summer Lovin’ was a hit on the Irish airwaves and a DSP favourite landing New Music Friday and 14 other Spotify editorial playlists on release day as well as charting #15 on the TikTok Music Charts on release week. The project has since gone on to garner significant major label interest in the UK and US.

KEHLI is currently putting finishing touches on her debut EP, 2023 is on track to be an exciting one for this young Irish talent and her music.

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lorraine longApril 13, 2023