Who is Apollo Night LA ‘Artist of the Week’ Kiva Richardson
Apollo Night LA (@ApolloNightLA) “Artist of the Week” Kiva (@KivaDahDiva) was born August 9, 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia. Her grandmother Barbara helped raise her in Atlanta while her mother attended college in Knoxville, TN. Kiva later located to Memphis, Tn with her mother when she was just 2 years old. She started to have a love for music when was 3. Her aunt would say she’d dance to Sade’s music with a full pamper. At age 8 Kiva began singing gospel music. She would sing Yolanda Adams and Cece Winans. Her musical influences include Sade, Aaliyah, Beyoncé, Tamia, Toni Braxton, KeKe Wyatt, and Whitney Houston. Kiva shares the same birthday as the late legendary Whitney Houston. She’s been blessed with several big opportunities singing to Larry Dodson of The Bar-Kays over the phone when she was 14 was one of them. In 2011 she competed in an online reality show competition called “OnTheSpot”. It was legendary music manager Johnny Wright’s competition to form the next world supergroup. She made the show’s top 20 and also sang to celebrity vocal coach Doc Holliday. He was very impressed with her vocals. The following year 2012 she released her first single, “make believe”. Kiva also had the opportunity to work with grammy nominated singer Toni Braxton’s brother Michael Braxton Jr. She is currently a independent artist with her upcoming single titled “I’m Gone” scheduled to be released July 15, 2016
About the Author
Dr. Jerry Doby Editor-in-Chief of The Hype Magazine, Media and SEO Consultant, Journalist, Ph.D. and retired combat vet. 2023 recipient of The President's Lifetime Achievement Award. Partner at THM Media Group. Member of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, the United States Press Agency and ForbesBLK.
Related Posts
Cat Serrano Talks Her Musical Passion and Her Family’s Influence on Her Journey →
Exclusive #LiveSession with CMG Artist Lil Poppa →
SXSW Announces Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert as Keynotes, Unveils Additional Featured Speakers →
