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“Everyone has some way to vent, mine is music”
“If you could see me now…”
“Big-city things can come from small-town people”
Kaya’s story:
Kaya
Brown was born and raised in Norfolk but always dreamed of making it big.
Coming from a small town made it difficult for her to think she could be big in
the city but that didn’t stop her. She had trouble getting it off the ground at
the beginning, but once she did she was something worth waiting for.
She was born in Gorleston in Norfolk, an
average town with average people. Good community and from an average family.
Her family weren’t really well off but they weren’t poor either. Marnie Brown
(Mother) says “Kaya always loved singing, ever since she was very little. We’d
find her singing while she played, singing in the garden, singing in the bath,
and even singing herself to sleep. Just the simplest little tunes would be
echoing in our house, but it was only when we really listened that we knew it
was something special”.
She moved onto high school which was a
tough crowd but she knew what to expect. Her friends noticed the extraordinary
voice she possessed, and encouraged her to make something of it. Kaya listened
and wanted to be a singer, more than anything. However there were some people
who thought otherwise and were constantly putting her down. She says “There was
always going to be the odd group of people who try to ruin what you’re working
for. I was expecting it, and knew to ignore it, but it doesn’t mean that it
hurts any less”. Despite the comments she would still pursue her dream.
Kaya later attended East Norfolk Sixth
Form College in Gorleston. She says “After College I would love to just get out
of this town. It’s been good to me, but I can’t stay here forever. I’d love to
see new places”. At College, she studied Theatre and Performance Studies, Media
Studies and Art and Design.
She did High School performances and
participated in a school trip which involved her singing a solo piece at a
band-stand in Paris. She also did College performances. She sang in the
corridors and outside and eventually got gigs at local pubs. Her name got
passed around and things seemed to be going the right way for her.
Kaya Brown finished College and decided
her dream was more important than university and higher education, so she left
to go to London. There she found some new friends with the same dream. Florrie
Davey was one of her new friends and said “Moving to London was the best
decision I had made in a while”.
Kaya first made her debut while auditioning
for a BBC music performance and was spotted by a producer for Shooting Stars
record label. The performances grew bigger, moved to bigger venues, and a star
being born.
Kaya is now one of the newest young
singers out there today, and is a perfect example of what you can do if you try
hard enough for it.
GIG DATES
UEA Norwich – 24/4/2013
Leeds Cockpit – 15/5/2013
Sheffield Corporation – 23/6/2013
Apollo London – 10/7/2013
Or Twitter - @KayaBrown
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