Here at heatworld, we love catching fresh new talent before they get all massive and mainstream. So you can imagine how our little ears pricked up when we were invited to meet the sixteen-year-old Nashville native on Little Mix's LM5 tour.
Yep - Keelie recently joined Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock on their European leg to introduce fans to her unique brand of edgy urban pop; and we just had to go along to see what all the fuss was about.
A bit of background as to how great this girl is, by the way: her first ever performance was at Wembley Arena (casual) and her team includes Justin Bieber's choreographer and actual Beyoncé's vocal coach.
That's the level we're talking here. Proper top-tier stuff.
We caught up with Keelie ahead of the release of her brand new single 'Focus' to get to know her a little better and oh, we got all the goss.
Asked how she's describe her sound to an alien landing on planet Earth (we like to ask the serious stuff, y'know?), Keelie said: "Attitude, sassy, edgy, pop, empowering and inspiring."
Couldn't agree more, hun. It only takes a listen to Focus, Not You and This Is What It's Like to know just how eclectic Keelie's catalogue really is.
So what's next for our new fave, then?
"I've definitely got a new album coming," Keelie assured us. "I want the vibe of the album to be very real; real scenarios. I want to start writing. I want to write about real things that people can go off of and use in their own lives.
"I want to help them, in ways. Music can help with anything."
We are HERE for this. We're gonna need this album in our earholes ASAP.
WATCH our full chat with Keelie below:
Love the sound of Keelie? You're going to want to follow her on Twitter and Instagram, then. Oh, and subscribe to her YouTube while you're at it.
HUGE NEW POPSTAR COMING THROUGH.
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