Kaci

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This article is about Kaci, the singer. For the Norwegian politician and business professional, see Kaci Kullmann Five. For the pop/R&B singer, see Kaci Brown.

Kaci Lyn Battaglia (born October 3, 1987, Clearwater, Florida) also known as Kaci (pronounced KAY-see; IPA: /ˈkeɪsi/), is a singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and professional kickboxing instructor.

Life

Early life

She was born and raised in Clearwater, Florida, part of the Tampa Bay region. She is of Italian-American and Spanish-American ancestry. Kaci's mother Donna remarried after a previous divorce to Kaci's step father Chuck Stanmore. Unfortunately the two split up in 2005. Battaglia began singing when she was three years old and soon began attending various performance camps around Florida. She is an only child.

Career & Personal Life

At age 11, Kaci independently released "A Thousand Stars," an album that was produced by her mother, Donna. A portion of the proceeds from "A Thousand Stars," went to help a housing project for the less fortunate. Kaci began looking for a recording contract when she was eleven years old, due to the success of her independent album. She caught the eye of of legendary record producer Joel Diamond after Kaci's mom called and asked Diamond to audition her daughter. Joel knew immediately even at 11 years old, Kaci was something special and put up his own money to record her. After being turned down by literally over 20 record labels with his recording (which he also co-wrote called "Paradise") it was Mike Curb who called Joel literally months after receiving the recording him and told Joel that he thought "Paradise" was a smash and wanted to sign Kaci to Curb Records. Her debut single "Paradise" was released in 2001 and not only hit #1 in England for a consecutive 12 weeks but also sold 2 million units. Her debut album, "I'm Not Anybody's Girl" was released later in 2002. She released the same album in the UK under the name of "Paradise," the year before. Kaci's second single was a cover of David Cassidy's, "[[I Think I Love You]," which by coincidence was also produced by Joel Diamond, who actually launched Katie Cassidy's entire career.. It was released around the same time of his own daughter, Katie Cassidy's cover of the same song. In 2003, Kaci teamed up with a Japanese photographer and released a photo book entitled, "Kaci: I'm A Singer." This photo book was filled with pictures of Kaci while in her hometown in Florida. The book was released exclusively in Japan, along with a re-release of her album, "Paradise," that included a bonus DVD with her music videos and clips from the making of the photo book. In 2005, Kaci recorded a song for the movie, "The Perfect Man" called "I Will Learn To Love Again." In 2007, Kaci released, "I Can't Help Myself," a track that was released to dance radio stations. In 2009 Kaci signed on with a major management agency called Big Management Ltd, and altered her artist name by adding her last name to her work, instead of only using her first name. Kaci is currently recording her next album, slated for a 2009 release with the first single being "Crazy Possessive" hitting the airwaves, has become a huge hit on Sirius XM Radio, beating both Black Eyed Peas and Eminem. The single "Crazy Possessive" was released via iTunes and Amazon.com on May 26, 2009. Kaci's relationship status is currently unknown. Also just as a note, "Paradise" which was co-written by Joel Diamond was also originally produced by Joel for actress Phoebe Cates and hit #1 in Italy and became an Italian "standard" over there.

Discography

Albums

• 1998: "A Thousand Stars"
• 2001: "Paradise"(U.K. Promo Edition) June 12, 2001
• 2001: "Paradise"(Japan edition With Bonus DVD)
• 2002: "I'm Not Anybody's Girl"(U.S. Edition) July 16, 2002
• 2009: Untitled Sophomore Album (BIG Management Ltd & Curb Records)

Singles

• 2001: "Paradise" June 12, 2001
• 2001: "Paradise" UK #11
• 2001: "Tu Amor Part 1" July 13, 2001 UK #24
• 2001: "Tu Amor Part 2" July 13, 2001
• 2002: "Intervention Divine"
• 2002: "I Think I Love You" March 5, 2002 UK #10
• 2003: "I'm Not Anybody's Girl" July 28, 2003 UK #55
• 2005: "I Will Learn To Love Again" August 29, 2005
• 2007: "I Can't Help Myself"
• 2009: "Crazy Possessive" May 26, 2009 (iTunes & Amazon.com Release)Digital Dog & Cahill remixes

Touring

• Opener for various artists including, O-Town.
• WFLZ 93.3's The Big One: August 25, 2001; St. Pete Times Forum (formerly the Ice Palace Arena) in Tampa, Florida. (radio show)
• ESPN's Super Bowl Halftime Show: January 2002; Video for her single, "Paradise" was played.
• Pepsi's Your Taste, Your Style, Your Night of Shopping 2002: August 2002; Mall Tour
• Capital One Bowl Halftime Show: January 1, 2003, Orlando, Florida
• 93Q & Coors Light Balloon Fest: June 14, 2003 in Syracuse (Jamesville), New York
• Gay Pride Pink Saturday Concert: June 27, 2009 in San Francisco, California

Filmography

External links

• Kaci on MySpace
• Kaci Battaglia on MySpace
• Kaci at the Internet Movie Database
• Big Management Ltd

References

iPartyRadio.com|http://www.ipartyradio.com

Energy927FM|http://energy927fm.com/pages/4639249.php

Curve Magazine|http://www.curvemag.com/Curve-Magazine/Web-Articles-2008/Kaci-Battaglia-is-Breaking-Out/

ArjanWrites.com|http://www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2009/06/listen-to-kaci-battaglia-crazy-possesive-digital-dog-remix.html

StarShine Magazine|http://starshinemag.com/2009/07/kaci-battaglia-is-back-and-in-your-face/

NewMusicReviews|http://newmusicreviews.net/kaci-battaglia-crazy-progressive-new-single-review/

DirtyRemixes|http://www.dirrtyremixes.com/2009/06/16/remixes-kaci-battaglia-crazy-possessive/

Billboard Dance Chart|http://www.billboardmagazine.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Hot+Dance+Airplay