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Emerging in 2017 with her debut single "Gold Lining" and "Tribe" from the soundtrack to
Pitch Perfect 3,
Kim Viera became associated with effervescent dance-pop from the beginning. Having already written songs for artists including
Lil Wayne and
Sam Bailey, she incorporated elements of hip-hop and Caribbean music into her own early singles.
Kim Viera was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, and her musical family included a mother who sang backup for
Willie Colón and
Rubén Blades and a father who founded a successful live production company.
Kim began singing at a young age and was contributing vocals to Christian albums and advertising jingles by the age of 14. She also sang for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular as a teen.
Viera went on to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. She soon began uploading covers of artists like
Bruno Mars and
Rihanna while also finding work singing backup on tours and writing songs for other artists.
Her early co-writes included tracks by
the Summer Set (2013's "Boomerang"),
Lil Wayne (2014's "Start a Fire"), and
Sam Bailey (2016's "Forgive and Forget). In mid-2017,
Viera took the lead on "TBT" featuring Brooklyn rapper
Maino, and she made her official Republic Records debut with the single "Gold Lining." It was noted for sampling
Lumidee's 2003 hit "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)." In December 2017,
Viera delivered the empowering "Tribe" for the film
Pitch Perfect 3. Of Puerto Rican descent herself, she teamed up with
Daddy Yankee for 2018's "Como." ~ Marcy Donelson