Kiesa Rae Ellestad (born 1989), better known by her stage name Kiesza, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer from Calgary who has most recently worked out of New York City and London. She is best known for her debut single "Hideaway".
She dances with a mic in one hand, slipping in sync with two backing dancers like on the video for her smash single 'Hideaway', which has racked up a whopping 20 million views on YouTube.
She’s clearly quite overwhelmed as she tells us that London was where things took off for her and that there’s a gluten-free crepe place round the corner that she highly recommends.
Rechristened Kiesza and on the up after hitting No 1 with one of this year’s biggest-selling singles Hideaway she now has a fund of anecdotes that reflect the way her life has changed.