Tori Kelly

I know I told you that this blog will mostly be about travelling (especially L.A. and London) but also about things I like and that I just wanna tell you guys about.
This post will be about the beautiful and talented TORI KELLY.

Back in 2012 I stumbled across Tori on YouTube. Within the first 5 seconds of watching her video I was already captivated by her talent and I still am today. I think she is one of the most talented artists of this generation.
For those of you who haven’t heard about Tori before: Tori Kelly is a 22-year-old (yay my age 😉 ) singer and songwriter from Southern California. She grew up in a family of musicians and was influenced by many famous artists at a young age.
Her first EP called “Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly” has been written and produced all on her own in her bedroom. After she has released her original songs she caught Scooter Braun’s attention who is now her manager. Tori’s second EP “Foreword” came out in October 2013 and her popularity has grown steadily since then. Over the past couple of years Tori has also had some performances on TV including “The Ellen Show” and “Good Morning America”. And in 2015 she is going to release her debut album which I am more than excited about 🙂 Also her first single “Nobody Love” from her upcoming album will be released on February 8 so keep an eye out for that. If you wanna see the teaser you can click here.

I’ve been listening to Tori’s music for years now and I can truly say that her songs are very personal and you can relate to every single one of them. She sings about her experiences in life and what’s on her mind. That’s why adore her.
She never tries to hind behind a mask, she just sings her heart out and that’s what makes her so amazing in my opinion. You feel like you’ve known her for years, through her music and her lyrics. A real plus as well is that she so down to earth and that’s what a great artist should be. She’s so happy with her life right now and that’s what makes me happy as well. Seeing her fulfilling her dreams and getting such amazing opportunities like meeting Pharrell Williams or opening up for Ed Sheeran in MSG is incredible. She never takes anything for granted and even in interviews it’s like she’s talking to a friend, not a professional interviewer. I hope she’ll still be the same person but with a lot more success in 2015.

Tori has now over 1 million subscribers on YouTube and over 400.000 followers on Twitter. I tweeted her from time to time or tweeted about her new video and one day a couple of weeks ago I send out a tweet with just the caption “Talent.” and the link to her new song “Funny” (you can watch the video right here). A few minutes later I looked at my iPhone which had a new Twitter notification on the display saying “Tori Kelly is now following you”. I was happy that she liked my tweet although it was so simple but I guess “celebrities” like it when they don’t get spammed by insistent fans or “fangirls” as they are called nowadays.

I just wanted to write my thoughts about such an incredible musician, singer, songwriter and person down. I hope you guys enjoy her music as much as I do. If it’s now the first time that you’ve heard about Tori Kelly go and check her music out. You will find all her links below.

Last but not least I would like to address Tori (although she might never read this):

Hey Tori,

I would just like to thank you for being you and for sharing such incredible music with us. I wish you all the best for your upcoming career and for your debut album and I hope that one day I will get the chance to go to one of your concerts (maybe even here in Germany).

Love,
Alissa

This is still one of my favourite songs/videos from Tori. I hope you like it too.

And this is the song she wrote for The Giver movie:

Tori’s links:
YouTube
Website
Twitter
Instagram
Facebook

You can buy her EPs here:
– Foreword
– Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly