My Name Is Kay
| Kay Boutilier | |
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Kay sings "Strangers"
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kristin Boutilier |
| Also known as | Kay, My Name Is Kay |
| Born |
July 31, 1985 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, hip-hop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, performance artist |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, keyboards, violin |
| Labels | Last Gang, Universal, JVC, |
| Associated acts | Ryan Tedder, Cobra Starship, Pusha T, Steve Aoki, Diplo, Tiësto |
| Website | MyNameIsKay |
Kay Boutilier (born July 31, 1985) better known by her stage name, My Name Is Kay, or just simply as Kay, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia, she left Cape Breton Island after graduating from Holy Angels High School in 2005. A struggling artist, Kay eventually moved to Vancouver, B.C., and turned to the Internet to widen her audience and increase her chances of being discovered. Her first music video, released for her debut single “My Name Is Kay”, turned into a YouTube sensation, with hits topping 480,000. The song also charted on the Canadian Hot 100, debuting at No. 80, and peaking at No. 63. She now tours Paris as a DJ, under the name yung goldilox.
She has opened for such artists as Hedley and LMFAO.
Kay received Canadian fame when her song "My Name Is Kay" was released with a viral music video in 2011. In December that year, when the song was released onto iTunes on an EP, it peaked at No. 63 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song was never intended to be released as a single, but as the video drew popularity radio stations picked it up and started playing the track. The song was also featured on MuchMusic's 2012 MuchDance compilation CD.
Kay released her first EP digitally on December 20, 2011. However, after her label suggested a name change, the EP was pulled from iTunes. On February 28, 2012, Kay re-released the EP, this time featuring different cover art, and a different track-listing than the first. This version was released physically in Canada. The EP featured guest vocals from rappers Kurtis Blow and Pusha T, as well as song writing credits from the likes of Ryan Tedder (of OneRepublic), Grammy award-winning song-writer Evan Bogart, Cherry Cherry Boom Boom, and producer Doctor Rosen Rosen. The first pressing of the EP featured a remix or the song "M.A.J.O.R." from Tiësto, but for unknown reasons this remix was not featured on the second pressing.
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