Kelli Dayton
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Kelli Dayton, also known as Kelli Ali (a name she took to honour her father, Michael Ali), was born 30 June 1974 in Birmingham
, England
.
Ali is a female vocalist most recognized for being lead singer for the trip-hop group Sneaker Pimps
, under the name Kelli Dayton. Though she was featured prominently in both the songs and the music videos for the album Becoming X
(the group finding fame following the release of the hit single "6 Underground
"), she was released from the group in 1998 when they decided to do vocals for their own songs. Before Sneaker Pimps, Kelli was part of a group called Psycho Drama. A few years later, she was asked by Russell Cross of the band The Lumieres to join his band (as their songwriter, singer, and lead guitarist). The Lumieres only had one major single, "Cinder Hearts".
After leaving the Sneaker Pimps, she moved on to a solo career under the name Kelli Ali. Her first solo album was Tigermouth
in 2003, which included tracks "Sunlight in the Rain" and "Kids," which featured ex-Doors drummer John Densmore
. She toured alongside Garbage
in 2003 and released a follow-up album, Psychic Cat, in mid-2004. The second album was more of a return to Ali's rock and roll
roots and featured musician-turned-author Tony O'Neill
on keyboards.
In April 2006, she travelled to Japan
to record and write tracks with Hoshino Hidehiko
from Buck-Tick
and Cube Juice for the band Dropz. The same year, producer Paul Oakenfold
recorded the Kelli Ali penned song "Faster Kill Pussycat
" with actress Brittany Murphy
, which remained Murphy's only single release.
On 24 November 2008, Ali released Rocking Horse
, her third solo album. The album was produced by Max Richter (Fat Cat records) in Glasgow and Edinburgh in the first half of 2008. In 2009, she self-released the album Butterfly
.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Ali is a female vocalist most recognized for being lead singer for the trip-hop group Sneaker Pimps
Sneaker Pimps
Sneaker Pimps were a British trip-hop band formed in Hartlepool, England in 1994. They are best known for their first album Becoming X and particularly the singles "6 Underground", "Spin Spin Sugar", and "Tesko Suicide" from the same album...
, under the name Kelli Dayton. Though she was featured prominently in both the songs and the music videos for the album Becoming X
Becoming X
Becoming X is the debut album from Sneaker Pimps released in 1996. The album was successful in the United Kingdom, while "6 Underground" and "Spin Spin Sugar" would become hits in the US....
(the group finding fame following the release of the hit single "6 Underground
6 Underground
"6 Underground" is a song by the British band Sneaker Pimps, from their 1996 album Becoming X. First released as a single in the UK in October 1996, the song reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart and had moderate radio airplay in the United States...
"), she was released from the group in 1998 when they decided to do vocals for their own songs. Before Sneaker Pimps, Kelli was part of a group called Psycho Drama. A few years later, she was asked by Russell Cross of the band The Lumieres to join his band (as their songwriter, singer, and lead guitarist). The Lumieres only had one major single, "Cinder Hearts".
After leaving the Sneaker Pimps, she moved on to a solo career under the name Kelli Ali. Her first solo album was Tigermouth
Tigermouth
Tigermouth is the first solo studio album by singer-songwriter Kelli Ali released in 2003....
in 2003, which included tracks "Sunlight in the Rain" and "Kids," which featured ex-Doors drummer John Densmore
John Densmore
John Paul Densmore is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer of the rock group The Doors.-Early life and The Doors:Born in Los Angeles, Densmore attended Santa Monica City College and Cal...
. She toured alongside Garbage
Garbage (band)
Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
in 2003 and released a follow-up album, Psychic Cat, in mid-2004. The second album was more of a return to Ali's rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
roots and featured musician-turned-author Tony O'Neill
Tony O'Neill
Tony O'Neill is a New York-based author. A one time musician with Kenickie , Marc Almond , The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Kelli Ali , O'Neill is also the author of several books including Digging The Vein 2006, Down and Out on Murder Mile 2008 and Sick City 2010.Digging the Vein was a novel...
on keyboards.
In April 2006, she travelled to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to record and write tracks with Hoshino Hidehiko
Hoshino Hidehiko
is a Japanese musician and songwriter. Known as the rhythm guitarist for the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983.- History :In 1985, when Hide and Yutaka Higuchi graduated high school they moved to Tokyo together, where Hide started culinary school. Throughout Buck-Tick's long career, he has the second...
from Buck-Tick
Buck-Tick
Buck-Tick is a rock band formed in 1983 in Fujioka, Japan. The band has consisted of Atsushi Sakurai , Hisashi Imai , Hidehiko Hoshino , Yutaka Higuchi and Toll Yagami for the majority of its existence...
and Cube Juice for the band Dropz. The same year, producer Paul Oakenfold
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...
recorded the Kelli Ali penned song "Faster Kill Pussycat
Faster Kill Pussycat
"Faster Kill Pussycat" is the first single from Paul Oakenfold's 2006 album, A Lively Mind. It features the late American actress Brittany Murphy's vocals, and was co-written by singer/songwriter Kelli Ali...
" with actress Brittany Murphy
Brittany Murphy
Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack , known professionally as Brittany Murphy, was an American actress and singer. She starred in films such as Clueless, Just Married, Girl Interrupted, Spun, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet, and Riding in Cars with Boys...
, which remained Murphy's only single release.
On 24 November 2008, Ali released Rocking Horse
Rocking Horse (album)
Rocking Horse is the third solo album from singer-songwriter Kelli Ali and was released through One Little Indian Records on 24 November 2008 in the United Kingdom....
, her third solo album. The album was produced by Max Richter (Fat Cat records) in Glasgow and Edinburgh in the first half of 2008. In 2009, she self-released the album Butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
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Notable collaborations
- "Long Hard Road out of HellLong Hard Road out of Hell"Long Hard Road Out of Hell" is a single by Marilyn Manson. The song is featured on the Spawn movie soundtrack, where it is credited to both Marilyn Manson and the Sneaker Pimps.It also appears on Manson's greatest hits album...
" with Marilyn MansonMarilyn Manson (band)Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention... - "Almost Diamonds" with Marc AlmondMarc AlmondMarc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" by Paul Oakenfold and Brittany Murphy (writing credit)
- "Up in Flames" with Satoshi TomiieSatoshi TomiieSatoshi Tomiie is a Japanese house-music producer and DJ. He has written music for numerous soundtracks, including for the Animatrix soundtrack and remixed many artists including the Future Sound of London.-History:...
- "Love in Traffic" with Satoshi TomiieSatoshi TomiieSatoshi Tomiie is a Japanese house-music producer and DJ. He has written music for numerous soundtracks, including for the Animatrix soundtrack and remixed many artists including the Future Sound of London.-History:...
- "Play With Bootsy" with Bootsy CollinsBootsy CollinsWilliam Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
from the album Play With BootsyPlay With BootsyPlay With Bootsy is an album by Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins. The album was originally released in 2002 by East-West Records, which is distributed by the Warner Music Group in Germany and by Warner Music-Japan. It was later released in the U.S. by Thump Records. The album represents... - "MyLinkin ParkLinkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
from the album ReanimationReanimationReanimation helped the many underground hip-hop artists that it featured reach a larger audience, as well as changing the nature of the work so significantly that it could be considered an entirely new album... - "Still" with Double SixDouble SixDouble Six can refer to:* Doublesix, video game producer* Les Double Six, French vocal jazz group of the early 1960s* Traditional set of dominoes* Double Six Records, a subsidiary label of Domino Records...
from the album Beyond Sci-fi - "Payback Time" with The Dysfunctional Psychedelic Waltons single (March 2003)
- "Transient Man" with Millenia Nova from the album Narcotic Wide Screen Vista (2003)
Albums
- TigermouthTigermouthTigermouth is the first solo studio album by singer-songwriter Kelli Ali released in 2003....
(One Little Indian Records) (2003) - Psychic CatPsychic CatPsychic Cat is the second solo album by Kelli Ali, released in 2004 on One Little Indian Records.The album was a departure from Ali's previous album, Tigermouth, as she experimented with electronic dance beats and repetitive lyrics, creating more an industrial/electronica sounding album...
(One Little Indian Records) (2004) - Sweet Oblivion ( Victor Entertainment,Inc.) (2007) (project with Hoshino Hidehiko of famous Japanese rock band Buck Tick and abstract wonder boy, Cube Juice in Japan. The band of three of them called "DROPZ")
- Rocking HorseRocking Horse (album)Rocking Horse is the third solo album from singer-songwriter Kelli Ali and was released through One Little Indian Records on 24 November 2008 in the United Kingdom....
(One Little Indian Records) 24 Nov 2008 - Butterfly (independently released) (2009) (Acoustic reworkings of Rocking Horse album)
- A Paradise Inhabited By Devils (album) (One Little Indian Records) 2010
Singles
- 2003 "Inferno High Love"
- 2003 "Teardrop Hittin' The Ground"
- 2003 "Kids"
- 2004 "Speakers/Voyeur"
- 2004 "Hot Lips"
- 2008 "What to Do/One Day at a Time"
- 2009 "The Savages/Rocking Horse (Acoustic Version)/Willow's Song"