Keri Noble
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Keri Noble is an American singer-songwriter
born in Fort Worth, Texas
and raised in Detroit. Her father was a Baptist
minister, and Noble sang in church as a child. She attended a local Assembly of God school for Jr High and high school in Dearborn Heights. She began playing her own music in the Detroit area and collaborated with fellow singer-songwriter Dawn Xiana Moon and Son of Adam. After meeting Billy McLaughlin
, she moved to Minneapolis, and in 2003 she signed with major label EMI
. She was often compared to Norah Jones
. She left EMI in 2005 and signed with JVC
in Japan where she achieved great success, enabling her to continue to write and perform in the US without the support of a label.
In 2008 Noble signed with Telarc Records in the United States and released a full-length album (self titled) in February, 2009. In June, she released her EP, "Leave Me in the Dark", and November brought the release of her first-ever holiday cd, "Winter Comes Again", which she produced herself.
Currently, Noble resides in Minneapolis with her cat, Akiko, and continues to tour both the U.S. and Japan in support of her albums.
Keri is a regular guest on the KFAN Powertrip Morning Show on 100.3 FM The Fan.
Noble's song "If No One Will Listen" has been covered by Kelly Clarkson
and is featured on her album All I Ever Wanted
.
Guest Appearances
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
born in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
and raised in Detroit. Her father was a Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
minister, and Noble sang in church as a child. She attended a local Assembly of God school for Jr High and high school in Dearborn Heights. She began playing her own music in the Detroit area and collaborated with fellow singer-songwriter Dawn Xiana Moon and Son of Adam. After meeting Billy McLaughlin
Billy McLaughlin
Billy McLaughlin is a new age acoustic guitarist, composer and producer from Minnesota, United States.McLaughlin is a five-time Minnesota Music Award winner with 11 CD releases and Billboard Top-Ten Chart history. He has recorded on the Narada label....
, she moved to Minneapolis, and in 2003 she signed with major label EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
. She was often compared to Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
. She left EMI in 2005 and signed with JVC
JVC
, usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...
in Japan where she achieved great success, enabling her to continue to write and perform in the US without the support of a label.
In 2008 Noble signed with Telarc Records in the United States and released a full-length album (self titled) in February, 2009. In June, she released her EP, "Leave Me in the Dark", and November brought the release of her first-ever holiday cd, "Winter Comes Again", which she produced herself.
Currently, Noble resides in Minneapolis with her cat, Akiko, and continues to tour both the U.S. and Japan in support of her albums.
Keri is a regular guest on the KFAN Powertrip Morning Show on 100.3 FM The Fan.
Noble's song "If No One Will Listen" has been covered by Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
and is featured on her album All I Ever Wanted
All I Ever Wanted (album)
All I Ever Wanted is the fourth studio album by American pop rock singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson, released on March 6, 2009 in Australia and Germany and the United States on March 10. It was her second album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200...
.
Discography
Albums- 2002 Lullaby (RavenRaven RecordsRaven Records is an Australian record label that specializes in retrospectives and reissues or recordings by American, British and Australian artists.Raven Records was established in 1979 by Glenn A. Baker, Kevin Mueller and Peter Shillito....
) - 2005 FearlessFearless (Keri Noble album)Fearless is an album by the artist Keri Noble. It was released under EMI-Manhattan Records on March 9, 2004.-Track listing:# "Look At Me" - 4:04# "Talk To Me" - 3:23# "Piece Of My Heart" - 3:45# "A Dream About You" - 3:54# "About Me" - 3:24...
(EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
) - 2007 Let Go (JVCJVC, usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...
) - 2008 Leave Me in the Dark
- 2008 Winter Comes Again
- 2009 Keri Noble (LP, Telarc Records)
- 2010 When It Don't Come Easy
- 2010 Flying Solo
Guest Appearances
- 2002 Son of Adam "Waiting for the Radio"