{"artistName":"Kelela","artistId":283886,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d5b/d5b72d77c7dfb09eaae4787eb4274e28_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d5b/d5b72d77c7dfb09eaae4787eb4274e28_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/d5b/d5b72d77c7dfb09eaae4787eb4274e28_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/d5b/d5b72d77c7dfb09eaae4787eb4274e28_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/d5b/d5b72d77c7dfb09eaae4787eb4274e28_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eKelela Mizanekristos (born June 6, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape Cut 4 Me. In 2015, she released Hallucinogen, an EP which deals with the beginning, middle, and end of a relationship in reverse chronological order. Her debut studio album, Take Me Apart, was released in 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA second-generation Ethiopian American and an only child, Mizanekristos was born in Washington, D.C. on June 4, 1983. Growing up in Gaithersburg, Maryland, she learned to play the violin in fourth grade and sang in her school's choir. In 2001, she graduated from Magruder High School. After transferring from Montgomery College to the American University, Mizanekristos began singing jazz standards at cafés. In 2008, she joined an indie band called Dizzy Spells and sang progressive metal after meeting Tosin Abasi, whom she later dated. In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles, where she currently lives, in addition to London.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Kelela","playStationPath":"/stations/374201755/play","stationId":374201755,"bioPath":"/music/Kelela/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Julia+Holter","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c0e/c0e0431be44a3d1d10a5dbaf06afb54d_md.jpg","artistName":"Julia Holter","artistId":130510,"station_id":285078993},{"musicPath":"/music/Destiny+s+Child","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/178/1780197617db7cdd11d8b49a43e4c304_md.jpg","artistName":"Destiny's Child","artistId":306,"station_id":113262173},{"musicPath":"/music/VanJess","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e20/e20e34176a40f705f552e1712004d0ef_md.jpg","artistName":"VanJess","artistId":382407,"station_id":396506140},{"musicPath":"/music/Goldfrapp","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/89d/89db314e6bc7f1764f9427bac70bbce2_md.jpg","artistName":"Goldfrapp","artistId":1061,"station_id":113277302},{"musicPath":"/music/Victoria+Monet","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/360/3605be4d3b680a87c5a725c266ee0be7_md.jpg","artistName":"Victoria Monét","artistId":427016,"station_id":400343469},{"musicPath":"/music/Mariah+the+Scientist","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c06/c06f9cdd4962e3e1cf49bf3e1089e2e0_md.jpg","artistName":"Mariah the Scientist","artistId":423545,"station_id":400179374},{"musicPath":"/music/Missy+Elliott","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/619/61946526a14bc12cae031bd7bec4c569_md.jpg","artistName":"Missy Elliott","artistId":548,"station_id":113262471},{"musicPath":"/music/Justine+Skye","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d03/d033bbc78b7caa19b1713438a11d4e28_md.jpg","artistName":"Justine Skye","artistId":335161,"station_id":389214081},{"musicPath":"/music/Mahalia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/369/3693367e36f91f1d9876e016c86f321b_md.jpg","artistName":"Mahalia","artistId":403704,"station_id":398667037},{"musicPath":"/music/Little+Dragon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7a1/7a1adc6b79e9c9c3913801f55a2e406d_md.jpg","artistName":"Little Dragon","artistId":48425,"station_id":209400533},{"musicPath":"/music/Erika+de+Casier","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e3b/e3b26bf49d526bd8a9014a079950ba15_md.jpg","artistName":"Erika de Casier","artistId":438064,"station_id":400842648},{"musicPath":"/music/Doja+Cat","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d3b/d3b2dfe314061575ada30a5c3e8f6cd1_md.jpg","artistName":"Doja Cat","artistId":363433,"station_id":397649609},{"musicPath":"/music/Banoffee","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2d4/2d44b67666d950fe630ec74d938cd4c2_md.jpg","artistName":"Banoffee","artistId":427022,"station_id":400343465},{"musicPath":"/music/TLC","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5aa/5aa5c66201bf235681d6722656a955ec_md.jpg","artistName":"TLC","artistId":1604,"station_id":113261917},{"musicPath":"/music/Jorja+Smith","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e7c/e7c094cbe659f785d668d9ebd7179037_md.jpg","artistName":"Jorja Smith","artistId":325889,"station_id":386880920},{"musicPath":"/music/Keke+Palmer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/777/77727ecd26d7b633c1b168890a0ac5d2_md.jpg","artistName":"Keke Palmer","artistId":13222,"station_id":113263792},{"musicPath":"/music/Jamila+Woods","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/013/01334746bf316c5dc918c8798a2a812e_md.jpg","artistName":"Jamila Woods","artistId":403678,"station_id":398667640},{"musicPath":"/music/Teedra+Moses","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c21/c212eee9de9ecbe6abb003590d874177_md.jpg","artistName":"Teedra Moses","artistId":11851,"station_id":113297446}]}