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Whether you’re celebrating a wedding or Corporate party, Keia brings the appropriate entertainment to make your gathering an entertaining and memorable event.

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If you’re looking for an intimate live music option consider an acoustic set with Keia & a musician. It’s the perfect musical surprise for your guests.

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With a background in Radio/Television Broadcasting, consider booking Keia to Host/Emcee your event. She’s also available for master classes in theatre and performance.

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You can book Keia and her band to bring the party to your event. Traveling regionally and nationally and doing everything from her original music, curated shows or top 40 charting music of all genres.

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With over a decade of experience in the Entertainment field; Keia has made a name for herself as the multifaceted Artist that attacks each opportunity with gusto and her signature smile.

Known for her bigger than life laugh and sultry voice Keia is no stranger to the Entertainment business. Officially starting her singing career after returning from American Idol, she has made local headlines and National ones alike. Recently being featured in an Independent film “Verge” which followed the life of 7 indie Artists from Memphis, TN: Keia is grabbing the attention of music lovers on a National level. Rolling Stones Magazine featured her in their coverage of “Quarry” a series on HBO. There’s much more to her story…

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“Keia Johnson is a quintessential class act destined for the stars. The world of entertainment should be proud to walk on this earth with such a beautiful, charismatic, and soulful songbird, actress and most importantly phenomenal woman”

– Lakethen Mason, Memphis FilmWorks

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With over a decade of experience in the Entertainment field; Keia has made a name for herself as the multifaceted Artist that attacks each opportunity with gusto and her signature smile.

Keia was born in San Antonio, TX but grew up all over the world in a Military family. Keia listened to a wide range of artists. But it was the move to Memphis that helped her establish her sound and performance style. She has performed with some of the best talent Memphis has to offer, while also building relationships with notable national names like The Bar-Kays and David Porter of Stax Records.

In College, Keia was able to use her gift to secure scholarships and it was one competition in particular that began to shape her life. In 2003, Keia made history by being crowned only the third African-American Miss ASU (Arkansas State University). The same university that Miss America 1990 Debbye Turner attended and was crowned the first African-American Miss ASU. Keia went on to the Miss Arkansas Pageant where she was crowned Miss Congeniality, a name that stuck with her for years to come. She graduated with a degree in Communications emphasis Radio/Television Broadcasting and a minor in Political Science. But the arts kept calling her name.

Years later, It was American Idol that served as the true catalyst for Keia to recognize who she was as an Artist and what she wanted to do with her career. The talent competition led her to Hollywood where “Miss Congeniality” wowed the judges for two seasons. Her audition performance of Celine Dion’s vocally rigorous “My Heart Will Go On” prompted guest judge and musical role model Mary J. Blige to simply declare: “She can sing!” Keia later went on to compete on Season 4 of “The Voice” as well, but wasn’t chosen for a team. Her journey hasn’t been without its disappointments and derailings. But she can’t stop singing.

So sing she has — for everyone from former President Bill Clinton and former Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton to Writer/ProducerTyler Perry, Singer Denise Williams and Author Eric Jerome Dickey. After jumping into the Independent film arena where her music was used on the soundtrack for the film “Lesson Before Love” (available on Hulu and at RedBox) Keia felt it was time to get back to the music. In June of 2011, Keia released her first solo effort, an EP; T.I.M.E. and followed up with serval music videos. In early 2013 Keia received an Emmy for her PSA for the Memphis Music Foundation featuring her original song “Movin’ On” motivating her to release a full album which she did in April of 2014 called “Facets”.

In 2013, Keia decided to do something she hadn’t done since High School; Act. Since then, she has been cast locally in “The Color Purple”(ensemble 2013), Once On this Island (TiMoune 2014), “Hoodoo Love” (Toulou 2015) and “Simply Simone” (Nina 2015). She was nominated for an Ostrander Award for best Lead Actress in a Musical for “Simply Simone”. In 2016, the world seemed to open up for Keia as she was selected for the legendary BB King Allstar band that travelled the world on Holland America Cruise lines singing Blues, Rock and Roll, Jazz, Classic R&B and Soul. Back at home in Memphis, she was awarded Actress of the Year award (2016) from the “Diversity on Stage & Film” committee as well as being featured in a new independent film “Verge” that showcases local indie Artists from Memphis, TN.

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About Me

With over a decade of experience in the Entertainment field; Keia has made a name for herself as the multifaceted Artist that attacks each opportunity with gusto and her signature smile.

“Keia Johnson is a quintessential class act destined for the stars. The world of entertainment should be proud to walk on this earth with such a beautiful, charismatic, and soulful songbird, actress and most importantly phenomenal woman”

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With over a decade of experience in the Entertainment field; Keia has made a name for herself as the multifaceted Artist that attacks each opportunity with gusto and her signature smile.