Kreesha Turner

EMI Recording Artist

Kreesha Turner can’t remember a time when music wasn’t part of her life. She co-wrote five of the songs on her debut album, Passion, an eclectic blend of soulful, jazzy, pop-infused R&B. The oldest of three children born to a Canadian father and Jamaican mother, Kreesha was raised in Edmonton.

With no R&B scene to speak of in Edmonton, Kreesha immersed herself in the city’s underground hip-hop community. Her determination to infuse some R&B into the scene was welcomed – and people embraced her smooth voice and stunning looks. Kreesha knew music would become a living. In 2005, she won a talent search contest sponsored by Edmonton radio station 91.7 FM The Bounce and was given the chance to record four tracks with Vancouver-based writers/producers Hipjoint. One of those songs, “Bounce With Me,” became a radio hit and attracted the attention of urban music manager Chris Smith (Nelly Furtado, Tamia). The song she describes as “fun” has been featured in episodes of Gossip Girl and Entourage as well as in promos for Lipstick Jungle.

And like any true artist, Kreesha hopes her music touches people. “I want them to know which song they can turn on if they’re feeling a certain way,” she says. “Regardless of what emotion it is, for me to be able to create that emotion is a privilege and an intimate type of interaction.”