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Toronto, Ontario, Canada | SELF | AFM

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"The Fuel for Kim Davis' Fire"

The crime was so brutal and shocking that singer Kim Davis sometimes felt like the murderer didn’t go far enough. On the evening of Nov. 26, 2005, Mohamed Hussein, Davis’s husband, from whom she was separated, arrived at the home she shared with her boyfriend, Clinton “Mikey G.” Gordon. The two men got into a fight and Hussein was stabbed to death in her driveway while her two children slept.

“Part of me felt like I wish that Mikey and Mohamed both died, or that we all died, because it’s like it still continues,” says Davis, who was stabbed three times in the melee, including once in the face. “People were saying it was a lover’s triangle and that my boyfriend killed my husband and, even though it looks crazy, that is what it is.”

Davis, serene and straight-forward, has the word “Blessed” tattooed on her leg. Coming up on five years after the incident, the Scarberian, who’s now 28, is riding a new wave of acclaim. At tomorrow night’s Juno Awards, she’s nominated in the reggae category for her song Show Me the Way.

“I’m hoping it can be something that can put my kids in a house,” Davis says, sitting in the Oakville home of her current boyfriend’s mother. A small scar is still visible on the singer’s left cheek. “I don’t even care about the money. I’m still here and I’m alive and I’m singing. After everything, I just want to have a career.”

Davis got her start as a back-up singer and an in-studio arranger, working with artists such as Esthero and Jully Black. She moved in with Hussein, who shared her South African background, at 16, and had her daughter when she was 20.

“I didn’t think she’d be someone who’d lay down and give up, if not for her kids then for her history,” says Jully Black, whom Davis calls a mentor and who will be sharing a stage with her friend tonight in St. John’s. “With what happened with Mohamed, that was the most frightening time of her life, but the beauty of music is it’s therapy.”

Hussein was Muslim and, after he and Davis had their second child, pressure began driving the couple apart. Around this time, she met Clinton Gordon, a rapper who wanted to learn how to sing.

“I really fell head over heels in love with this guy and, in a lot of ways, he started to turn into the person I wanted Mohamed to be,” Davis says. “I was so absorbed in him and our relationship that even though it became very abusive, I couldn’t understand it at the time.”

One night, Davis’s daughter observed Gordon abusing her mother. She called her dad. And that’s what led to Mohamed being killed. “The actual murder happened right on my driveway,” Davis says, her eyes clouding. “My kids were there. I’m only thankful they were so young.”

In 2008, Gordon was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in jail. But even during the time that he was out on bail and in Scarborough, Davis continued to write music and sing.

“You could hear the emotion pouring out of her,” says Rez Digital, a DJ at Flow 93.5, who helped break Show Me the Way. “Her voice has a strong soulfulness and when she’s telling real life stories, you can just hear the pain.”

This isn’t Davis’s first dalliance with the limelight. She recorded a song called Hush in 2006 with a New York producer and it generated serious label interest. Championed by Hot 97, New York’s taste-making radio station, Davis shared a stage with Chris Brown and was asked to sell Hush to Rihanna. Davis, of course, was thrilled -- it was only her second time in New York -- but the producer didn’t want to let go of the track.

“I was a lot younger then and a lot skinnier. I thought it was my time,” says Davis, whose parents have always supported her music and whose names have been memorialized in tattoos on her feet. “You pass through different stages of grieving and since I’d spent so much time taking care of my children, I actually never took the time to grieve. After the Rihanna thing happened, my grief entered the angry stage.”

Her angry stage, however, would turn out to be the fuel that she needed to get back into the studio. Renting equipment from Long & McQuade and setting up a makeshift studio in her apartment, Davis went back to work.

“She’s drawn from what happened, obviously, but if I didn’t think she could grow further, I wouldn’t be here,” says Ed Glinert, president of Casablanca Media, a music publishing house on Bloor Street that licenses songs for films, ringtones and TV. Glinert, whose clients include Chuck Berry and Phil Collins, is paying for Davis to head out to the Junos. He believes songs like Show Me the Way, Hush and the music on her Live, Love, Learn mix tape merely hint at the artist she can be.

“Good vocals are a dime a dozen, but you need great songs and Kim can really write,” Glinert says. “She’s getting a lot of buzz now with the Junos. You watch, record companies will be lining up.”

If the record companies do indeed seek Davis out, she’ll greet them with a completed album that she hopes someone w - National Post


"Kim Davis Nominated for Juno!!"

TORONTO, March 3rd 2010- The Juno awards were announced on Wednesday March 3rd 2010. This year, talented R&B and Reggae female artist Kim Davis was nominated for her first Juno award. A JUNO Award recognizes Canadian artists for their excellence in achievement in recorded music and is sometimes compared as Canada's equivalent of the Grammy Awards in the U.S. Each
year, artists across Canada submit their best work for consideration in to 39 categories.The beautiful leggy R&B singer/ songwriter is the #1 unsigned R&B artist on MySpace Canada and the only female artist on the site with over one million music plays. Davis has worked in the industry for years and has appeared in several music and fashion magazines. She has been nominated for 2 Stylus Awards for Canadian R&B Single of the Year and has won 2 awards at Buffalo’s WBLK’s Unsigned Hype Awards for Best Female Artist of the Year and People’s Choice Artist.

Much of Kim’s success can be attributed to her approachability and humility. Her fans have the unique privilege of wholly relating to Kim on every conceivable level. She immigrated to Canada with her parents as a 6-year-old South African girl. Having overcome adversities and tragedy as a young mother of two small children when she lost her husband, most of her music lyrics were influenced by the sad situation. Moving on hasn't always been easy but Kim has always kept her faith and believed in herself. Her past tour Opening Acts include Alicia Keys, Carl Thomas, Lil Cheeks, Jon B, John Legend, NeYo, New Edition, Divine Brown and Flo-Rida to name a few performances alongside Sizzla, Lil’ Mama, Jully Black, Collie Buddz and Chrisette Michelle.

Though mostly known to her Canadian fans as an R&B artist, Davis decided to explore the reggae genre and it obviously paid off with this nomination. Davis is working on new projects and planning to actively break into other world markets namely the USA, UK, Carribean and others with reggae and R&B fans. Being able to sing in multiple genres is an asset of Davis' and it shows the uniqueness of her music. She is currently on a pre-Juno media tour and is available for interviews with all media in person in Toronto or via phone.

The JUNO Awards has evolved from an industry awards event to a week long festival which travels city to city across the country. It encompasses both public-facing “fan” events and industry/networking opportunities featuring a diverse array of Canadian artists and emerging talent. - Pr Inside


Discography

Live, Love, Learn:
· Executive Produced by Kim Davis
· Released as a Mixtape October 1, 2009
· Singles include: Hush featuring Sizzla, Valentine 4 Life, Chick U Need & Sometimes

2010 Juno Nominated Single - Show Me the Way
New single- I Don't Need A Hero

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Bio

Toronto native and versatile soul sensation, Kim Davis has spent years toiling and perfecting her musical craft. She has opened up for famed artists like Alicia Keys, Carl Thomas, John Legend, Neyo, Melanie Fiona, Robin Thicke and Flo-Rida to name a few. Her hard work and perseverance in the cut-throat music industry continue to prove worthwhile. 2010 marks the beginning of an influx of new fans and even more recognition nationwide. Davis was recently nominated for a prestigious Juno Award in the category of Best Reggae recording for the hit single, “Show Me The way”. She is also nominated, for the third time, for a DJ Stylus Award

(R&B artist of the year) and three WBLK Unsigned Hype awards –which she already holds 2 awards for – (People's Choice Award, R&B Artist of the year and Single of the year)

The leggy R&B singer/ songwriter is the #1 unsigned R&B artist on Myspace Canada and the only female artist on the site with over 1 million music plays. If you live in Toronto, and you don’t happen to live under a rock, you’ve heard of Kim Davis. If you live in America it won’t be long before that statement applies to you.

Kim was raised amidst adversity and forced to rise above tragedy. She has been described by the media as a talent “who has the love, courage and the lyrics to pen a woman’s evolution; beautifully.” In return Davis accepts that challenge and dares to exceed it. Her music speaks to trial, tribulation and triumph that almost anyone can relate to.

“I am a woman capable of many things,” says Davis steadily. “God has blessed me with a gift that I believe I am destined to share.”

Sharing is precisely what Davis has done. Without the release of an album, Kim has garnered much attention. She has been featured in national Canadian magazines such as Cream World, Exposé, Peace, Polysh and Sway and has received international print coverage in Fader Magazine, The Ave Magazine, Urban Voice, Hip Hop Japan and more. Kim has also started to touch the silver lining of the press industry by being featured in major Canadian newsprint including the Toronto Sun, and the National Post. She is recognized widely as an artist that supports community efforts and charitable endeavors. Her affiliation with Dr.Roz’s healing place, a local women’s shelter, remains a priority. She always makes herself available to promote empowerment, strength and success through her music and motivational speaking.

Much of Kim’s success can be attributed to her approachability since her fans have the unique privilege of wholly relating to her on every conceivable level just by pressing play. Not since the likes of Mary J. Blige has any female artist been so forthcoming and refreshingly honest.
So what happens when you mix divine talent with music that is both candid and emotionally fearless? Kim Davis!