Karly-Marina Loaiza, known professionally as Kali Uchis (/ˈuːtʃis/ OO-cheess), is an American singer and songwriter. She released her debut mixtape, Drunken Babble, in 2012, which was followed by her debut EP, Por Vida, released in 2015. In 2018, Uchis released her debut studio album Isolation to widespread acclaim. Uchis's second studio album and her first Spanish language project, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios), was released in 2021. The album spawned the single "Telepatía", which became Uchis' first solo charting hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. Her third studio album, Red Moon in Venus, was released in 2023 and it became her first album to debut within the top ten on the Billboard 200.
Uchis has won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for her feature on Kaytranada's single "10%". Her other accolades include an American Music Award, two Billboard Music Awards, and a nomination for a Latin Grammy Award.
Karly-Marina Loaiza was born in Alexandria, Virginia. Her father moved from Pereira, Colombia, to the United States, where he met Karly's mother during the late 1980s. Her mother is from Virginia. Her father moved back to Colombia when Loaiza was in high school. Loaiza stayed in Colombia with her father, uncles, and aunts during the summer. During the school year she would be with her mother and older siblings.

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