Kreesha Turner

Her second double disc studio album, Tropic Electric (2011) saw Turner alter her public image and return to her original sound.

Her music has been featured on major network television shows such as Entourage, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Gossip Girl, The Hills, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Smash, Lipstick Jungle and Brothers & Sisters.

[4] Turner has always mentioned jazz[5] as an inspiration, especially artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday[6] and Peggy Lee.

Turner quickly learned that singing is a big part of everyday life in Jamaica, particularly at the Pentecostal church.

On the strength of her rendition of Canada's national anthem, Turner was accepted into the choir and began singing gospel songs at the Faith Temple Tabernacle in Bayside, Portmore.

She attended Harry Ainlay Composite High School in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada after returning from Jamaica which she then graduated from in 2003.

Turner quickly gained attention from her peers, developing an underground fan base that had a number of industry insiders excited.

In 2005, Turner won a talent contest in Edmonton organised by local radio station The Bounce (91.7 FM).

Winning the contest allowed her to record four studio tracks in Vancouver with songwriting/production team, Hipjoint Productions,[9] the most important to Kreesha's career being "Bounce With Me".

Before her mainstream success, the singer's song "Bounce With Me" was heard as early as spring 2006 on Vancouver stations but was not officially released as a single until 2007.

Leading up to the 2009 Juno Awards, Turner appeared in a number of heavily aired Nestle Kit Kat Senses commercials, which feature the singer and her hit song "Bounce With Me".

Turner returned to Hipjoint Productions in Vancouver in spring 2009 to sing on "Dust in Gravity", a song by alt-pop band Delerium which was featured on a new remix collection released in 2010.

The Tropic side was recorded in Jamaica, to capture a new type of genre, a mix of reggae and pop music.

In May 2012, Turner provided vocals for Spanish DJ Wally Lopez's debut single "Keep Running the Melody".

The song was written by Eritza Laues, Angel David Lopez Alvarez & Ian Alec Harvey Dench.

In February 2013, producer Young Yonny along with Turner began dropping hints about their new project, tweeting to the hashtag "#EvolutionInevitable".

Turner later revealed this would be her upcoming EP's title, and that the project is a significant departure from her previous sound, incorporating Hip-Hop and Dancehall.

The album features Kardinal Offishall, while rappers King Chip and Ty Dolla $ign are rumored to be included as well.

She went on to record and release a song with Shaggy and Costi called "Reggae Dancer" that received great success overseas but never gained popularity in the United States.

Her last release was in 2017, after which she shifted her focus to the world of finance, teaching online about financial literacy, investing in the stock market, and other related topics under the nickname #StockBae.

Despite her shift in focus, Turner's musical career has left a lasting impact, with her unique blend of reggae, dancehall, and hip-hop continuing to inspire other artists in the genre.

Also, Turner has mentioned jazz[5] as an inspiration, especially artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday[6] and Peggy Lee.

Turner at the 2009 Juno Awards
Turner in Santa Monica performing for MAC Cosmetics