Larissa Loyva is a Canadian, classically-trained

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singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Based in

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, she has released material and performed as a solo artist under the stage name Kellarissa (Finnish for "in the basement"), as well as with the bands P:ano and Fake Tears. She released ''Flamingo'', her debut album as Kellarissa, in 2008 on

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.Rachel Sanders
"Kellarissa: Flamingo"
'' Exclaim!'', September 28, 2008. On ''Flamingo'', she performs songs in both English and

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. Her second album on Mint Records is ''Moon of Neptune'', released in 2011.Alec J. Ross
"Kellarissa"
''

Discorder CiTR-FM, is a Canadian FM radio station based out of the University of British Columbia's Student Union Building in the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia. Its transmitter is also located on ...

'', April 1, 2011. ''Ocean Electro'', her third album with Mint Records, was released March 23, 2018, and her fourth album, ''Voice Leading'', was released in 2022.Luke Pearson
"Kellarissa Crafts Stirring Electric Hymnals on 'Voice Leading'"
'' Exclaim!'', March 31, 2022. In 2011 Loyva toured as a member of Destroyer, playing keyboards and singing backing vocals. She has functioned similarly in Lost Lovers Brigade, Fanshaw, A Luna Red, Cult Babies, and How to Dress Well. She has shared songwriting duties in

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and Fake Tears, and is a regular backup singer for

Rose Melberg Rose Melberg is a musician and songwriter from Sacramento, California, currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She has performed both as a solo artist and as a member of Tiger Trap, The Softies, Go Sailor, Gaze, Gigi, Imaginar ...

Discography

*''Flamingo'' (

, 2008) *''Moon of Neptune'' (Mint Records, 2011) *''Ocean Electro'' (Mint Records, 2018) *''Voice Leading'' (Mint Records, 2022)

References

External links

Kellarissa on

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Kellarissa on

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* Kellarissaprofile at

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