Links to listen to Kelly Fraser on Youtube.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQzk1b0lKAQ (Diamonds In Inuktitut)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GHZGPO-f10&list=RDYQzk1b0lKAQ&index=2 (Havanna in Inuktitut)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjhXlXpiYag&list=RDYQzk1b0lKAQ&index=3 (Let it be in Inuktitut)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7iCZSJoZak&list=RDYQzk1b0lKAQ&index=4 (Isuma, her first single from the first album)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pcfKgidtuE (Sedna, Her first single from the second álbum)

Kelly Fraser was born on August 8, 1993 in Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada. She was Inuit. She was educated in Ottawa and then ended an indigenous studies program at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in British Columbia, where Inuit youth learn about the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.

She was a singer, she began to be known for writing and translating songs in the Inuit language and mixing them with English, as well as traditional Inuit music with contemporary pop. However, Kelly Fraser became popular worldwide as a result of her version of Rihanna's “Diamonds” song, which went viral on YouTube and has more than 600,000 views.

In 2014 she released her first album, "Isuma". Three years later, she released her second album, "Sedna", named after the Inuit sea goddess. This was nominated for the Juno Awards in the category of best album of indigenous music.

She was also an ardent advocate of the use and revitalization of Canada's Aboriginal languages. At the end of 2019, Fraser told Canadian public broadcaster CBC: “We are on indigenous land. We should all speak the indigenous language”.

Kelly used pop music as a platform to strengthen her language. She also hoped to raise awareness among the younger generations about Inuit history. She was passionately trying to improve conditions for Inuit people and wanted to help young people understand history

Unfortunately, Kelly committed suicide on December 24, 2019, at the age of 26, after suffering for years post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of childhood trauma, racism and persistent cyberbullying, according to information provided by the family.

DAVID RAMÍREZ – ENGLISH FOR FUN 3B