Christina Parie

Christina Parie , also known by her stage name KYA, is an Australian singer and songwriter, best known as a finalist on the third season of The X Factor Australia in 2011. She subsequently signed with Warner Music Australia and released her debut singleamp Unstoppable in July 2012. Parie has since changed her artist name to KYA, releasing a single entitled What I Live For with LDN Noise in May 2014.

Christina Parie was born on February 10, 1996 to Jim and Mary Papoulias, and came from Castle Hill, New South Wales. Born as the middle child, Parie has an older sister, Alexa, and a younger brother, Jordan. She is the only member of her family that sings and has cited Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Pink and The Cranberries as her musical influences. Parie originally started her music career as the lead singer of the fivepiece band Losing Sight, who performed regularly at cafes, festivals and venues across Sydney. From grade eight to ten, she attended Mount St Benedict College in Pennant Hills, New South Wales. After finding it difficult to continue school in grade eleven due her time on The X Factor, Parie quit school to pursue her music career.

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