Keri Noble

Background

Her father was a Baptist minister, and Noble sang in church as a child.

Education

She attended a local Assembly of God school for Junior High and high school in Michigan.

Career

She began playing her own music in the Detroit area. After meeting Billy McLaughlin, she moved to Minneapolis, and in 2003 she signed with major label Electric and Music Industries. She has been compared to Norah Jones. In 2008 Noble signed with Telarc Records in the United States and released a full-length album (self titled) in February, 2009.

In June, she released her European Parliament, "Leave Maine in the Dark", and November brought the release of her first-ever holiday cd, "Winter Comes Again", which she produced herself.

She continues to tour both the United States. and Japan in support of her albums. In April 2012 Noble began co-hosting the morning show on KTCZ-FM ("Cities 97") in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Noble"s song "If Number One Will Listen" has been covered by Kelly Clarkson and is featured on her album All I Ever Wanted.

Achievements

• She left Electric and Music Industries in 2005 and signed with Victor Company of Japan in Japan where she achieved great success, enabling her to continue to write and perform in the United States without the support of a label.