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Broadcasting Celebrity Kris Kourtis, was born January 23, 1983. He is a singer, commentator, author, and much more.  Kris began his career in 2004 after graduating from Columbia Academy into radio and TV. He ventured into TV during college. Kris's first dream was to become a singer but ended up doing radio and much more in media. In radio he first began as dj and then became a talk show host. 
 At the age of 4 Kris sang (Bad) by Michael Jackson to his entire family and friends. Kris loved singing. He won a lot of talent competitions as a kid. The most memorable one is when he won a singing competition for singing Hero by Mariah Carey.

At the age of 5 Kris and his family moved to Dubai. And for Kris it felt like home. Kris went to many different high schools because of his ADHD and constant fights in school.
Kris never liked school even though he had high grades. His favorite subject was Geography and he aced it.

He sang (Oh Holy Night) when he was 16 at his church and made most of the people cry. They loved it so much! Years later Kris was asked to sing (You Raise Me Up) the Josh Groban version at an event and it was a standing ovation.

After graduating from school. Kris moved to Vancouver, Canada to study broadcasting at the best broadcasting school called Columbia Academy.

Then Kris went on as an intern to different kinds of radio and TV stations. Kris was the first to cover the Kelly Ellard trial and he got an exclusive with the parents of Reena Virk,the girl that Kelly killed.

In 2012 Kris released a hit song called Together that went viral on SoundCloud.

Kris had 4 amazing octaves but he lost them because of his smoking addiction.

So Kris forgot about singing and ventured into doing commercials. His first commercial was when he was 10 years old and did and Ad for Snapple the drink. Then Kris took breaks from the broadcasting world and traveled across the world. London, England was somewhere very close to Kris's heart. Kris lived in Chelsea, London. He would often go with his friends to The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London to have afternoon tea. Of course Kris never drank tea, He would order instead a Soy Latte. Kris also has a weakness for Nobu the Japanese restaurant in London, Los Angeles, and Dubai.

Kris loves shopping at Harrods. He also loves American high end stores like Sax fifth Avenue and Rodeo Drive.

In 2016 Kris became a size zero model. And did jeans commercials.

Back when Kris was 25 years old he was on a trip to Bali and then cut the trip short because he began having paranoid thoughts and visual hallucinations. He went back home and told his mom everything. Kris admitted to his mom that he had to see a psychiatrist. So after a few sessions, Kris was diagnosed with Schizoaffective disorder. And began with medications. It was always trial and error for years until Kris found the right medications to take. Kris also suffers from PTSD for being raped by the Broadcasting Celebrity Kris Kourtis, was born on January 23, 1983. He is a singer, commentator, author, and much more.  Kris began his career in 2003 after graduating for Columbia Academy into radio and TV. He began his career media right during college. Kris's first dream was to become a singer but ended doing radio.

 At the age of 4 Kris sang (Bad) by Michael Jackson to his entire family and friends. Kris loved singing. He won a lot of talent competitions as a kid. The most memorable one is when he won a singing competition for singing Hero by Mariah Carey.



At the age of 5 Kris and his family moved to Dubai. And for Kris it felt like home. Kris went to many different high schools because of his ADHD and constant fights in school.

Kris never liked school even though he had high grades. His favorite subject was Geography and he aced it.



He sang (Oh Holy Night) when he was 16 at his church and made most of the people cry. They loved it so much! Years later Kris was asked to sing (You Raise Me Up) the Josh Groban version at an event and it was a standing ovation.



After graduating from school. Kris moved to Vancouver, Canada to study broadcasting at the best broadcasting school called Columbia Academy.



Then Kris went on as an intern to different kinds of radio and TV stations. Kris was the first to cover the Kelly Ellard trial and he got an exclusive with the parents of Reena Virk,the girl that Kelly killed.



In 2012 Kris released a hit song called Together that went viral on SoundCloud.



Kris had 4 amazing octaves but he lost them because of his smoking addiction.



So Kris forgot about singing and ventured into doing commercials. His first commercial was when he was 10 years old and did and Ad for Snapple the drink. Then Kris took breaks from the broadcasting world and traveled across the world. London, England was somewhere very close to Kris's heart. Kris lived in Chelsea, London. He would often go with his friends to The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London to have afternoon tea. Of course Kris never drank tea, He would order instead a Soy Latte. Kris also has a weakness for Nobu the Japanese restaurant in London, Los Angeles, and Dubai.



Kris loves shopping at Harrods. He also loves American high end stores like Sax fifth Avenue and Rodeo Drive.



In 2016 Kris became a size zero model. And did jeans commercials.



Back when Kris was 25 years old he was on a trip to Bali and then cut the trip short because he began having paranoid thoughts and visual hallucinations. He went back home and told his mom everything. Kris admitted to his mom that he had to see a psychiatrist. So after a few sessions, Kris was diagnosed with Schizoaffective disorder. And began with medications. It was always trial and error for years until Kris found the right medications to take. Kris also suffers from PTSD for being raped by the school janitor. He takes medication for that too.



Kris did 14 audiobooks. They can be found Amazon, and many other platforms and they are free on YouTube and Spotify.



Kris cannot stay in one place all time and that is why he travels all the time.



Kris has written articles for major online sites.



Kris then decided to open up 4 radio stations online and host them. In 2024 Kris shut down his online radio stations and decided he wanted to act and also have his own reality show on Hulu or HBO.school janitor. He takes medication for that too.

Kris did 14 audiobooks. They can be found Amazon, and many other platforms and they are free on YouTube and Spotify.

Kris cannot stay in one place all time and that is why he travels all the time.

Kris has written articles for major online sites.

Kris then decided to open up 4 radio stations online and host them. In 2024 Kris shut down his online radio stations and decided he wanted to act and also have his own reality show on Hulu or HBO.

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OKeh short history: 

OKeh was founded by Otto K. E. Heinemann when he set up his own recording studio and gramophone record pressing plant in New York City in September 1918. Heinemann formed the name of the record label "OKeh", from his initials.  OKeh began by issuing popular songs, dance numbers, and vaudeville skits similar to the fare of other labels, but Heineman also wished to experiment with music for audiences neglected by the larger record companies. OKeh produced lines of recordings in German, Czech, Polish, Swedish, and Yiddish for the USA's immigrant communities. In 1920, Ralph Peer's recordings by African-American blues singer Mamie Smith were a surprise smash hit for Okeh. The company perceived the significant, little-tapped market for blues and jazz by African American artists. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Bix Beiderbecke are only a few names of jazz greats that have recorded for the label. By 1926 Columbia Records bought the label and kept it running into the 60's with jazz and R&B recordings. 

In 1994, Sony Music reactivated the OKeh label as a new-age Blues label. Okeh's first new signings included Keb' Mo, Popa Chubby, and Little Axe. By 2000, the Okeh label was again retired, but in 2013 it will see its re-launch as a jazz label once again.

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