# Kellie Loder

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**Kellie Loder** (born 1988) is an [independent](/source/Independent_music) singer-songwriter from [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland) who plays drums, guitar and piano. They have released three albums: *The Way* in 2009, *Imperfections & Directions* in 2010 and *Benefit of the Doubt* in 2018. With a voice that [St. John's](/source/St._John's,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador)-based newspaper *[The Telegram](/source/The_Telegram)* has described as "powerful yet serene and soulful", they received critical recognition from Canada, including a nomination at the [Juno Awards](/source/Juno_Awards).

Having written their first song at age 16 about a cousin who died in a traffic accident, Loder was [studying nursing](/source/Nurse_education) at the [Grenfell Campus](/source/Grenfell_Campus) of [Memorial University of Newfoundland](/source/Memorial_University_of_Newfoundland) when they released *The Way* in August 2009. Later that year, Loder won a talent-search contest hosted by YC Newfoundland, a Christian youth conference. As part of the award, Loder was given time with [music industry](/source/Music_industry) and production professionals who helped them with *Imperfections & Directions*, which was released at the 2010 YC Newfoundland. The album was nominated for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year at the [2012 Juno Awards](/source/Juno_Awards_of_2012). Loder is also a nominee of three [MusicNL](/source/MusicNL) awards, including Gospel Artist of the Year in 2011.

Loder's music career is unusual in that they chose to begin it in Contemporary Christian music (CCM); most young musicians choose [music genres](/source/Music_genre) such as [country](/source/Country_music) and pop, which are generally considered more likely to bring commercial success. Loder has asserted that they chose CCM because it gives purpose to their music; however, they later shifted their focus toward mainstream pop and rock music, stating that they still write music from a spiritual perspective but want to be accessible to a wider audience.[1]

Loder uses [gender neutral pronouns](/source/Gender-neutral_pronoun).[2]

## Early life

Kellie Loder was born to Christina and Bob Loder in 1988,[3][4] and was raised in [Badger](/source/Badger,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador), a town in the Canadian province of [Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/Newfoundland_and_Labrador).[5] They consider their first introduction to music to have taken place before they were born; their mother frequently played [Michael W. Smith](/source/Michael_W._Smith) songs through headphones while they were still in the womb.[6] Loder claims to have "natural rhythm" and that they began emulating the drummer at their [Pentecostal](/source/Pentecostalism) church by beating on a [pew](/source/Pew) with pencils at the age of two.[7][6] At age 10, Loder was placed in their church's drumming ensemble.[8]

Loder's younger brother taught them three [guitar chords](/source/Guitar_chord) when they were 14, and they received their first guitar later that year.[6][8] They began writing songs at age 16.[9] Their first song, which was about a cousin who had died in a traffic accident, used lyrics from a poem by one of their mutual friends. With encouragement from family, Loder concentrated on singing and songwriting, and performed this in addition to another song they subsequently wrote for a friend's graduation.[6]

Loder was raised as a Christian by their parents, and became serious about their faith in 2007, when they "started to accept [their] gifts for what they were... and just assumed it was [from] God."[6] After this experience, Loder began playing piano, and credited God with teaching them how to play.[10] Loder favours the piano, considering it the most beautiful of the instruments they play.[6] The first song they wrote after beginning the piano was "Giants", also for a graduating class; the song uses the story of [Goliath](/source/Goliath) as its theme, generalizing the story to apply to each individual's internal struggles.[6][4] "Giants" eventually appeared on both *The Way* and *Imperfections & Directions*.[10][6]

## Music career

### 2008–2012

In 2008, while studying nursing at the [Grenfell Campus](/source/Grenfell_Campus) of [Memorial University of Newfoundland](/source/Memorial_University_of_Newfoundland) through the Western Regional School of Nursing, Loder met Devin Robinson, a record producer.[11][8][10] The meeting led to him producing Loder's first album, an independent release called *The Way*, which was recorded at Sweet Music Studios.[5][10] Loder wrote all 11 songs on the album, which was released in August 2009.[10] The initial run of the album sold out, and Loder subsequently went [door-to-door](/source/Door-to-door) in small [Newfoundland communities](/source/List_of_communities_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador) selling a second run of the album. On their most lucrative day selling albums in this manner, they made $1,000.[9] Loder later said that this manner of selling the album proved to be a good way to develop a fanbase; people invited them into their homes for meals, prayer, and discussions.[7] Also that year, they won a talent-search contest hosted by YC Newfoundland, a Christian youth conference,[12][6] where they performed "Giants".[12]

As part of the award, which was valued at [C$](/source/Canadian_dollar)20,000, Loder was given a membership for both the [East Coast Music](/source/East_Coast_Music_Association) and [MusicNL](/source/MusicNL) [trade associations](/source/Trade_association), and was given time at a recording studio and advice from the music industry and production professionals.[6][8] They also engaged in a featured performance slot at the following year's YC Newfoundland.[8] Loder later referred to the music professionals they met (including Scott Mansfield, [Mark Peddle](/source/Mark_Peddle), and NewManiac Studios' Peter Newman) as "the top players" in the [music industry of Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/Music_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador),[6] and the producers helped Loder with *Imperfections & Directions*, their second album. They were particularly appreciative of Newman, who produced the album,[6] [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) *Imperfections & Directions* with Tom Laune in [Nashville](/source/Nashville,_Tennessee), Tennessee.[10] Loder originally conceived "Fearless" (one of the album's tracks) as a [techno](/source/Techno) song, and believes that Newman was the one who made that techno feel a reality.[6]

On November 14, 2009, Loder opened for the [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland)-based [Christian rock](/source/Christian_rock) band [Anyday](/source/Anyday), which was launching its debut album, *Got Extraordinary*, at a [benefit concert](/source/Benefit_concert) at [Springdale](/source/Springdale,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador)'s Indian River High School.[12][5] This concert, which was Loder's first performance in Springdale and their first time performing with Anyday, raised $675 to support David Willis and his family in Willis's battle with [lymphoma](/source/Lymphoma) at Daffodil House in [St. John's](/source/St._John's,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador), with more than 100 people in attendance. Loder and Anyday were scheduled to perform together again on November 28 at [Dorset Collegiate](/source/Dorset_Collegiate) on [Pilley's Island](/source/Pilley's_Island).[5]

Loder moved to St. John's in January 2010, and performed alongside [Starfield](/source/Starfield_(band)) and Roy Martin later that year at the [Exploits Valley Salmon Festival](/source/Exploits_Valley_Salmon_Festival) [gospel](/source/Gospel_music) concert in [Grand Falls-Windsor](/source/Grand_Falls-Windsor).[8][13] They also performed at the 2010 One Worship Festival in Springdale, and officially released *Imperfections & Directions*, another independent release, at YC Newfoundland that October.[10][6] Loder's nursing studies hampered their ability to showcase this album by touring.[6] A reporter for *[The Telegram](/source/The_Telegram)* newspaper wrote that *Imperfections & Directions* "demonstrates how Loder wears [their] faith and love of God on [their] sleeve."[4] Loder was nominated as Female Artist of the Year at the 2010 MusicNL awards with [Mary Barry](/source/Mary_Barry_(singer)); [Teresa Ennis](/source/The_Ennis_Sisters); [Irene Bridger](/source/Irene_Bridger); and [Amelia Curran](/source/Amelia_Curran_(musician)), the eventual winner.[14] Loder was nominated for another MusicNL award the following year, this time in the Gospel Artist of the Year category; this nomination was, in part, due to *Imperfections & Directions*.[8]

In early 2012, Loder made a music video for "Your Love Alone", one of the album's tracks, which was uploaded to [YouTube](/source/YouTube). They later said they had written the song during a difficult phase in their life, and the song's lyrics revolve around the idea that the [grace](/source/Grace_(Christianity)) and [mercy of God](/source/Atonement_in_Christianity) can be found in the most difficult situations. Through their experience, they became convinced that knowing God is all-important, expressing this concept in the chorus: "Your love alone is sufficient. It needs no company."[6] They stated that they wrote the song "One Name Away" after having watched *[The Tyra Banks Show](/source/The_Tyra_Banks_Show)*. The episode featured an interview with a girl who had been [forced into prostitution](/source/Forced_prostitution) at a young age; despite smiling on screen, the girl hopelessly declared that she would probably die before she turned 22.[4]

*Imperfections & Directions* was nominated as Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year at the [2012 Juno Awards](/source/Juno_Awards_of_2012), Canada's top music awards.[15][4] Loder said the nomination was a surprise; they learned about it in a text message from Newman after missing a call from him.[4] Their fellow nominees in the Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album category were [Jon Bauer](/source/Jon_Bauer)'s *Forevermore*, [downhere](/source/Downhere)'s *[On the Altar of Love](/source/On_the_Altar_of_Love)*, Sky Terminal's *Don't Close Your Eyes* and [Hawk Nelson](/source/Hawk_Nelson)'s *[Crazy Love](/source/Crazy_Love_(Hawk_Nelson_album))*.[11] Loder travelled to [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), Ontario on March 28 to attend the awards ceremony, hosted by [William Shatner](/source/William_Shatner) at [Scotiabank Place](/source/Scotiabank_Place) on April 1.[6][4] Their album was one of three Newfoundland nominees at the [Juno Awards](/source/Juno_Award) that year; the other two were rock band [Hey Rosetta!](/source/Hey_Rosetta!) and [The Once](/source/The_Once)'s [folk](/source/Folk_music) album, *Row Upon Row of the People We Know*.[16] Loder said that "on a scale of 1 to 10", their excitement about the Juno nomination was "probably a 10."[6]

Although Loder lost the Juno Award to downhere, an [alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock) band, they said they enjoyed walking down the [red carpet](/source/Red_carpet) and would never forget meeting major Canadian musicians such as [Blue Rodeo](/source/Blue_Rodeo) and [Sam Roberts](/source/Sam_Roberts_(singer-songwriter)); Loder had an opportunity to sing and play guitar with Blue Rodeo's [Jim Cuddy](/source/Jim_Cuddy) at the Junos.[17][18] Loder competed in the 2012 [Juno Cup](/source/Juno_Cup) hockey game, in which, at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m), they were considerably shorter than most of the other players. Playing for the Rockers team of Juno nominees against the Greats team of former [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) players, they were awarded a [penalty shot](/source/Penalty_shot_(ice_hockey)) after a [fight](/source/Fighting_in_ice_hockey) with [Troy Crowder](/source/Troy_Crowder). The Greats threw their [sticks](/source/Ice_hockey_stick) in Loder's way as Loder took the shot, which was stopped with ease by [goaltender](/source/Goaltender) [David Francey](/source/David_Francey), a Juno nominee who had been traded to the Greats.[19] Loder returned to Newfoundland on April 2; the following month, they performed at [Gros Morne National Park](/source/Gros_Morne_National_Park)'s Trails, Tails & Tunes Festival with [Dave Paddon](/source/Dave_Padden).[6][20] In that July, Loder performed alongside Nick Hamlyn at [Corner Brook](/source/Corner_Brook)'s Downtown Days festival.[21]

### 2013–present

Over the subsequent months into the middle of 2013, Loder performed on a monthly basis at the Stavanger Drive Second Cup, which is owned by Newman. They also performed at the Majestic Theatre and the Fat Cat Blues Bar in St. John's.[7] In 2013, they were named a showcase winner by the Christian Women in Media Association (CWIMA) and were selected to perform at the organization's national conference.[22] Loder performed six songs live as part of an interview on [CBC Radio](/source/CBC_Radio) in April 2013. They had written five of these songs, and four of them had not been previously released. The unreleased songs were "Playground", "Nursing a Broken Heart", "Like a Flower", and "One Girl", and the fourth song was "On This Drive", which had appeared on *Imperfections & Directions*. The fifth song was a [cover version](/source/Cover_version) of [Johnny Cash](/source/Johnny_Cash)'s "[Folsom Prison Blues](/source/Folsom_Prison_Blues)". They were inspired to write the song "Nursing a Broken Heart" after watching *[George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight](/source/George_Stroumboulopoulos_Tonight)*, on which [Hugh Jackman](/source/Hugh_Jackman) uttered the phrase "nursing a broken heart" as part of an interview. They wrote "Like a Flower" after a friend challenged them to write a song directed at themself as a child.[7]

Listeners unfamiliar with [contemporary Christian music](/source/Contemporary_Christian_music) (CCM) often assume that Loder sings [hymn](/source/Hymn)-style music. Their career is unusual in that it began in CCM; most young musicians choose [music genres](/source/Music_genre) such as [country](/source/Country_music) and pop, which are generally considered more likely to bring commercial success.[18] Loder has asserted that they chose CCM because it gives purpose to their music; many of their songs are about God, but they may also be interpreted as being about other subjects.[18][6] In 2013, Loder said that they were starting to write and perform songs in other genres, and hoped that they would be able to transition out of CCM as [Katy Perry](/source/Katy_Perry), [Lifehouse](/source/Lifehouse_(band)), and [Creed](/source/Creed_(band)) had done previously. In transitioning out of CCM, they wished to assure the public that they had "definitely not turned [their] back on [their] faith."[7]

Loder believes everything that they sing is for God, regardless of the song's subject. They see their music as a [Christian ministry](/source/Christian_ministry), the goal of which is to inspire people to live happier, better lives.[6] A reporter for *The Telegram* called Loder's voice "powerful yet serene and soulful".[4] Their songs have been played regularly on [Rogers TV](/source/Rogers_TV) and CBC Radio.[9][23] Specifically, their song "Raise You Higher" was selected for several song countdowns and was played across Canada by both [secular](/source/Secularity) and [Christian radio](/source/Christian_radio) stations.[24] A CBC Radio reviewer called Loder "amazingly talented", their music "gorgeous" and their song "Playground" in particular "absolutely beautiful".[7] In 2012, Loder worked as a [Child and Youth Worker](/source/Child_and_Youth_Worker) at a company called Blue Sky.[7] In April, they were undecided on a career in music or medicine,[18] but later confirmed that music was their focus, and was considering a move to Toronto for more career opportunities.[7]

In 2015, Loder took part in [Bell Media](/source/Bell_Media)'s songwriting challenge, a two-day workshop in Newfoundland for songwriters to showcase their new work. They called the experience "life-changing", and it gave them the opportunity to work with producer Justin Gray, a collaborator of [Mariah Carey](/source/Mariah_Carey), [John Legend](/source/John_Legend), among others.[25] After two years in production, Loder released the album *Benefit of the Doubt* in 2018.[1] The album is a combination of folk and pop,[26] and marks an effort to appeal to a mainstream audience; Loder co-produced 10 of the original tracks.[27] "I still write music that's spiritual, I just want it to be more relatable to everybody," they said.[1] Two of the album's tracks, "Molded Like a Monster" and "Boxes", had music videos. They said that the inspiration for "Molded Like a Monster" came from their own family's strict Christian views, where they had to hide their sexuality from other church peers but "felt guilty a lot of the time for just doing what made me happy".[28] At the MusicNL awards, Loder received two nominations for the album: Female Artist of the Year, and Music Video of the Year (for "Boxes").[29][30]

In January 2019, Loder released the single "Fearless"; the song was positively received and used in an [IMAX](/source/IMAX) trailer for *Superpower Dogs*, a documentary narrated by [Chris Evans](/source/Chris_Evans_(actor)).[28][31] In October of that year, they performed "Fearless" at The East Coast Music Hour, a series of concerts inspired by the themes of courage, transformation and longing.[32] They also appeared twice on CBC's *Parkway Sessions*, performing "Falling Out of Love" and "Hate Loves Hate".[33][34] In 2020, Loder was due to accompany [Joel Plaskett](/source/Joel_Plaskett)'s music tour, but it was rescheduled due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic). During the summer, they recorded new music including a song called "Afterglow".[35] Throughout the same year, Loder hosted virtual songwriting events on [Facebook](/source/Facebook) to connect with fans.[28]

In 2022, Loder auditioned for [season 2](/source/Canada's_Got_Talent_(season_2)) of *[Canada's Got Talent](/source/Canada's_Got_Talent)*. Their performance was shown in the fourth episode of the season. Kardinal called Loder a "megastar" after their authenticity shone through in their unique rendition of "[To Make You Feel My Love](/source/To_Make_You_Feel_My_Love)". All four judges said yes and they advanced to the next round, and eventually making it to the finale.[36] Loder placed second in the competition, behind winner [Jeanick Fournier](/source/Jeanick_Fournier).[37]

Loder won two [East Coast Music Awards](/source/East_Coast_Music_Awards) in 2023, for Songwriter of the Year and Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year.[38] In the same year, Loder released a cover of "[Sonny's Dream](/source/Sonny's_Dream)" on the [Ron Hynes](/source/Ron_Hynes) tribute album *Sonny Don't Go Away*.[39]

## Discography

Year Title Ref. 2009 The Way [5][8] 2010 Imperfections & Directions [8] 2018 Benefit of the Doubt [1] 2024 Transitions [40]

## Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Result Ref. 2009 YC Newfoundland Talent Search Contest [8] 2010 MusicNL Female Artist of the Year [14] 2011 Gospel Artist of the Year [8] 2017 Music Video of the Year ("Boxes") [30] 2018 Female Artist of the Year [29] 2012 Juno Awards Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year [15] 2013 CWIMA National Conference National Musical Showcase [22] 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards Contemporary Singer of the Year [41]

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