Kira Divine (born Shakira Marshall) is a cultural artist of Guyanese ancestry born and raised in Queens, New York. A true icon of the arts, Kira is a professional singer, songwriter, actor, choreographer, writer, model, and dancer trained in tap, jazz, ballet, modern, acrobatics, Afro-Caribbean, traditional West African, Hip Hop, voice and piano. With deep roots in Caribbean dance, Kira has been a cultural lead for the choreographer and songwriter of Soca artists Machel Montano, Alison Hinds, Elephant Man, Blaxx and global artists Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nas, Jill Scott, Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and Pharrell Williams.
Kira’s recent experience with EDM has led to multi-platinum and billboard charting releases with PNAU. 5x ARIA-certified platinum single “Go Bang” and multi-award winning “Chameleon” paved the way for Divine as an EDM success story and Australian festival favourite. Kira worked extensively with PNAU on their last studio album “Changa” of which she voiced and wrote on 7 of the 10 tracks. Her debut EP will be released in early 2025 and she’s Divine collaborates with PNAU to create disco-edged, multi-generational music.