Kiesza: "I Can Totally Imagine Ed Sheeran In A Kilt!"

By Georgina Langford

With the 2014 MTV EMA just hours away, we caught up with one of our amazing performers, Kiesza, to hear how she's feeling about the big night. From her red carpet look, to which of the male attendees she'd most like to see in a kilt - hey, we are in Glasgow, after all - read on for all the goss... 

MTV UK: Can you reveal anything about your EMA performance? Are you nervous?

Kiesza: I’m not nervous, I’m excited! We’re still in rehearsals, getting ready for it, so I can’t reveal too much, but I’m going to be singing, I’m going to be dancing, so I can tell you that! As for what I’m wearing, you are going to have to hold out to see that. I’m still thinking about the red carpet.

MTV UK: Do you enjoy getting dressed up for big events?

Kiesza: I love getting dressed up, and I always like trying out different things; I don’t always necessarily want to wear a dress just because everyone else is. I like to be creative with my red carpet outfits, but equally, sometimes I am just in the mood to go all out with a ballgown and heels – but only If you get me on the right day! To be honest, I’m more of a sneaker person. My legs hurt if I wear heels for too long.

MTV UK: You’re in Scotland for the EMA, so which famous gentleman do you think could rock a kilt on the red carpet?

Kiesza: Let me think…I can totally imagine Ed Sheeran in a kilt, but I want to choose someone who you would never expect to wear one…I’d like to see one of the boybands all show up in kilts. That would be hilarious.

MTV UK: Since your career exploded with 'Hideaway', it’s been a crazy year for you, does it feel like all your hard work has paid off?

Kiesza: Definitely; before 'Hideaway', it’s not like I worked hard and then I stopped working, I worked hard and then I worked ten times harder! So it does feel like it has totally paid off, but it also feels like the beginning of this journey for me, there’s a lot of work still to be done to get to the next level and to keep building and moving forward.

MTV UK: The title track of your forthcoming album, Sound Of A Woman, is totally epic. Would you describe yourself as a drama queen?

Kiesza: No, not at all! I wouldn’t say that song is about drama, it is more real. It’s more about a situation that a lot of women find themselves in, where they are maybe afraid to stand up and speak their mind or afraid to walk out of a situation that might not be right for them, for fear of either being alone or just sort of believing that things will change, even when you know in your heart that they won’t.

MTV UK: It’s a euphoric record and very uplifting – but a lot of the lyrics are really sad! Was that contrast intentional?

Kiesza: I think what happened is that without trying to, I basically regurgitated an entire relationship on this album. I feel like every aspect of what happened in that relationship is included on the record, from falling in love, being in too deep, when you haven’t noticed anything wrong with that person – that’s ‘Hideaway’, when they take you into a whole different reality – to when you are both in it together, you are in love and it’s really passionate. But then songs like ‘Giant in your Heart’ are about the end, when you want to move on.

Sound Of A Woman by Kiesza is out 17 November 2014. Tune in to MTV tonight at 9pm to watch the 2014 MTV EMA!