Keira

Character

Keira is one of the main protagonists in Barbie: The Princess & The Popstar. She is played by Barbie and is voiced by Ashleigh Ball. Her singing voice is by Tiffany Giardina. Keira is a world-famous singer-songwriter.

Story[]

"She's a world-famous pop star who wishes she had the posh life of a princess!"
– Official Website

"The world-famous popstar is an in-your-face girl, whose career has made her grow up too fast. Now she needs to find the joy of music again."
– Official Website

In summer, Meribella, a magical kingdom, was soon going to have its five hundredth anniversary. Princess Tori and her younger sisters Meredith and Trevi were very busy. They had to attend ceremonies and balls, and they always had to be poised and proper. The princesses thought it was hard work. Whenever they had the chance, they would sneak away and play together. Before Meribella's five hundredth anniversary, the princesses had to greet royal visitors, who came to Meribella for the occasion. Tori wished she could have an exciting, music-filled life like her favorite popstar, Keira. She wished she could watch Keira perform in an amphitheater near her palace.

Keira, a world-famous singer-songwriter, was on the guest list, and she was going to perform at the festival for Meribella's five hundredth anniversary. Keira enjoyed touring, greeting fans, and having extravagant, spectacular concerts. However, it left her with no time to do what she was passionate about, writing songs. Keira thought being a princess would be carefree.

The next day, members of the royal court were invited to the palace in Meribella to meet the royal family. Duchess Amelia, Tori's aunt, told Tori not to watch Keira's nearby concert when she found out she had watched it when she was supposed to be greeting guests. Tori had to go back to the guests, so she used a magic hairbrush to style her hair before leaving.

When Keira went to the palace for the festival, she met Tori. They became great friends instantly, unlike their pet dogs Vanessa and Riff. Riff does his best to impress Vanessa and make friends with her, but she turns her nose up at him. Tori gave Keira a tour of the palace, and so they began joking about trading places. Keira showed her magic microphone that her Aunt had given her to Tori. It transformed her outfit into a royal gown. Tori used her magic hairbrush, so she used it to transform her hair into a different hairstyle. They realized that they looked just like each other.

Tori and Keira stayed disguised as each other while Tori gave Keira a tour of her palace. Aunt Amelia appears and takes Keira disguised as Tori back to the royal ball, where Keira accidentally trips and falls on top of Prince Liam of Stuffinsburg. Keira apologizes and helps him up. Both of them are embarrassed and flushed in the face. When Tori and Keira got the heck out of there, they entered the secret garden, where fairies tended to the plants. There were gardenia flowers made out of diamonds, which were called Diamond Gardenias. Tori told Keira that the Diamond Gardenia roots spread through the entire kingdom. Without it, Meribella would wither and die. The Diamond Gardenia made the kingdom magical.

Later, Crider and Rupert, two evil men, uprooted the Diamond Gardenia. The fairies tried to stop them, but their efforts were in vain. Tori and Keira stop them, and they learn that it's important for them to be themselves.

Physical Appearance[]

Keira is a teenage girl with long brown hair, light skin, and blue eyes. If you look closely, you'll see that her eyes are a darker blue than Tori's. She is mostly seen wearing a straight purple wig with a silver headband with two stars. However, she is also seen with brown hair when she takes off her wig because that is her real hair color. She wears a necklace with three purple star charms during the entire movie. Keira wears five dresses and three of Tori's dresses when she is transformed into her.

Popstar[]

The dress she wore at the beginning of the movie when she was performing in Meribella is short. It is a one-side purple sparkly dress. It has a blue belt with a silver star on it. When she wears this dress, she has purple high-heeled boots. She wears this dress many times in the movie. An over-skirt is added to her dress during her performance of "The Princess & the Popstar Final Medley". It is purple with a blue belt.

Formal[]

Keira's casual wear consists of a purple and blue one-sided sparkly wavy dress. The first part of it is purple and the second part is blue. She wears it with her normal purple high heels and purple wig. Keira wears this dress during the songs "To Be a Princess/To Be a Popstar", "Perfect Day" and the "Finale Medley".

Casual[]

Keira's casual wear consists of a purple and blue one-sided sparkly wavy dress. The first part of it is purple and the second part is blue. She wears it with her normal purple high heels and purple wig. Keira wears this dress during the songs "To Be a Princess/To Be a Popstar", "Perfect Day" and the "Finale Medley".

Final Outfit[]

Her final popstar outfit is the same as her first popstar outfit, but it has a purple cloak that comes from the belt with blue decorations. She wears it with her purple high-heeled boots and her necklace. She wore this dress only in the end. She also wears a purple crown with a star. Her crown is similar to Tori's crown, but it's purple.

Personality[]

Keira is unsatisfied with her pop star life. She dreams of being a princess like Tori so she could have everything done for her and she wouldn't need to work a day in her life. She likes her job and knows she lives in a dream but she just wants to have more free time to do what she wants which is writing songs. However, in the end, she understands that she didn't need to be a princess to have time for herself and write music. She only needed to be free. Keira is very kind-hearted because she made one of the concerts free for the people of Meribella. She has a gentle, caring nature and is confident and strong-natured. She works hard and is very supportive. She is calm and organized and is very considerate.

Quotes[]

"So, you're a real-life princess? Awesome!"
"A magic hairbrush. Very cool!"
"If you can't trust a fake princess, who can you trust?"
"Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to just let go."
"Look, this was awesome, but... I've got a tour to obsess over, so let's change back before your Aunt gets anymore... 'Gaaaa!!'"
"But I don't know the first thing about being a princess."
"Don't get me wrong, Riff. I mean I'm a star. I'm living the dream, right?"
"As my manager, you told them that the songs aren't ready to be heard yet... and that I'll let them know when they are."
"Hey, Meribella! I'd like to dedicate this next song to my two new sisters, Princesses Trevi and Meredith. They taught me that the secret of writing new songs is a good pillow fight."
"The man's right. What always cheers me up is a new outfit."

Songs[]

Trivia[]

Keira's name is an anagram of "Erika", one of the main protagonists of Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper and Barbie in Rock 'n Royals. They also both switch places with a princess and have a passion for singing.
Keira was originally named "Zoe".
Keira is the second brunette Barbie character who wears a blonde wig. The first one is Erika. Both of them have brown hair.
She is one of Barbie's roles not to be voiced by Kelly Sheridan, Diana Kaarina, or Erica Lindbeck besides Mariposa.
She’s allergic to dahlias. Dahlia is also the name of a fairy from Barbie: Fairytopia.
Keira mentioned having other songs named: "Smoke and Mirrors", "Rock and Rule", and "Fiery Ice".
In the first version of the teaser trailer and some official still, Keira plays an electric guitar, but in the movie, she plays an acoustic guitar. We can only see her electric guitar in her trailer.
The Junior Novelization mentions that her magic microphone has been passed on for generations in Keira's family. She specifically says it was originally from her Great-Aunt Rickie, that "rocked the '60's".
In the storybook, it said that Keira was locked in Tori's room because she had bad manners, but in the movie, she was locked in Tori's room because she didn't write the speech.
In the storybook for Barbie and The Three Musketeers, Keira has the same hairstyle as Viveca, only without her purple wig.
Although Keira's necklace is silver with purple star charms, in the poster, it’s completely purple.
Erika Juno from Barbie in Rock'n Royals wears a silver headband in the Finale Mashup that is pretty similar to Keira's. Both even have things in common, like, being a famous popstar, having brown hair, switching places with princesses (knowingly or unknowingly) and having a magical object (Erika was given a magical scepter by Princess Olivia later in the movie.)

Goofs[]

When Keira is trying to open the door, her necklace suddenly changes to Princess Tori's necklace when she says, '"This always works in movies."
Her ribbon changes from purple to pink while singing I Wish I Had Her Life.

Barbie The Princess & the Popstar

Quote: "There's a star that's right inside you. So come on and let it out! Find out what you're about and just shout. Here I Am!"

Media: Barbie: The Princess & The Popstar | Soundtrack

Objects: Diamond Gardenia | Keira's Microphone | Princess Tori's Hairbrush

Locations: King Frederic's Palace | Meribella | Meribella's Amphitheatre | Secret Garden

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