Leila Dey Tickets

Toronto's R&B singer/songwriter Leila Dey. Jamaican-born, and raised in Toronto. Dey groomed her talent/skills by attending inner-city programs.

Influenced by Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R. With her passion for musicality Dey's sound can be described as smooth soulful vocals that give you that classic RnB feel. After battling the devastating loss of her sister in late 2015. She transferred all her emotions and everything into her craft. Dey's single release for "3:44" (2017) marked her emergence into the R&B scene with recognition from Apple Music's The Ebro in the Morning (Beats 1), Breaking R&B, and Hot Up in the 6ix. Dey's Black Bouquet (EP) featured the single "Crazy, gained over 60K listens on SoundCloud and was supported by Toronto's radio station Flow 93.5 and G98.7 Black Bouquet was also featured in Dey's film debut, titled "Sweetheart", written and directed by Martha McGrath. The film won Best Short Film at its debut screening at the Canadian Diversity Film Festival in Toronto (June 2018), and won Best Short Film Canada at the Directors Cut.

Through Leila's journey, she was unknowingly curating what would, later on, be known as "DETOUR" in 2021. As the world fell victim to a pandemic that brought everything to a halt in early 2020. Dey decided it was the time to finally complete and release a project that many of us saw ourselves in. No matter the walk of life. "DETOUR", is a project perfectly reflective of the time. During the project creation stage, Leila received recognition from industry greats for her performances and Tik Tok covers. From her Cover of SWV's "Rain", which was reposted by the Producer/Songwriter Brain Morgan who went on to say "@kardinalo Bro Chills on my own shit" Rap Legends Like Ghostface Killah and Snoop Dogg reaching out to let Dey know they love what they're seeing. Recently, Leila has had a growing Tik Tok page full of her renditions of R&B classics and favorites. The most viewed post at 414.9k caught the eye of Ms. Anita Baker. Ms. Baker came across Leila's duet with Vade of "Rapture" and reposted it as she sang their praises. Dey has shown time and time again how crucial artist development and growth have helped her curate this community of Dey Dreamers.

Fall "2021", marks the release of Leila's newest project DETOUR released October 8th and can be found on all streaming platforms. DETOUR has been featured in publications, local radio stations and blogs such as G98.7FM, Vibe 105.5FM, CJRU: THE SCOPE, CBC's Marvin Room, and BiiSide Radio; to name a few. Dey has been featured in campaigns with Sick Kids and SFSXINC collab. She ended her 2021 with a Spotify Canada campaign, which led to her having a billboard in downtown Toronto above the Eaton Centre and being one of the faces of the platform's popular playlist "MOOD RING" which consistently has over 100k listeners. Dey is undeniably on her way to making a name for herself in this music industry. The release of DETOUR: The Visual EP includes 1 unreleased record. Leila has set a new standard and her supporters cannot wait to see her soar.

"May Every Deviation Bring You Intension" - Desiree McKenzie