Lila Iké (born Alecia Tameka Grey; January 23, 1994) is a Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter.[1] After releasing multiple singles, Iké released her debut studio album The ExPerience in May 2020.
Lila Iké | |
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 Lila Iké performing at Reggae Geel 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alecia Tameka Grey |
| Born | January 23, 1994 Christiana, Jamaica |
| Origin | Manchester, Jamaica |
| Instrument | Vocals |
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Career
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Grey was born in Christiana, Manchester, Jamaica where she attended Manchester High School and graduated in 2011. She enrolled at Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville until 2015.[2] She attempted to return to school at The University of the West Indies, but has stopped to pursue musical career.[3]
After moving to Kingston, she began singing under the moniker Lila Music which evolved to Lila Iké based on Nigerian name Ikéchukwu, which means "power of God."[2] In 2017, she signed with Protoje's In.Digg.Nation label. In 2019, She toured Europe, including Rototom Sunsplash and Reggae Jam.[4] She also opened for Protoje on his U.S. tour.[3]
Her first album released in 2020 is called The ExPerience.[2] Some of her singles include: "Biggest Fan," (2017), "Gotti Gotti" (2017), "Second Chance" (2018), "Where I'm Coming From" (2019), "Sweet Inspiration" (2019) and "I Spy" (2020).[4] She is one of Jamaica's class of promising reggae artists, like Koffee and Chronixx.[2] She appeared in "Artist to Watch" list for BBC Radio 1Xtra's Hot for 2020.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Lila Iké's timeless tunes are pushing her through the reggae ranks". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ a b c d "Lila Iké Is Singing Jamaica's New Era of Redemption Songs". VICE. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ a b "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ a b "Biography: Lila Iké". Reggaeville. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "Meet 1Xtra's Hot For 2020". BBC. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
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