New York singer/songwriter Leyla Blue crafts hooky, R&B-influenced pop with a wryly empowered point of view, delivering introspective lyrics with mainstream-ready hooks. Influenced by Christina Aguilera, Destiny's Child, and Lorde, she first garnered buzz in 2019 with her debut EP, Songs for Boys That Didn't Text Me Back. The following year, she had a viral hit on her hands with the Y2K-produced "Peppa Pig."
Born Leyla Blue Aroch in 2000, she grew up in New York's Tribeca neighborhood in a creative family as the daughter of photographers Guy Aroch and Anna Palma. By age 13 s...