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Léon (Swedish singer)

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LÉON
OriginStockholm, Sweden
Genres
Years active2015–present
LabelsColumbia Records

Léon (Stylized: LÉON) is a Swedish singer and songwriter born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. The product of a musical household,[1] Léon began her musical career as front-women of a hip hop and soul group in her teens before embarking on a solo career with producing partner Agrin Rahmani in 2015.[2]

Her first single, "Tired of Talking", off her debut release, Treasure - EP, has since received over 39.5 million plays on Spotify and has been prominently featured in the service's spotlight program. The singer has earned mentions from fellow singer Katy Perry[3] and most recently appeared in Vogue Italia.[4]

Her first full-length studio album is expected to be released in mid summer of 2016.[1] In October 2016, LÉON was confirmed to play at the 31st edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, NL. [5]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album Details
Treasure - EP

References

  1. ^ a b "Popular TV - The Anti-Social Network". www.populartv.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. ^ "LÉON Is Sweden's Next Great Pop Export". NYLON. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ^ "KATY PERRY on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Mattia Gaballo on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ "First European Artists Confirmed for Eurosonic Noorderslag – Eurosonic Noorderslag". Eurosonic Noorderslag. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ^ "The Windish Agency: LÉON". www.windishagency.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Treasure - EP by LÉON on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 14 January 2016.