Kelela
Acting
Biography
Kelela Mizanekristos (born June 4, 1983) is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape "Cut 4 Me". In 2015, she released "Hallucinogen", an EP which deals with the beginning, middle, and end of a relationship in reverse chronological order. Her debut studio album, "Take Me Apart", was released in 2017 to critical acclaim. After a nearly 5-year hiatus, Kelela released her second album, "Raven", in February of 2023.
Known For
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Focused on the life of the band and their collaborators over the 3 vital years in which they developed critically acclaimed albums, 'Humanz' and 'The Now Now', and undertook their most ambitious world tour to date.
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
A short visual companion to the Kelela’s live album “In the Blue Light”. A masterful re-interpreter of her own songs, the future-facing singer-songwriter gives a lush, harp-assisted performance of music from across her discography at New York’s famed Blue Note Jazz Club.
In the Blue Light
Demon Dayz Festival is a live Gorillaz performance that was held on June 10th, 2017 at the Dreamland amusement park in Margate, Kent, England.
Gorillaz: Demon Dayz Festival
Spend a night out in LA with Kelela, as the Dazed spring 2016 issue cover star takes us clubbing, rides a car through the city and sings sweet nothings into her iPhone.