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Lila Iké (born Alecia Tameka Grey; January 23, 1994) is a
Grey was born in Christiana,
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
n reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...
singer and songwriter. After releasing multiple singles, Iké released her debut studio album ''The ExPerience'' in May 2020.
Career
Grey was born in Christiana, Manchester, Jamaica
The Parish of Manchester () is a parish located in west-central Jamaica, in the county of Middlesex. Its capital, Mandeville, is a major business centre. Its St. Paul of the Cross Pro-Cathedral is the episcopal see of the Latin Catholic Dio ...
where she attended Manchester High School and graduated in 2011. She enrolled at Northern Caribbean University
Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is a university in Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica.
NCU is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and also has campuses in Kingston, Montego Bay
Montego Bay () is the capital of the Pa ...
in Mandeville until 2015. She attempted to return to school at The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the Tertiary education, higher education needs of the residents of 18 English-speaking Country, cou ...
, but has stopped to pursue musical career.
After moving to Kingston
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, she began singing under the moniker Lila Music which evolved to Lila Iké based on Nigerian name Ikéchukwu, which means "power of God." In 2017, she signed with Protoje
Oje Ken Ollivierre (born 14 June 1981), popularly known as Protoje, is a Jamaican of Afro-European heritage, a contemporary reggae singer and songwriter. His mother is Jamaican singer and lawyer Lorna Bennett, best known for her 1972 renditi ...
's In.Digg.Nation label. In 2019, She toured Europe, including Rototom Sunsplash
Rototom Sunsplash is a large European reggae festival founded in 1994 in Gaio di Spilimbergo (Pordenone, Italy), and since 2010 held in Benicàssim, a few miles north of Valencia, Spain. It attracts thousands of fans from all over the world, th ...
and Reggae Jam. She also opened for Protoje on his U.S. tour.
Her first album released in 2020 is called ''The ExPerience''. 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). She is one of Jamaica's class of promising reggae artists, like Koffee
Mikayla Victoria Simpson (born February 16, 2000), who performs under the stage name Original Koffee, is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, rapper, and guitarist from Spanish Town. She released her debut single "Burning" in 2017, and signed with Col ...
and Chronixx
Jamar Rolando McNaughton (born 10 October 1992), popularly known as Chronixx, is a Jamaican reggae artist. His stage name replaced the name "Little Chronicle" which he was given because of his father, the singer "Chronicle".Jackson, Kevin (2014 ...
. She appeared in "Artist to Watch" list for BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts Black music and urban music, including hip hop and R&B and is a sister station to Radio 1. Launching at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been ...
's Hot for 2020.
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