Jayelle

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Jayelle
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Jayelle in 2023
Background information
Birth nameJayelle Rebecca Gerber
Origin Denver, Colorado
Genres Pop · alternative pop
OccupationSongwriter · singer
Years active2020–present

Jayelle Rebecca Gerber, known mononymously as Jayelle, is an American songwriter and singer. [1] [2] She has written songs with Yena, Joe Serafini, and RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Trinity the Tuck and Kylie Sonique Love, and sung the titular theme song for the Drag Isn't Dangerous charity telethon. [3] [4]

Contents

Career

Songwriting

Jayelle was raised in Denver, Colorado, and moved to Los Angeles to attend the Los Angeles College of Music. [5] [6] In 2022 she wrote on two songs on Yena's debut mini-album Smiley, and went on to co-write the title track from her third mini-album Good Morning in 2024. [1] [7] [8]

In November 2023, she co-wrote Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Musical with Drew Louis, and RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Trinity the Tuck. [9] In May of the following year, she wrote on Trinity's dark pop album Sinematic. [8]

Solo music

In November 2020, Jayelle released her debut EP, My Father's Daughter. [2] [10] Out Front stated "...this alt pop chanteuse channels the hauntingly personal experiences of her life with illustrative and enchanting honesty...". [6] On International Women's Day in 2021, Jayelle released her single "Double Standard". [11] [12] In an interview with the Women's International Music Network, Jayelle stated her intention with the track saying, "I want to spearhead a campaign to give women an opportunity to make noise and get angry about things that we often deal with silently...". [13] In June 2021, she released her single "Men Are Candy". [14]

In May 2023, she recorded the titular theme song for the Drag Isn't Dangerous charity telethon alongside Ocean Kelly. [15] [16] Billboard called the track a "groove-fueled" single. [4]

Discography

All song credits are adapted from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's database and Spotify. [3] [17]

Songwriting credits

YearTitleArtist(s)AlbumWriter(s)Producer(s)
2024"Sleeping Beauty" Trinity the Tuck Sinematic Jayelle, Drew Louis, Coen Hutton, Myah Marie Drew Louis
"Let Them Eat Cake"Jayelle, Drew Louis, Max Vernon
"Give it Up"Jayelle, Drew Louis, Sierra Cornell
"'Til Death Becomes Us"

(featuring Jujubee)

Jayelle, Drew Louis, Coen Hutton
“Money Mad”Jayelle, Drew Louis, Violet Skies
"Detonate"Jayelle, Drew Louis, Coen Hutton
"Miss Jesus Christ"Jayelle, Drew Louis, Ash Gordon
"Take it Slow" Joe Serafini Non-album singleJayelle, Drew Louis, Joe Serafini
"Good Morning" Yena Good Morning Jayelle, Drew Louis, Mayu Wakisaka, 72, Pollock, Jonathan Sim, Twlv, Yena Pollock, Jonathan Sim, 72
"Nice To Meet Ya"Victory BrooksNon-album singlesJayelle, Drew Louis Drew Louis
2023"Ex Miss" Kylie Sonique Love Jayelle, Drew Louis, Kylie Sonique Love
"Keep Up"Karma CarrJayelle, Drew Louis, Karma Carr
"Good Enough"

(featuring Alaska Thunderfuck, Jimbo, Manila Luzon, Ginger Minj, Aria B. Cassadine, Kylie Sonique Love)

Trinity the Tuck Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Musical Jayelle, Drew Louis,
"Eternity to Me"

(featuring Alaska Thunderfuck)

"Light in the Dark"

(featuring Aria B. Cassadine, Kylie Sonique Love)

"Guilt's So Heavy"

(featuring Ginger Minj)

"Love So Right" Drew Louis Non-album singlesJayelle, Drew Louis, Matt Beckley
"Sugar Rush"CerandaJayelle, Drew Louis, Ceranda Michelle Silva
2022"Lxxk 2 U" Yena Smiley Jayelle, Drew Louis, Yena, Mayu Wakisaka, 72, Pollock, Jonathan Sim, Moon Da-eun, Nam-Hye-juOllipop
"Vacay"Jayelle, Drew Louis, Mayu Wakisaka, 72, Pollock, Kang Eun-jungPollock
"Poser" Drew Louis & Milli2ndNon-album singleJayelle, Drew Louis, Milli2nd Drew Louis, Milli2nd
"Get You Back" Drew Louis Baby's First HeartbreakJayelle, Drew Louis Drew Louis
"New Lover"
"Bottom of the Bottle"Jayelle, Drew Louis, Shoshana Rosemarin
2021"Antisocial Media" Shiragirl Non-album singlesJayelle, Drew Louis, Alexandra Nicole Windsor, Constance Antoinette Day, Rain Palladino, Shira Leigh Yevin
"First Date" Drew Louis Jayelle, Drew Louis
"Ultraviolet"Jayelle, Drew Louis, Odin Cheesebro
"Petty"Jayelle, Drew Louis, Carlee Chappell, Francis Karel
"Falling in Like"Jayelle, Drew Louis
2020"Blocked"

As lead artist

Singles

YearTitleAlbumWriter(s)Producer(s)
2023"Drag Isn't Dangerous"Non-album singles Drew Louis, Ash Gordon, Ocean Kelly Drew Louis
2022"Ur Next Ex Gf"Jayelle, Drew Louis
"Rock Bottom"
"Queen"
2021"Natural Disaster"
(feat. Dante Juhkel)
Pretty Little SaboteurJayelle, Drew Louis, Dante Juhkel, Shoshana Rosemarin
"Men Are Candy"Non-album singlesJayelle, Drew Louis
"Double Standard"Jayelle, Drew Louis, Mel Johnson Drew Louis, Mel Johnson
2020"My Father's Daughter"My Father's DaughterJayelle Drew Louis

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Pretty Little Saboteur
Track listing
  1. "Natural Disaster"
    (feat. Dante Juhkel)
  2. "Wishing Wells"
  3. "Pain"
  4. "Miss Nancy Drew"
  5. "Intuition"
  6. "Letter from a Manic Pixie Dream Girl"
My Father's Daughter
Track listing
  1. "Dead in the Water"
  2. "My Father's Daughter"
  3. "My Type"
  4. "Take Care of You"
  5. "Lucky You"
TitleYearAlbum
"Lock Me Up"

(Heather Kathryn featuring Jayelle and Drew Louis)

2022Non-album single

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