Career
Kala emigrated to Canada at the age of three. She first grew up in the Regent Park neighbourhood and later lived in Ajax, Ontario. [2]
Kala began her career with songwriting, as she is credited as a writer on Jennifer Hudson's track "Dangerous" from her 2014 studio album JHUD . [3] [4]
Kala performed at the Canadian Music Week in 2019 [5] where she performed her debut single, "DCMO (Don't Count Me Out)". [6] She also won the grand prize at Royal Bank of Canada's Emerging Musician Program, [7] earning $10,000 worth of studio time among other prizes. [8]
In February 2023, Latto released "Lottery" which featured Kala, marking Kala's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 [9] and Billboard Canadian Hot 100. [10] On 1 March, Latto and Kala performed the song at the 2023 Billboard Women in Music event. [11] In April, her 2022 single "Pretty Girl Era" entered the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, [12] marking her first solo entry on the chart. On 24 September 2023, Kala received the Emerging Artist Award at the Legacy Awards. [13] On 10 December, she performed at TikTok's inaugural In the Mix festival in Mesa, Arizona. [14]
Kala was nominated for two Juno Awards in 2024, [15] and she performed at the opening night of the show. [16] In March, Kala received two No. 1 Song Awards from SOCAN for her singles "Hotter Now" and "Nothing but Love". [17] Following this, "Hotter Now" became her highest peaking song on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. [18] In April, it was revealed that Kala had written a song with Katy Perry (later revealed to be "OK" from the deluxe edition of Perry's 2024 studio album 143 ). [19] On 4 July, Kala won the inaugural Billboard Canada Women in Music Rising Star Award. [20] In the same month, her single "Who's Gonna" the entered Canadian Contemporary hit radio chart. [21] In September 2024, Kala released her single "Criminal" after performing it at the Billboard Canada Women in Music event. [22] In October 2024, Kala joined Cyndi Lauper as an opener for two dates on the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour. On 21 November 2024, Kala appeared as a guest judge on the season premiere of the fifth season of Canada's Drag Race . [23] Two days later, she announced her single "Cry Baby". [24]
On 25 April 2025, Kala released her second EP, No Tears on This Ride . She later embarked on the No Tears on This Ride Tour to accompany the project. [25] In September 2025, Kala was an opening act for Aqua's Canada tour.
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