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| Born | December 7, 1998 |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
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Kayla Le (born December 7, 1998), known professionally as Sailorr (stylized in all caps), is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her major-label debut single, "Pookie's Requiem", which peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.
Kayla Le was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. [2] [3] [4] Her parents are immigrants of Vietnam and she has one sister. [5] While in high school, she performed musical theater, aiming to become a Broadway performer, [6] before deciding to produce her own music, using tools such as the Roland SP-404, Fruity Loops, and Ableton. [5] [3] She worked a number of odd jobs while starting her music career, such as a florist, bartender, and eyelash technician. [6] In January 2025, Sailorr moved to Los Angeles to pursue her music career. [3] [5]
Sailorr often wears black grills as a reference to nhuộm răng đen, a Vietnamese teeth blackening tradition. [7] [6] [2]
Sailorr began releasing music in 2019 under the stage name Sailor Goon inspired by the Sailor Moon franchise. [8] [4] The name is also a reference to her family fleeing from the Vietnam War. [9] [6] [2] She began releasing music through SoundCloud. [6] [5] She released a single "Persian Rugs" in 2021 at age 21. [10] She was listed as one of the 10 Jacksonville artists to watch in 2022 by the Jacksonville Music Experience. [11] She released another single, "Weathered", in December 2023. [12]
In April 2024, Sailorr made two appearances on producer Nascent's second album Don't Grow Up Too Soon, featuring on the songs "Run Me Back My Bread" and "Mangosteen". [13] [14] [2] Seven months later, in November 2024, she released "Pookie's Requiem", her first single under the stage name Sailorr. The single, was later was remixed with an appearance from Summer Walker. [3] The song was inspired by film Requiem for a Dream . [5] A second single, "Cut Up", was released February 13, 2025. [15] Billboard named her R&B Rookie of the Month in February 2025. [6]
In 2025, she signed to record executive Abou Thiam's BuVision record label, after Thiam heard a snippet of her song "W1ll U L13?" that she had posted on TikTok. [5] [16] [3]
Her debut mixtape, From Florida's Finest, was released on May 9, 2025, with 14 songs. [1] [17] She is set to headline the "From Florida's Finest Tour" in support of the album in June 2025. [18] From Florida's Finest was included in Billboard's The 50 Best Albums of 2025 So Far. [19]
Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, André 3000, Frank Ocean, Homeshake, and Chief Keef are musical influences on Sailorr. [5] [3] [20]