New York singer-songwriter Leyla Blue Aroch (born September 13, 2000) also known as Leyla Blue crafts hooky, R&B-influenced pop with a wryly empowered point of view, delivering introspective lyrics with mainstream-ready hooks.

She grew up in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood in a creative family as the daughter of photographers Guy Aroch and Anna Palma. By the age of 13, she was spending much of her free time singing and writing songs, drawing inspiration from Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, and Beyoncé. She began taking vocal lessons and ultimately earned her high school diploma from New York’s Professional Children’s School, where she was able to structure her studies around her music career. After high school, she further honed her skills attending the Clive Davis School of Recorded Music at NYU.

Influenced by Christina Aguilera, Destiny’s Child, and Lorde, she first garnered buzz in 2019 with her debut EP, Songs for Boys That Didn’t Text Me Back. The following year, she had a viral hit on her hands with the Y2K-produced “Peppa Pig.”