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Blending Bollywood nostalgia with futuristic R&B, afrobeat rhythms, and poetic lyricism, Leo’s dream-like sound is unmistakably his own. Floating atop self-produced beats with a voice that’s both soulful and steeped in Indian classical training, Leo creates music that feels like a lucid dream on the dancefloor. It’s no wonder his genre-defying sound has made him one of the most exciting independent artists of this generation.
A true pioneer, Leo was the first South Asian musician in the world to publicly come out as queer—a boundary-breaking moment that cemented his place as a cultural trailblazer. His music lives at the intersection of art and activism, where identity is not only celebrated but weaponized as power.
Over the past two years, Leo’s Bollywood vs Pop mashup videos have gone consistently viral on TikTok and Instagram, building a cult fanbase nearing 100k and catching the eyes of fans like Grimes, Victoria Monét, RuPaul, and A.R. Rahman. In 2022, his fearless fashion sense made him the most Googled person in India—yes, really—with Vogue praising his style as “a takedown of the central conceit of heteronormative fashion.”
Beyond his own discography, Leo is a BRIT and Ivor Novello-nominated songwriter behind some of the biggest tracks in global pop. His credits include the worldwide #1 smash “Head & Heart” by Joel Corry & MNEK, “Rush” by Raveena, “Cheque” by Don Diablo, and “OK” by Mabel.
With one foot in the future and the other dipped in a shimmering pool of nostalgia, Leo Kalyan isn’t just redefining what pop sounds like—he’s reinventing who it’s for.