Lealiza creates musical worlds and sings the stories and truths inside them. Her performances have taken her to listening spaces and concert halls in the US and abroad, including France, Spain, and Carnegie Hall. Today, her work centers on original songs shaped by a lifelong fascination with music that travels across time and culture and how music creates meaning beyond words.

Singing in several languages, her performances open a musical space that feels timeless. Whether singing her own words or re-imagining a longtime favorite, she brings a lightness that leaves room for discovery.

Raised in a home where the stereo was revered, Lealiza heard the music her parents loved, from Broadway to belly dance and a lot between. Left to explore on her own, she played her father's reel-to-reel tapes often. When the fragile tapes broke, she taught herself to splice them back together well enough that her father wouldn’t hear the fix. That early hands-on experience led to taking a leading role in producing and arranging her own recordings today.

In 2022, Lealiza recorded her first album, Thorns and Petals, at Abbey Road Studios. Her work continues to evolve through writing, production, and collaborations with musicians from around the world.Her performances have taken her to listening spaces and concert halls in the US and abroad, including France, Spain, and Carnegie Hall.

Singing in several languages, Lealiza is drawn to how melody and rhythm travel across time and culture, carrying meaning beyond words. Drawing on historical material as well as original composition, her performances open a musical space that feels timeless. Whether singing her own words or re-imagining a longtime favorite, she brings a lightness that leaves room for discovery.

Raised in a home where the stereo was revered, Lealiza heard the music her parents loved, from Broadway to belly dance, through Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and beyond. Left to explore on her own, she played her mother's musical theater albums and her father's reel-to-reel tapes of vintage world music. When the fragile tapes broke, she taught herself to splice them back together well enough that her father wouldn’t hear the fix. That early hands-on experience led to taking a leading role in producing and arranging her own recordings today.

In 2022, Lealiza recorded her first album, Thorns and Petals, at Abbey Road Studios. Her work continues to evolve through writing, production, and collaborations with musicians from around the world. 

Inviting listeners into musical worlds that speak to admirers of Kate Bush, Loreena McKennitt, and Lhasa de Sela.