Hayla is a British singer and songwriter, with an extraordinarily powerful voice hailing from Formby, Liverpool, UK. Over the last few years she has emerged as one of the most in demand vocalists in dance music, featuring on a number of significant records alongside high-profile artists such as: Wilkinson, John Summit, Example, Ben Nicky, Kx5 (deadmau5 & Kaskade), Maxinne and more.
Hayla co-wrote and featured on “Escape”, the timeless dance hit released in April 2022 alongside Kx5 (deadmau5 and Kaskade). The record has already gained over 60 million streams on Spotify alone and was the #1 most played song on US dance radio in 2022.
Hayla performed headline shows in 2022 including with Kx5 at the Coliseum in LA which broke records as the largest single-day concert headlined by an electronic music artist in North America per Pollstar, with Billboard confirming the show as the biggest ticketed global headliner dance event of 2022. Other performances included: Creamfileds, Brixton Academy, and EDC Las Vegas and toured throughout the UK in 2022 with Pete Tong & The Essential Orchestra.
2022 saw the launch of Hayla’s solo artist project. Her first two single’s “Treading Water” & “Unfold” are the perfect demonstration of Hayla’s writing and vocal versatility. 2023 has started strong with the release of her collaboration with John Summit ‘Where You Are’ in March, securing the cover of Spotify’s Mint playlist, the cover of Apple Music’s Dance XL playlist and numerous other playlist and editorial features. ‘Where You Are’ hit 1 million streams in its first weekend of release.
Hayla began singing professionally in 2016. She cut her teeth performing live at venues across Liverpool, Manchester and the North of England, before a chance meeting with rapper Example, who helped her transition into the mainstream. Her influences are wide ranging, namely: DJ Shadow, Bjork, Bonobo, Imogen Heap, Deftones & Radiohead with nods to the likes of: Tove Lo, Charlie XCX, Paul Simon, Nick Drake and the incomparable, Whitney Houston.
