Biography
Leela Mela is a Ukrainian singer-songwriter based in Tokyo, Japan. Leela started her music career at the beginning of the 2000s as the front-woman of the Ukrainian indie-pop-rock band called Kremp. The band was active for over a decade, after which Lella started her solo music career under the name Lily Kremp. After relocating to Japan, Lily took a few years’ break from her music career, and in 2022 she resumed making music under the new name Leela Mela. Early Career During the early years of her career (2003-2011) Leela was a frontwoman of the Ukrainian indie-pop-rock band Kremp. At that time Kremp was known for being one of the very few bands in Ukraine with a female lead vocalist who also played the guitar. Kremp has played many concerts all over Ukraine and became a winner of one of the biggest Ukrainian festivals of those times. Post-band years In 2012, after the band split up Leela (at that time Lily Kremp) began her solo career. She collaborated with Japanese producer and composer Eiichi Saeki (also known as The PBJ), and in 2015 as the result of their collaboration, two songs performed by Lily Kremp were included in the album by The PBJ “Luminosity Abundance” and released in Japan. New Name Leela Mela In 2017 Leela relocated to Tokyo, Japan, and took a pause in her music career. After spending a few years learning the new language and settling down in the new country, at the end of 2021 she started working on getting back into music.