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Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Jazzy K discovered her passion for music at a very young age. Growing up in a musical home, she recalls listening and singing to Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin at an early age. It wasn’t until she turned 17 that she realized her passion was not just in singing but also in songwriting. “That’s the way I talk about my feelings,” she says. As Jazzy K developed her craft she found her individual sound in the R&B/Pop lane and is constantly inspired by groundbreaking artists like The Weeknd, Khalid, Billie Eilish and Jessie J.
Her soulful tone and empowering lyrics turned the heads of some of the biggest players in the music industry during visits to Los Angeles, leading her to launch her career in the U.S. Her first single, “You Are,” releases this month. In this affecting tune, Jazzy K has managed to tell a story of bullying in a way that no other artist has and has decided to donate 100% of the proceeds of the sales of “You Are” to Ditch The Label, an international anti-bullying organization. She is currently working on her debut E.P. with some of LA’s top producers; it releases in early 2020.
In “You Are,” Jazzy K faces bullies head-on, ultimately offering lyrics of love:
“You try to pull me down with all you say and do, but you only talk to me the way you talk to you.
“Cause you don’t like what you see when you’re looking in the mirror, show yourself no love, making you bitter,
so you turn to me to make it better.
“Let me tell you something true…you are beautiful. You are incredible.”
“In reality, a bully is a victim who needs more love and light in their life,” she says. “My goal is for this song to help people understand this, whether they are the person getting bullied or the bully themselves. Whether it’s kids at school or adults in the workplace, I want them to hear this song and know they are truly the ones with the power.”
Her musical household included a wedding singer uncle, who would croon Frank Sinatra and Elvis standards. She also listened to Doris Day and Peggy Lee. “I loved seeing my uncle sing and how music changed the environment, “she recalls. “People would go from sitting down to getting up and singing and dancing, and I said, ‘I want to do that.’ ‘’
At age 12, Jazzy K entered and won second place in a singing competition with her performance of Pink’s “Who Knew?” That was the moment her father decided that perhaps his daughter had a future in the business, a dream she wanted to pursue.
At 17, Jazzy K discovered her love of songwriting. A self-described storyteller, she likes writing songs with meaning from which listeners can draw inspiration.
Before moving to LA, Jazzy K would play songs on her phone and serenade diners while waiting tables at her father’s restaurant in Sydney. She constantly has song lyrics or melodies running through her mind and has been known to write songs on the road while a car passenger. The 22-year-old artist seeks to add musician to her growing list of talents. She’s learning to play keyboard and plans to take up the guitar.