Saleka Shyamalan, known professionally as Saleka, is an American R&B singer-songwriter.[1][2]
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| Born | Saleka Shyamalan (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 26) |
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| Years active | 2020–present |
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| Genres | R&B |
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Saleka was born in 1996 as the eldest daughter of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.[3][4] She studied classical piano as a child but decided to pursue a singing and songwriting career at the age of 16.[1] She studied Literary Arts and Music at Brown University[5] and has opened for acts like Boyz II Men, Baby Rose and Summer Walker.[5] Upon debuting her first single, "Clarity", in September 2020, Refinery29 called Saleka "a new artist to watch".[6] Saleka frequently collaborates with her younger sister, Ishana, who has directed a majority of her music videos.[7][8]
Her forthcoming debut album, Seance, is due to be released in late 2022.[9][10] Saleka recorded the majority of Seance at MilkBoy studios, Philadelphia.[11]
In 2021, Saleka released "The Sky Cries" for the second season of Servant. The music video for the single was directed by her father, M. Night Shyamalan.[12] She released three more songs for the third season of the series. The four songs were compiled in an EP, released on March 25, 2022. Within the show's canon Saleka's songs are mentioned to be from the never-seen, in-show performer, Vivian Dale, who is mentioned to have died tragically.[13][14]
In June 2022, Giveon announced Saleka as one four supporting acts for his North American Give or Take Tour, scheduled between August and September 2022.[15]
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| Seance |
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| Servant: Songs From The Attic |
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| "Clarity" | 2020 | TBA |
| "Mr. Incredible" | ||
| "Graffiti" | 2021 | |
| "The Sky Cries" | Servant: Songs From The Attic | |
| "Remain" | Old (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| "How Many" | TBA | |
| "One More Night" | 2022 | Servant: Songs From The Attic |
| "There is a Place" | ||
| "Take It or Leave It" | ||
| "Seance" | TBA | |
| "Red Eyes" |
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "Clarity" | 2020 | Ishana Night Shyamalan |
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| "Grafitti" | 2021 | |
| "The Sky Cries" | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| "How Many" (Lyric video) | Rafael "Rafatoon" Pérez | |
| "Seance" | 2022 | Ishana Night Shyamalan |
| "Red Eyes" (Lyric video) | Kevin Canales |
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