Kyla | |
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| Also known as | Kyla Reid |
| Born | Kyla Smith (1983-09-22)22 September 1983 (age 42) |
| Origin | Felixstowe,Suffolk, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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Kyla Reid (néeSmith;[2] born 22 September 1983) is a former British singer associated with theUK funky subgenre.[2][3] She is best known for the song "Do You Mind" which was later sampled inDrake's biggest hit "One Dance".[2]
Kyla featured on the Crazy CousinzUK funky song "Do You Mind", released in 2008,[3] which peaked at number 48 on theUK Singles Chart in 2009.[4] DJ Paleface liked Kyla's voice after seeing her in a video for the song "Be What I Wanna Be".[5]
In early 2016, Kyla was first contacted byDrake's production team regarding the use of her 2008 song "Do You Mind" in a newafrobeats anddancehall-infused song with Drake and Nigerian artistWizkid. The song, "One Dance", was quickly produced and released in early April 2016, due to fear of it being leaked, and became an international hit, reaching number 1 in the singles chart in 15 different countries, including her native UK, the US and Drake's native Canada.[2]
The success of "One Dance" allowed Kyla to reboot her career, with guest appearances in a number of 2016 British summermusic festivals, including theWireless Festival.[6] Kyla was later featured on English producerNaughty Boy's single, "Should've Been Me", which was released in November 2016 and peaked at number 61 on the UK Singles Chart. She was later featured on another single by producer Zac Samuel, "Play It Cool".[7]
Kyla released her first single as a lead artist, called "You Ain't Mine", featuringdancehall artistPopcaan, on 15 September 2017.[8]
Kyla was born in Germany to a father ofJamaican andEnglish heritage; and a mother ofAmerican hertiage/citizenship with "Native American somewhere and Chinese down the line". Kyla and her family moved to the UK at the age of 6.[1] and is married to Errol Reid (also known as DJ Paleface, one half of the Crazy Cousinz production team) and has two sons.[2][3] Kyla gave up her music career to start a family.[2] She was previously anESL teacher.[2]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| UK [9] | |||
| "Do You Mind" | 2008 | 48 | Non-album single |
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| UK [9] | AUS [10] | CAN [11] | IRE [12] | NZ [13] | US [14] | ||||
| "One Dance" (Drake featuringWizkid and Kyla) | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Views | |
| "Should've Been Me" (Naughty Boy featuringPopcaan and Kyla) | 61 | — | — | 61 | — | — |
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| "Hello Mate" (ArrDee featuring Kyla) | 2022 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | Pier Pressure | |
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