Kelli-LeighBornKelli-Leigh Henry-Dila (1985-07-15) 15 July 1985 (age 40)Genres Pop dance house InstrumentVocalsWebsitewww.kelli-leigh.comMusical artist
Kelli-Leigh Henry-Glover[1] (born 1985[2]), known simply as Kelli-Leigh, is a British singer and songwriter.
She is best known for being the uncredited vocalist in the UK number-one singles "I Got U" by Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones (cover of Whitney Houston's "My Love Is Your Love") and "I Wanna Feel" by Second City, as well as the credited vocalist in the UK top-10 single "More Than Friends" by James Hype.[2][3] She has also performed backing vocals for Adele and Leona Lewis among others.
On 23 February 2018, she released her debut solo single "Do You Wanna Be Loved Like This?", through her own record label Music Core Limited.
On 19 September 2025, Kelli-Leigh released her debut album “LEGACY” featuring many of her recent single releases and 3 brand new tracks “Legacy”, “Pulse”, “Love Myself” and her most recent single “Elevate”.
In 2011, Kelli-Leigh joined Adele's touring band as a backup singer.[1][3]
Kelli-Leigh was nominated, with Aluna Francis, for a Grammy for writing contributions to "Forget About Me" on Diplo's 2022 self-titled album.[4][5][6]
Discography[edit] Extended plays[edit] Year Title 2012 I Am Here 2020 "Can't Get Enough"[7] 2022 "Unwrap My Heart" Singles[edit] As a solo artist[edit] Year Title 2018 "Do You Wanna Be Loved Like This?" 2019 "Without You" 2020 "Be Alright" "Can't Get Enough"[7] "Whiskey Midnight"[7] "Just for One Day"[8] "Cotton Clouds"[9] 2021 "You Don't Know Me"[citation needed] 2022 "New Chic"[10] 2024 Unconditional Fourite Things As a featured artist[edit] Year Title Main Artist(s) UK UKDance AUS BEL(FLA) BEL(WAL) IRE NED SCO USDance Certifications 2011 "Cry (Just a Little)" Bingo Players 44 7 — 28 — — 7 41 — 2014 "I Got U" Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones 1 1 17 14 32 1 47 2 1 ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum[11] FIMI: Platinum "I Wanna Feel" Secondcity 1 1 — 9 51 25 — 2 2 BPI: Gold[12] "Love Too Deep" Ferreck Dawn and Redondo 48 14 — 65 69 — — 51 — 2015 "Holding You" Rossi Sure — — — — — — — — — 2016 "Runnin'" Low Steppa — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver[13] 2017 "More than Friends" James Hype 8 1 — 20 83 20 — 4 — BPI: Platinum[13] BEA: Gold BVMI: Gold "Never Be" Tim Mason & Capa — — — — — — — — — 2018 "Don't Wreck My Holiday" Black Saint — — — — — — — — — "Touch Me" Malifoo & Santti — — — — — — — — — 2019 "Chase The Sun"[14] Hardwell and Dannic — — — — — — — — — "Feels So Good"[15] Tiësto and Justin Caruso — — — — — — — — — 2020 "The Remedy"[16] T.Williams and James Jacob — — — — — — — — — "On Repeat"[17] Mike Mago — — — 23[18] — — — — — "What They Call Love" Ferdinand Weber — — — — — — — — — "No More Chances"[19] Wilson and ManyFew — — — — — — — — — "The Reason"[20] Halogen — — — — — — — — — 2021 "Good"[21] MistaJam — — — — — — — — — "On Top Of Mine"[22] Firebeatz — — — — — — — — — 2023 Calling For A Sign Sub Focus — — — — — — — — — Waiting Sub Focus — — — — — — — — — Real Love Jess Bays — — — — — — — — — 2024 This Moment Wilkinson — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. References[edit] ^ a b Shapiro, Marc (17 July 2012). Adele: The Biography. St. Martin's Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-250-02515-9. Retrieved 14 July 2018. ^ a b Johnson, Emma (26 September 2014). "Backing singer Kelli-Leigh is coming out of the shadows". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 14 July 2018. ^ a b Patterson, Joseph 'JP' (5 November 2015). "Meet Kelli-Leigh, The Unknown Singer Behind Some Of Your Fourite UK Dance Tunes". Complex. Retrieved 14 July 2018. ^ Bird, Daniel (5 November 2024). "Grammy nominated star Kelli-Leigh had to work 'harder' due to racism in music". Daily Mirror. ^ "A Few Minutes With Kelli-Leigh [Interview] • Soundplate.com". Soundplate.com - Record Label & Music Platform. 16 December 2022. ^ "In Conversation with Kelli-Leigh: The Grammy-nominated singer's journey through music and why Soho remains the ultimate night-out destination". 11 December 2024. ^ a b c "Kelli-Leigh Drops Her New Single And EP "Can't Get Enough"". Wonderland. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021. ^ "Single Review – Kelli-Leigh "Just For One Day"". New Sounds. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021. ^ "Kelli-Leigh shares video for brand new single Cotton Clouds | New Music". Music Crowns. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021. ^ "'New Chic' on Spotify". Spotify. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022. ^ "BPI Awards - I Got U". www.bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017. ^ "BPI Awards - Second City". www.bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017. ^ a b "BPI Awards - James Hype". www.bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017. ^ "Chase the Sun (feat. Kelli-Leigh) - Single by Hardwell by Dannic and Thomas Newson on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 9 February 2019. ^ "Feels So Good (feat. Kelli-Leigh) - Single by Tiësto on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2 May 2019.[dead link] ^ "T.Williams, James Jacob & Kelli-Leigh deliver 'The Remedy' on Strictly Rhythm". Flow Music. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021. ^ Sidekickmusic (13 May 2020). "Mike Mago Releases Dancefloor-Ready Track 'On Repeat'". Sidekick Music. Retrieved 8 February 2021. ^ "On Repeat". www.top-charts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021. ^ Records, Spinnin' (25 September 2020), Wilson x ManyFew x Kelli-Leigh - No More Chances (If You Really Love Somebody) | Spinnin' Records | Spinnin' Records, retrieved 8 February 2021 ^ Writer, Contributing (13 July 2020). "Halogen releases new single 'The Reason' feat. Kelli-Leigh". Music is 4 Lovers. Retrieved 8 February 2021. ^ "MistaJam and Kelli-Leigh light a fire of positivity with new dance anthem: 'Good'". FrontView Magazine. 21 February 2021. ^ Records, Spinnin' (5 March 2021), Firebeatz - On Top Of Mine (feat. Kelli-Leigh) | Spinnin' Records | Spinnin' Records, retrieved 28 April 2021 Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz