Leila Milki is an award-winning Lebanese-American singer, songwriter, and classical-pop pianist based in Los Angeles. As one of Arab America's "30 Under 30" honorees, she strives to translate her artistry into a healing platform for emotional and multicultural empowerment, while elevating visibility for fellow first-generation daughters of the Arab diaspora. Her Arabic/English fusion work has earned her a Grand Prize and Lennon Award in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, along with a feature in Disney’s Emmy-nominated series “The Rocketeer” (with her song “Enjoy Your Meal,” a festive tribute to Lebanese cuisine and Arab women across generations).
Today, Leila is most passionate about showcasing vulnerability as strength, and finding beauty in the complex spaces between. Her latest cinematic ballad “Fall Asleep” explores the dual-identity limbo that intensifies her experience of femininity within structures of shame, repression, and peace-keeping. And her calming collection of solo-piano improvisation records welcomes the coexistence of solitude and mindfulness, loss and renewal. These stripped-down meditations have garnered over 10 million streams, and capture Leila at her most personal: pressing the "record" button with no pre-composed plan beyond a raw feeling, and inviting her stream-of-consciousness to light the way.
Most recently, Leila had the opportunity to record Arabic vocals for the 2022 World Cup track "The World Can Be Ours," a duet with Grammy-winning artist Louis II. You can stream this upbeat anthem (which aired on official FOX highlight reels) HERE!