Where to Start with Kelli-Leigh
Start with a song you almost certainly know. The vocal that made it number one was hers. Her name wasn't on it.
The entry point nobody expects
Play Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones' I Got U first. You've heard this. You know the vocal. 2014, UK number one, 41 weeks on the chart, 600,000 copies sold. The reason it's all of those things is the voice. That's Kelli-Leigh. She wasn't credited at the time. Now you know.
The second number one follows immediately
Go straight from I Got U to Second City's I Wanna Feel. Also 2014, also UK number one, also her uncredited lead vocal. Together these two tracks explain why her voice became so in demand across UK dance music. Play them back to back and you've got the foundation of everything that follows.
The moment she got her name on a hit
More Than Friends (feat. Kelli-Leigh) with James Hype (2017, UK number 8) is where her name appears on the record. It's a small thing, a credit line, but it marks a shift. From invisible voice to recognised artist.
The solo work that matters
Do You Wanna Be Loved Like This? (2018) is her solo debut, released on her own label Music Core. It's quieter than the number ones, more personal, but it's the clearest statement of what she wanted to do when the credit was finally hers to own.
The full album
LEGACY (September 2025) is her debut album. It brings together solo material with three brand new originals. It's the complete arc: the uncredited dancefloor years, the moment of recognition, the voice now fully in charge.
Why that voice matters
She's from Selhurst, South London. BRIT School trained. Sang backing vocals for Adele and Leona Lewis before any of the chart hits happened. The voice sits between Toni Braxton and Whitney Houston, but built for the dancefloor. That's the sound that made those number ones happen.