Leyla Blue

Leyla Blue Aroch was born and raised in Tribeca, New York City, to Israeli father Guy Aroch and Icelandic mother Anna Palma, both renowned fashion photographers.^[1][4] She is the eldest of three daughters, with younger sisters named Sunny and Coco.^[5] Raised in an artistic household, Blue developed an early fascination with music and began writing songs and singing in her bedroom as a teenager.^[6] Before transferring to the Professional Children's School, she attended Beacon School, where she switched from to focus on her growing interest in music.^[1] Blue later joined the New York University Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, where she developed further more her songwriting and vocal abilities.^[7]

Throughout her adolescence, Blue has spoken openly about experiencing mental health challenges including obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression and an eating disorder.^[5] She says music is a therapeutic way for her to find purpose, and explains it helped her feel less alone and gave her motivation to pursue a music career.^[5]

Blue signed with Island Records in 2019, releasing her debut Ep 'Songs For Boys That Didn't Text Me Back".^[1] The Ep includes her viral single "What A Shame" which gained international recognition after going viral on TikTok, a moment highlighted by Paper magazine.^[6] "What A Shame" became a success in Brazil. The song was officially certified triple platinum and diamond by Pro-Musica Brasil, the country's musical industry association.^[8] these certifications recognizes sales and streams across all platforms, including physical purchases, digital downloads, and streaming equivalent to hundreds of thousands of units consumed.^[9] The track was released under Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group.^[5][8]

In October 2020, Blue released "Fuck Yourself",^[10] a feminist song inspired by the MeToo movement. receiving recognition from Wonderland Magazine.^[11] She performed "Fuck Yourself" for the first time at the Slipper Room in New York city, delivering a message about female autonomy to the audience.^[12] Later in the same year of 2020, she released "Company", alongside a self edited music video recorded during the quarantine.^[13]

In Early 2022, Blue released her first single "Hot One" Independently, featuring Baby Tate and Rei Ami.^[6] The track was her first release after parting ways from Island Records.^[14]