Kelli-Leigh Henry-Glover[1] (born 1985[2]), known simply as Kelli-Leigh, is a British singer and songwriter.

Kelli-Leigh
Birth nameKelli-Leigh Henry-Davila
Born (1985-05-03) 3 May 1985 (age 39)
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Websitehttps://www.kelli-leigh.com/

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.

In 2011, Kelli-Leigh joined Adele's touring band as a backup singer.[1][3]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Year Title
2012 I Am Here
2020 "Can't Get Enough"[4]

Singles

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As a solo artist

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Year Title
2018 "Do You Wanna Be Loved Like This?"
2019 "Without You"
2020 "Be Alright"
"Can't Get Enough"[4]
"Whiskey Midnight"[4]
"Just for One Day"[5]
"Cotton Clouds"[6]
2021 "You Don't Know Me"[citation needed]
2022 "New Chic"[7]
2024 Unconditional
Favourite Things
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Year Title Main Artist(s) UK UK
Dance
AUS BEL
(FLA)
BEL
(WAL)
IRE NED SCO US
Dance
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[8]
  • FIMI: Platinum
"I Wanna Feel" Secondcity 1 1 9 51 25 2 2
"Love Too Deep" Ferreck Dawn and Redondo 48 14 65 69 51
2015 "Holding You" Rossi Sure
2016 "Runnin'" Low Steppa
2017 "More than Friends" James Hype 8 1 20 83 20 4
  • BPI: Platinum[10]
  • 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"[11] Hardwell and Dannic
"Feels So Good"[12] Tiësto and Justin Caruso
2020 "The Remedy"[13] T.Williams and James Jacob
"On Repeat"[14] Mike Mago 23[15]
"What They Call Love" Ferdinand Weber
"No More Chances"[16] Wilson and ManyFew
"The Reason"[17] Halogen
2021 "Good"[18] MistaJam
"On Top Of Mine"[19] 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Emma (26 September 2014). "Backing singer Kelli-Leigh is coming out of the shadows". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b Patterson, Joseph 'JP' (5 November 2015). "Meet Kelli-Leigh, The Unknown Singer Behind Some Of Your Favourite UK Dance Tunes". Complex. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Kelli-Leigh Drops Her New Single And EP "Can't Get Enough"". Wonderland. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Single Review – Kelli-Leigh "Just For One Day"". New Sounds. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Kelli-Leigh shares video for brand new single Cotton Clouds | New Music". Music Crowns. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. ^ "'New Chic' on Spotify". Spotify. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  8. ^ "BPI Awards - I Got U". www.bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  9. ^ "BPI Awards - Second City". www.bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  10. ^ a b "BPI Awards - James Hype". www.bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Chase the Sun (feat. Kelli-Leigh) - Single by Hardwell by Dannic and Thomas Newson on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Feels So Good (feat. Kelli-Leigh) - Single by Tiësto on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  13. ^ "T.Williams, James Jacob & Kelli-Leigh deliver 'The Remedy' on Strictly Rhythm". Flow Music. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Mike Mago Releases Dancefloor-Ready Track 'On Repeat'". Sidekick Music. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  15. ^ "On Repeat". www.top-charts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  16. ^ Records, Spinnin', Wilson x ManyFew x Kelli-Leigh - No More Chances (If You Really Love Somebody) | Spinnin' Records | Spinnin' Records, retrieved 8 February 2021
  17. ^ Writer, Contributing (13 July 2020). "Halogen releases new single 'The Reason' feat. Kelli-Leigh". Music is 4 Lovers. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  18. ^ "MistaJam and Kelli-Leigh light a fire of positivity with new dance anthem: 'Good'". 21 February 2021.
  19. ^ Records, Spinnin', Firebeatz - On Top Of Mine (feat. Kelli-Leigh) | Spinnin' Records | Spinnin' Records, retrieved 28 April 2021