Rileyy Lanez is making waves in the music industry with her meaningful R&B music, unique voice, sound, style, and originality. Thanks to social media she got her major breakthrough after her visuals went viral.
Lanez writes songs about love heartbreak and deeply inspired music. She was first a dancer before realizing she could sing as well. Her piano ballad ‘I’m leaving’ went viral in mid-2019 with over 7.6 million views. She is currently signed to Columbia Records.
Here are 10 other facts you need to know about Rileyy Lanez
1. Riley Lanez studied dance in school
Riley Lanez studied dance instead of singing in high school. She started dancing at the age of three. Her older sister taught her how to dance. She attended vocal class as well.
2. Rileyy Lanez’s manager is her mother
After Lanez got her break into the music industry, she decided to pick someone she has known for a long time as her manager. She picked her mother who has always supported her career.
3. Her father was killed in a Bronx shooting in 2014
In 2014, the singer-songwriter dedicated a cover of Lamont’s song ‘When I See You’ to her father who was killed in a Bronx shooting in 2014. The song paints the story of the pain and hardships that she had her family experience after they lost their father.
Throughout the song, she graces one of R&B’s most iconic instrumentals and flips Fantasia’s classic record when I see u in honor and remembrance of her father.
3. She started her career by uploading covers of her favorite songs on social media
Rileyy Lanez’s sound is inspired by the early-2000s R&B sound. She started uploading covers of her favorite songs on social media. Someone sent her a beat and asked her to write/compose a song for it.
The sound she composed was a piano ballad and the result was huge. The singer is regarded as one who can pen down ballads that her peers can easily relate to.
4. How old is Rileyy Lanez?
The Bronx native was born on February 25, 2001. She is currently 23 years old.
5. The singer has a vlog titled LANEZ LIFE
In 2020, Rileyy Lanez launched her vlog series and titled it LANEZ LIFE. The series showcased her down-to-earth personality and her unwavering love and passion for music.
6. Rileyy Lanez grew up listening to Biggie
While growing up in the Bronx, Lanex was inspired by quite a couple of singers and rappers. She revealed that she grew up listening to Biggie, Keyshia Cole, Alicia Keys, and a few others. Being from a hip-hop-birthed place, Lanez revealed she was always bumping into artists like Wiz Khalifa and a lot of rappers and singers as well while growing up.
7. Her family knew she could sing when she was nine years
Rileyy Lanez shared a story about how her family members especially her father didn’t know she could sing. Her whole family was traveling and Adele’s song ‘Someone like You’ was playing on the radio. Her father turned off the radio eventually but she kept on singing. Her father thought it was the radio that was still singing. He turned around and saw Rileyy singing, and he shouted, ‘oh snap, my little girl could sing!’ That was when she started vocal classes and did a couple of gigs as well.
8. She received a lot of offers from different record labels after her song went viral
The song ‘I’m Leaving’ opened doors for more opportunities for her. She revealed quite a number of record labels kept calling her but she decided to go with Columbia Records because she believes the record label has her best intentions at heart.
After Lanez’ meeting with the record label, she attended an audition and after a brief Capella performance, she was signed on the spot. She released her label debut in October 2019.
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9. Rileyy Lanez said she would never date a fan
During an interview, Rileyy Lanez was asked if she would ever date a fan but she said no. she added that she would prefer to date someone that doesn’t even know her at all not a celebrity like her.
10. She has worked with a few artists
Rileyy Lanez has featured on True 2 Myself a debut album of Lil Tjay her labelmate. She also wrote and recorded vocals for the mid-section of their collaboration on Post to Be. In March 2020 she released Left 4 Me and later Foul Play.
