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{{short description|Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter}}{{Infobox musical artist
| birth_name        = Alecia Tameka Grey
| image             = LilaIke17.jpg
| caption           = Lila Iké performing at [[Reggae Geel]] 2022
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| birth_date        = January 23, 1994
| birth_place       = [[Christiana, Jamaica]]
| origin            = [[Manchester, Jamaica|Manchester]], [[Jamaica]]
| instrument        = Vocals
| label             = {{flatlist|
* In.Digg.Nation
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
}}
}}
'''Lila Iké''' (born '''Alecia Tameka Grey'''; January 23, 1994) is a [[Jamaica]]n [[reggae]] singer and songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lila Iké's timeless tunes are pushing her through the reggae ranks|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/20/lila-ike-where-im-coming-from-interview|access-date=2020-08-23|website=[[The FADER]]|language=en}}</ref> After releasing multiple singles, Iké released her debut studio album ''The ExPerience'' in May 2020.
== Career ==
[[File:LilaIke35.jpg|thumb|Lila Iké performing at [[Reggae Geel]] 2022]]
Grey was born in Christiana, [[Manchester, Jamaica]] where she attended [[Manchester High School, Jamaica|Manchester High School]] and graduated in 2011. She enrolled at [[Northern Caribbean University]] in Mandeville until 2015.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|title=Lila Iké Is Singing Jamaica's New Era of Redemption Songs|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzz9z/lila-ike-is-singing-jamaicas-new-era-of-redemption-songs-new-ep-the-experience|access-date=2020-08-23|website=[[Vice (website)|VICE]]|language=en}}</ref> She attempted to return to school at [[The University of the West Indies]], but has stopped to pursue musical career.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|title=Jamaica Observer Limited|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/lila-ike-high-on-education_176018|access-date=2020-08-23|website=Jamaica Observer}}</ref>
After moving to [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], she began singing under the moniker Lila Music which evolved to Lila Iké based on Nigerian name Ikéchukwu, which means "power of God."<ref name="auto1" /> In 2017, she signed with [[Protoje]]'s&nbsp;In.Digg.Nation label. In 2019, She toured Europe, including [[Rototom Sunsplash]] and [[Bersenbrück#Reggae Jam|Reggae Jam]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Biography: Lila Iké|url=https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/lila-ike/about/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=Reggaeville|language=en}}</ref> She also opened for Protoje on his U.S. tour.<ref name="auto2" />
Her first album released in 2020 is called ''The ExPerience''.<ref name="auto1" /> Some of her singles include: "Biggest Fan," (2017), "Gotti Gotti" (2017), "Second Chance" (2018), "Where I'm Coming From" (2019), "Sweet Inspiration" (2019) and "I Spy" (2020).<ref name="auto" /> She is one of Jamaica's class of promising reggae artists, like [[Koffee (singer)|Koffee]] and [[Chronixx]].<ref name="auto1" /> She appeared in "Artist to Watch" list for [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]]'s Hot for 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5fN5LlZd6WPwQlgr5xkqTKb/meet-1xtras-hot-for-2020|title=Meet 1Xtra's Hot For 2020|access-date=2020-08-23|website=BBC}}</ref>
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[[Category:Jamaican reggae singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Jamaican women singers]]
[[Category:People from Manchester Parish]]
[[Category:University of the West Indies alumni]]
[[Category:1994 births]]
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