Every once in a while, an artist appears who is destined to break the mold, Juno nominated LU KALA is one of them. With a gift for writing striking pop tracks, the fiery voiced songstress—with signature vibrant orange hair to match—is redefining what a pop star sounds and looks like.
Gifted with a talent for writing striking pop tracks and memorable hooks, LU KALA has amassed over 100 million streams.
The Toronto-raised songstress and songwriter erupted onto the scene with the release of her single Pretty Girl Era which has over 30 million streams & spent 15 weeks in the Top 15 at Top 40 radio in Canada peaking at number 10 on both the Top 40 and Adult Contemporary Mediabase charts. LU scored her first career entry on the Billboard Hot 100 with her feature on Latto’s “Lottery”. Additionally her single Hotter Now spent 15 weeks in the top 10 & her single Who’s Gonna spent 5 weeks in the top 10 at Top 40 radio in Canada.
LU has also found great success on TikTok & Instagram with “Pretty Girl Era,” which currently has over 600K UGC videos on TikTok and Instagram Reels combined.
The viral and radio success is matched with award and industry recognition. LU KALA was nominated for two Juno Awards in 2024–Single of The Year for “Pretty Girl Era” & Breakthrough Artist of the Year–as well as Billboard Canada’s Women in Music who honored LU with their Rising Star Award.
Saturday, July 11
Coca-Cola Stage
7:30 PM-8:30 PM