Laila Biali
2018-2019 Annual Report feature
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Since last year’s release of Laila’s FACTOR-supported eponymous album, LAILA BIALI (Chronograph Records), the Jazz-crossover artist has received several high honours including a 2018 Canadian Songwriting Competition win, and her first JUNO Award for 2019 Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.
With FACTOR’s generous support, Laila’s album garnered attention across Canada’s media outlets — a spot on CBC
Music’s Top 20, the #7 position across all genres on earshot!’s National Top 50, an excellent review by exclaim!, and multiple regional and national TV appearances.
Laila’s international profile has also increased substantially, leading to video
premieres with Parade Magazine and Pop Matters, a cover feature in the national German Jazz Magazine JAZZTHETIK, and a rave review in the Washington Post which got picked up by
the Associated Press and published across the United States.
FACTOR supported Laila at every level, from the making of the album, to touring, video production, and various marketing components, for which she is forever grateful!
Photo Credit: Rockie Nolan
