Leyya

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Leyya
Leyya at her performance on July 14, 2017 at the Rock im Dorf Festival in Schlierbach
Leyya at her performance on July 14, 2017 at the Rock im Dorf festival in Schlierbach
General information
origin Eferding , Austria
Genre (s) Trip hop
founding 2013
Website www.leyya-music.com
Current occupation
Production, synthesizer, guitar
 Marco Kleebauer
Production, vocals, synthesizers
 Sophie Lindinger
Live cast
Bass, synthesizer
 Tobias Woehrer
Drums
 David Woehrer

Leyya is an Austrian electro-pop duo from Eferding , which is now based in Vienna . The band received two Amadeus Austrian Music Awards : 2017 with the FM4 Award ( Amadeus Award 2017 ) and 2018 in the category "Best Alternative" ( Amadeus Award 2018 ).

history

After the release of their first EP ( Drowning In Youth ), the band received their first major attention outside of their Austrian homeland in early 2015 with the single Superego . For the debut album "Spanish Disco", which was released in this environment, the band won the Amadeus Austrian Music Award in the category "Alternative Pop / Rock" and for the FM4 Award (which is also presented as part of the Amadeus Austrian Music Award) nominated. In view of the growing international interest, an extended version of the album with the bonus tracks Butter and Worthy as well as remixes was released in spring 2016 .

In 2016, Leyya was the first Austrian band to be among the top 10 most booked newcomers on the list published annually by the European Talent Exchange Program ETEP. This led u. a. Performances at renowned European festivals such as Iceland Airwaves , Reeperbahn Festival , Eurosonic and The Great Escape. In addition to international appearances, Leyya headlined the Popfest on Karlsplatz in Vienna that summer .

In spring 2017 the band was honored with the FM4 Award at the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards 2017 . Leyya were invited to the Primavera Sound in Barcelona and released the single "Zoo". In autumn, an extensive European tour with "Oh Wow" and "Drumsolo" also featured internationally acclaimed precursors to the second album "Sauna", which was finally released in January 2018 and climbed to number 12 in the Austria Top 40 album charts. In 2018 the band received another 'Amadeus', this time in the alternative category .

In the summer, the band followed up with the single 'Wannabe', the video clip of which received a UK Music Video Award in the category Best Pop Newcomer in London in October of the same year .

The duo initially included the information on their Facebook profile as an explanation for their band name that the word Leyya comes from the Inuktitut and means marketing strategy , which the media often adopted.

Awards (selection)

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
sauna
  AT 12 02/09/2018 (2 weeks)

Web links

Commons : Leyya  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leyya: "Spanish Disco". In: kurier.at. May 20, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2017 .
  2. ↑ http://db.musicaustria.at/node/190531
  3. ↑ The Amadeus Awards 2017 are awarded - fm4.ORF.at . In: fm4.ORF.at . May 5, 2017 ( orf.at [accessed July 1, 2017]).
  4. ^ Tiroler Tageszeitung: Amadeus Awards: Old friends and everyone victorious . Article dated May 4, 2017, accessed March 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ Spanish Disco Deluxe - Léyya | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2017 .
  6. ↑ New record of ETEP shows! In: ETEP . ( etep.nl [accessed July 1, 2017]). New record of ETEP shows! ( Memento of the original from July 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.etep.nl
  7. ↑ Leyya | popfest Vienna. Accessed July 1, 2017 (German).
  8. ↑ Leyya . In: Primavera Sound Festival . ( primaverasound.es [accessed July 1, 2017]).
  9. ↑ Austrian duo LEYYA Has an Indie Summer Hit on Their Hands With "Zoo" . In: PigeonsandPlanes . ( pigeonsandplanes.com [accessed July 1, 2017]).
  10. ↑ Premiere: Leyya - 'Oh Wow' . In: Clash Magazine . ( clashmusic.com [accessed April 30, 2018]).
  11. ↑ 5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week. Accessed April 30, 2018 .
  12. ↑ From a mach two trophies - fm4.ORF.at . In: fm4.ORF.at . April 20, 2018 ( orf.at [accessed November 3, 2018]).
  13. ↑ video genre categories - ukmva 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Heard ? (No longer available online.) In: oe1.orf.at. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017 ; accessed on December 1, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / oe1.orf.at
  15. ↑ Newcomer of the Month: Leyya . In: The Red Bulletin . ( redbulletin.com [accessed July 1, 2017]).
  16. ↑ Award for best video: Domestic pop duo "Leyya" wins at UK Music Awards . In: www.kleinezeitung.at . ( kleinezeitung.at [accessed on November 3, 2018]).
  17. ↑ Charts AT