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Leela James

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Leela James

Summary

Leela James is a human[1]. She was born in Los Angeles[2]. She was born on May 22, 1983[3]. She worked as a singer-songwriter[4], composer[5], singer[6], and recording artist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month, #7,041 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Leela James was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • Leela James was born on May 22, 1983[3].
  • Leela James held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Leela James worked as a singer-songwriter[4].
  • Leela James's professions included composer[5].
  • Leela James's professions included singer[6].
  • Leela James worked as a recording artist[7].
  • Leela James's field of work was music composing[10].
  • Leela James is recorded as female[11].
  • Leela James's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Leela James's genre is soul[13].
  • Leela James's genre is rhythm and blues[14].
  • Leela James's genre is blues[15].
  • Leela James's genre is neo soul[16].
  • Leela James's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[17].
  • Leela James's record label is recorded as Warner Music Group[18].
  • Leela James's record label is recorded as Stax Records[19].
  • Leela James's discography is recorded as Leela James discography[20].
  • Leela James's Commons category is recorded as Leela James[21].
  • Leela James's voice type is recorded as contralto[22].
  • Leela James's family name is recorded as James[23].
  • Leela James's given name is recorded as Leela[24].
  • Leela James's official website is recorded as http://www.leelajames.com[25].
  • Leela James's instrument is recorded as voice[26].
  • Leela James's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leela James'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1983-06-02[30]

  • Genre(s): contemporary r&b, neo soul, soul[31]

  • Community tags: contemporary r&b, dance and electronica, neo soul, soul[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 86a4c4dd-653e-47e4-95fc-485ded6de9da[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Leela James's place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. She was born on May 22, 1983[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], composer[5], singer[6], and recording artist[7]. Leela James's field of work was music composing[10].

Why It Matters

Leela James ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month, #7,041 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Leela James born?

Leela James's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].

What did Leela James do for work?

Leela James worked as singer-songwriter[4], composer[5], singer[6], and recording artist[7].

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States Warner Music Group

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Leela
    Field of work → music composing
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+76150'}, {'amount': '+73845'}, {'amount': '+81795'} +1
    Family name → James
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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