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In 1995 Leila K was back on the music scene with the hit single "Electric". She kept releasing new music until 1997, but since then she has not released anything new.
In 1995 Leila K was back on the music scene with the hit single "Electric". She kept releasing new music until 1997, but since then she has not released anything new.


In 1998, [[Sveriges Television|SVT]] made a documentary about Leila K's claim for stardom called ''Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much''. The event focuses on an incident that happened during the 1996 Swedish [[Grammis]] awards. In 2000, she appeared on [[Daisy Dee]]'s "Open Sesame" [[music video|video]], a cover of her own 1992 hit. This mentioned song is sampled on [[U96]]'s single "[[Love Religion]]". Daisy Dee was the presenter of the show [[''Viva Club Rotation''|VIVA (German TV channel)]] at the time. In 2003, Swedish media reported<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.12192 |title=Leila K: "Jag snattar min mat" – Nöje – Expressen.se<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=June 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206114931/http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.12192 |archive-date=February 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> that Leila K was living on the streets, stealing food for herself. The record company decided to help her financially by releasing a [[compilation album]] titled ''Leila K's Greatest Tracks''.
In 1998, [[Sveriges Television|SVT]] made a documentary about Leila K's claim for stardom called ''Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much''. The event focuses on an incident that happened during the 1996 Swedish [[Grammis]] awards. In 2000, she appeared on [[Daisy Dee]]'s "Open Sesame" [[music video|video]], a cover of her own 1992 hit. This mentioned song is sampled on [[U96]]'s single "[[Love Religion]]". Daisy Dee was the presenter of the show [[VIVA (German TV channel)|''Viva Club Rotation'']] at the time. In 2003, Swedish media reported<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.12192 |title=Leila K: "Jag snattar min mat" – Nöje – Expressen.se<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=June 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206114931/http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.12192 |archive-date=February 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> that Leila K was living on the streets, stealing food for herself. The record company decided to help her financially by releasing a [[compilation album]] titled ''Leila K's Greatest Tracks''.


In 2005, the Swedish cartoonist [[Martin Kellerman]] conducted an interview with Leila K for his own [[comic book]] magazine, ''Rocky''. On June 15, 2007, Swedish media reported<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.722193 |title=Leila K tillbaka på scen efter missbruksproblemen – Nöje – Expressen.se – Sveriges bästa nyhetssajt!<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=June 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617183725/http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.722193 |archive-date=June 17, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> that she turned up as a surprise guest at a release party for the book ''Bögjävlar'', performing the songs "[[Ça Plane Pour Moi#Leila K version|Ça Plane Pour Moi]]" and "[[Electric (Leila K song)|Electric]]".
In 2005, the Swedish cartoonist [[Martin Kellerman]] conducted an interview with Leila K for his own [[comic book]] magazine, ''Rocky''. On June 15, 2007, Swedish media reported<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.722193 |title=Leila K tillbaka på scen efter missbruksproblemen – Nöje – Expressen.se – Sveriges bästa nyhetssajt!<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=June 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617183725/http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.722193 |archive-date=June 17, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> that she turned up as a surprise guest at a release party for the book ''Bögjävlar'', performing the songs "[[Ça Plane Pour Moi#Leila K version|Ça Plane Pour Moi]]" and "[[Electric (Leila K song)|Electric]]".

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Leila K
Birth nameLaila El Khalifi
Born (1971-09-06) September 6, 1971 (age 53)
OriginBergsjön, Gothenburg, Sweden
GenresPop, Eurodance
Years active1989–1999 ; 2011–present

Laila El Khalifi (Arabic: ليلى الخليفي; born September 6, 1971) better known by her stage name Leila K, is a Swedish Eurodance singer and former rapper of Moroccan descent.

Biography

Early life

Her parents decided to send her to a school in Morocco, but she did not fit into the system so after one year she returned to Sweden.

Musical career

She was discovered by the musical duo Rob'n'Raz when singing in a music contest. They liked her music and offered her a recording contract in 1988. Together with Rob'n'Raz she had her first hit in 1989 with the song "Got to Get" (first recorded within the UK as a pre-production demo by Pete Towns of P&P Productions) and released an album in 1990, Rob'n'Raz featuring Leila K.

During the first years of her career she had many chart-topping hits and her music was played all over Europe. She broke up with Rob'n'Raz and went on her own to Ibiza, where she was treated like a superstar and managed to set up concerts on her own. In 1990 she collaborated with Dr. Alban on his single "Hello Afrika!", a big hit across Europe. Her solo career started in 1991 with the single "Time" which she followed up with many other popular singles, such as her biggest hit "Open Sesame" and a cover version of Plastic Bertrand's "Ça Plane Pour Moi".

In 1995 Leila K was back on the music scene with the hit single "Electric". She kept releasing new music until 1997, but since then she has not released anything new.

In 1998, SVT made a documentary about Leila K's claim for stardom called Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much. The event focuses on an incident that happened during the 1996 Swedish Grammis awards. In 2000, she appeared on Daisy Dee's "Open Sesame" video, a cover of her own 1992 hit. This mentioned song is sampled on U96's single "Love Religion". Daisy Dee was the presenter of the show Viva Club Rotation at the time. In 2003, Swedish media reported[1] that Leila K was living on the streets, stealing food for herself. The record company decided to help her financially by releasing a compilation album titled Leila K's Greatest Tracks.

In 2005, the Swedish cartoonist Martin Kellerman conducted an interview with Leila K for his own comic book magazine, Rocky. On June 15, 2007, Swedish media reported[2] that she turned up as a surprise guest at a release party for the book Bögjävlar, performing the songs "Ça Plane Pour Moi" and "Electric".

In May 2011, Leila K appeared for the first time in years as a feature guest on a new track called "Legendary", by artist Wallenberg.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE AUT FIN GER NL SWI
Rob'n'Raz feat Leila K
  • Release date: May 1990
  • Label: Telegram Records Stockholm
  • Formats: CD
 14 27 — — 81 30
Carousel
  • Release date: September 1993
  • Label: Urban Records
  • Formats: CD
 30 10 — 30 89 32
Manic Panic
  • Release date: June 1996
  • Label: Mega Records
  • Formats: CD
 17 — 4 — — —
Leila K's Greatest Tracks
  • Release date: May 2003
  • Label: Bonnier Music Sweden
  • Formats: CD
 40 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
SWE
[3] 		AUT
[4] 		FIN
[5] 		GER
[6] 		IRE
[7] 		NL
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		SWI
[10] 		UK
[11]
1989 "Got to Get" 10 3 10 3 14 2 4 3 8 Rob'n'Raz feat Leila K
1990 "Rok the Nation" 3 — 3 21 21 16 — 13 41
"Just Tell Me" — — — — — — — — —
"It Feels So Right" — — — — — — — — —
1991 "Time" — — — — — — — — — Singles only
"Magic Ball" 30 — — — — — — — —
1992 "Open Sesame" 21 5 9 5 13 2 — 4 23 Carousel
1993 "Ça Plane Pour Moi" 25 8 6 13 — 24 — 17 69
"Check the Dan" — — — — — — — — —
"Slow Motion" 27 26 20 37 — — — — —
"Close Your Eyes" — — — — — — — — —
1995 "Electric" 8 — 2 61 — — — — — Manic Panic
1996 "C'Mon Now" 21 — 3 — — — — — —
"Rude Boy" 29 — 8 — — — — — —
"Blacklisted" — — — — — — — — —
1997 "Party Police" — — — — — — — — — Single only
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Leila K: "Jag snattar min mat" – Nöje – Expressen.se". Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
  2. ^ "Leila K tillbaka på scen efter missbruksproblemen – Nöje – Expressen.se – Sveriges bästa nyhetssajt!". Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
  3. ^ Swedish peaks
  4. ^ Austrian peaks
  5. ^ Finnish peaks
  6. ^ German peaks
  7. ^ Search for Irish peaks
  8. ^ Dutch peaks
  9. ^ Norwegian peaks
  10. ^ Swiss peaks
  11. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  12. ^ a b "Sweden's certification-database 1987–1998" (PDF). IFPI (Sweden). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
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