Raia "Coach" Carey | Youth Empowerment Network Toronto | Youth Empowerment Network Toronto
Channel: YENToronto
Date: 2020-07-14

With a sweet jazz-tinged voice, Jess Leung is a captivating singer-songwriter whose songs invite audiences to reflect on self-discovery and life's intimate moments. Jess mixes folk and pop elements like that of Kacey Musgraves and Maggie Rogers, with storytelling capabilities influenced by John Mayer and Stromae. Along with her uniquely pure voice, similar to that of Ingrid Michaelson, and Billie Eilish, Jess Leung captures hearts and fills them with hope in the face of life's most challenging moments.
Most recently, Jess has been an anthem singer for the Toronto Raptors basketball team at the Air Canada Centre. A finalist for the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, Jess was recognized in September 2018 for her original folk song entitled “Thank You, I Love You”. Furthermore, Jess was a top 10 GTA finalist for the nationwide CBC Searchlight Competition two years in a row. An active performer, Jess has performed in venues including the Harbourfront Centre, The Mod Club, The Revival Club, Night It Up! Night Market, C’est What, Toronto’s Sweetery Festival, Toronto’s Soup Festival, and at the Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival. Jess also toured in Hong Kong and China in 2018 and will be returning for another Asia tour in 2019. This year, Jess is grateful to be a 2019 Artist with the all-female Honey Jam organization.
Jess released her first single in November 2018, with a release show at The Burdock Music Hall. After releasing her second single entitled “Smile” in August 2019, she has been working on her debut full-length album. Jess is an Ontario Certified Music and French Teacher with the York Catholic District School Board.

This performance was given at the Youth Empowerment Summit, November 23rd, 2019 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, ON. Learn more at yentoronto.ca