Jadea Kelly

Described by the CBC as 'one of the shining jewels in the crown of Canadian songwriters' Jadea Kelly spends her time writing and living between rural Ontario Canada and Los Angeles CA. In 2016 she was awarded 'Contemporary Singer of the Year' at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. The featured single 'Beauty' was placed on the 2017 CBC Rio Paralympics Terry Fox Tribute. In 2022 her duet with Ryan O’Reilly (Every Little Piece of You) was featured on Station 19 (Hulu / ABC). She also lent vocals to ‘The Immaculate Room’ (Prime / Amazon) which received a Screen Composers ‘Best Score’ nomination in 2022. Despite her Americana influence, she is also the featured vocalist with JUNO award winning metal group Protest the Hero (Kezia, Scurrilous, Within and Volition). Jadea returned triumphantly in 2022 with her long awaited fourth studio album. Titled ‘Roses’ the initial singles ‘Driveway’, ‘Any Old Boat’, ‘Happy’ and ‘When I Fly’ earned impressive Spotify, Apple Music & Amazon Music editorial playlists, as well as front cover playlist features. Accumulating over 9 million streams. The stand out single ‘Happy’ was awarded ‘Single of the Year’ at the Oshawa Music Awards in 2022. ‘Driveway’ was also featured on Sullivan’s Crossing (Prime Video/ Netflix) in 2025. Her fifth studio album ‘Weather Girl’ arrived in 2024. It received a feature on Billboard Canada, Sirius XM ‘North Americana’, EXCLAIM! and CBC. One of the primary singles, ‘Thirteen’, reached #5 on the CBC top 20 countdown.