

But if Reyez's vocal prowess is glaring, then her candid writing is her ace in the hole. “Figures,” her 2016 breakout single, captured the sentiment and provided the perfect vehicle for her unique manner of singing its simple acoustic guitar melody (played by Reyez, of course) contours the extraordinary qualities of her voice, a raw and soaring rasp that lingers in the mind long after it's left the ear.

Like so many before her, heartbreak was the fuel to her fire after a relationship crashed into a wall. When it came time for her to go to college, Toronto singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez (born in 1991, to Colombian parents) bet on herself, choosing a life of music and all of its potential instability instead of playing it safe.
