Midwest born, Texas raised soul singer Alesia Lani is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with. Alesia spent much of her childhood in Texas with her mother and brother and started not only singing but writing her own songs at the age of 8, soon she was participating in local talent shows and invited to sing the national anthem. While honing her singing prowess, she also studied multiple forms of dance such as ballet, modern and jazz. Her passion for music never dimmed through the years, in fact it became greater. Alesia has also shown a flair for modeling, appearing in a number of fashion shows during the Texas Music Conference, Austin Fashion Week as well as being featured in national music videos such as Chalie Boys "On My Momma" as a member of the Elev8tion Models. In 2013 Alesia felt it was time to focus on her musical career and began appearing on numerous shows as well as consistently recording and releasing music and catching the attention of numerous blogs. In late 2014 she signed with local RnB imprint KeyzStreet Music and released her single "The Way", which caught the attention of sites such as singersroom.com, hiphopsince1987, and Solange Knowle's blog Saint Heron. Soon after on Valentines Day 2015 Alesia released her debut album "First Imperssion" , which only strengthened her momentum, the album garnered much fanfare as she firmly established herself as a rising star in R&B music. Since the release of "First Impression" Alesia has performed at numerous festivals and for media outlets such as the Austin Chronicle, all while establishing herself as a headliner who brings a powerhouse performance every time she graces a stage. She has steadily built a committed following and recently won "Best New Artist" as well as "Best R&B Artist" at the 2015 Austin Hip Hop Awards, that same year on November 19th 2015, the Austin City Council proclaimed that date "Alesia Lani Day" in Austin, Texas a huge honor for any artist. 2016 started off with a bang for Alesia, releasing the song "Love You" which was met with extremely positive response and became her most successful single to date. She was invited to perform at the 35 Denton Festival, which highlighted the rising soul singers performance as one of the top moments of the entire festival. Still riding on that momentum, Alesia returned to Austin to turn in a string of strong performances for the South by Southwest Music Festival, including a headlining spot on of the festivals largest stages along with labelmates Brenden Foster and Cha'keeta B, her week ended with being named the #10 female vocalist in Austin at the Austin Chronicle's "Austin Music Awards", well deserved after a strong year for the new artist. The ccompass on this young starlet is trending up and Alesia shows no signs of slowing.