Jahnel Daliya
BIO:
Jahnel Daliya brings her unique blend of folk, pop and rock fueled by soulful vocals and songwriting aimed at finding the light in this sometimes heavy but beautiful world. Her influences include soulful artist Whitney Houston and Sam Cooke, indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs and singer songwriters Brandi Carlile and Jenny Lewis.
Jahnel's songwriting journey began in 2014 which lead her to a series of solo acoustic performances. In 2015 Jahnel began performing with her band hitting some popular music festivals, fairs, music conferences and music clubs throughout DC and Virginia . In June 2017 she released her debut EP "Chase The Moon", four tracks which play like an introduction to her journey discovering herself as an artist. Her passion to create and become apart of the music scene was fueled by the idea that practicing what you preach sets a better example. Married with two small boys she felt it her duty to show an example of a woman pushing forward to go after her dreams.
In 2019 she performed her song "Gold" the the very popular DC venue the 9:30 club as part of the DC Music Rocks Music Festival. That same year she released her first full length album "Into The Night", a project which further emphasizes her passion for life and balance, and pushing against the grain.
Her album was the 2020 finalist for best pop album for the DC Wammie awards followed by being nominated for an International Independent Music Video Award for her video "Gold". Since then she has released another single and music video for her love song "Lucky One". Her latest single "Haunted" releases on January 21st followed by a music video on January 28th.
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“Jahnel’s vocals add a powerful tone to add a certain comfortability. Her expansive range and intoxicating tone capture listeners instantly.”
“This energy we had not seen for a few years, a good ten to be honest. ”