RICKI AYELA

Singer/Songwriter

  Ricki Ayela’s original pop music is infectious, empowered, and personal. The New Generation Toronto singer-songwriter has amassed over 750,000 streams on Spotify since her first single, “The Chase”, debuted in 2019..  With Multiple single releases, music collaborations and 2 E.P’s under her belt, she is working hard with her growing team of producers to guarantee some big releases in 2024 and 2025. Ricki is a self taught musician, with dedication, she has taught herself daily vocal techniques, guitar and producing. Ricki is most notably produced by producer / songwriter Jaylien Welsey.  Jaylien is most notable for co-writing and producing Akon's track “Beautiful” which later went 3x Platinum and  Will-i-am and britney spears’s collaborative track “Scream and shout” which gained over a billion streams across all major streaming platforms.  Ricki has been professionally releasing music under the name “Ricki Ayela” since 2019, since then she has accumulated over 750,000 streams on spotify,  continuous subscriber / follower growth and consistently increasing engagement. Ricki also has a hand in directing her music videos and created Four engaging videos in the last two years which have resulted in over 2 million plays. Some of Rickis Collaborative work includes working with artists such as Mark Battles, JRDN, Notifi, Anxxiety and Benny Mayne to name a few.  Ricki has been consistent in perfecting her live performance and has performed professionally in multiple bars and venues across Toronto. Some of the places Ricki has performed include Dakota Tavern, Regulars nightclub and Bar Cathedral. She has also been a part of Events such as the Women in music showcase, Toronto Pride Festival and the Transcendent arts community showcases. Ricki Plans on performing at many festivals this year as well as hopefully gain a bigger stage at Canadian Music Week. 

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“Dying Inside" is a sonic rollercoaster that promises to take listeners on an emotional journey like never before” - Steve Gardiner

— Pop Dynamo

“I am sitting here applauding Ricki for saying what most people want to say when coming out of a horrible breakup. Total bad bitch energy and a song to put on full blast!” - Glasse Factory

— Medium.com