Leo Kalyan is a British Pakistani singer, musician, model and music producer. Leo Kalyan is known for his singles and music videos like Fucked Up, Daydream, Fingertips, Outside In and many more.
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Leo Kalyan was born on Saturday, 14 January 1989 (age 33 years; as in 2022) in London, United Kingdom. Their zodiac sign is Capricorn. His hometown is Lahore, Pakistan.
Leo Kalyan’s childhood picture
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (Approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: brown
Family
Leo Kalyan belongs to a Muslim family.
Leo Kalyan with his family
parents and siblings
Leo Kalyan’s mother, Salma Siddiqui, is a former biology teacher and author.
Leo Kalyan with his mother
He has two sisters, Numara Siddiqui and Sameera Siddiqui.
Leo Kalyan’s sister Numara Siddiqui
Leo Kalyan’s sister Sameera Siddiqui
Leo has a brother Saif Siddiqui.
Leo Kalyan with his father, mother and brother
sexual orientation
Leo Kalyan describes himself as gay and prefers he, she and they pronouns for his gender. In an interview he said,
It takes real strength to be a queer person. You go through a lot of shit – so much discrimination, abuse and rejection – whether you’re black, white or brown. Find that strength, find that support from your community – and find a way to be your true self… because you’ve only got one life. There’s no point wasting it trying to be someone else.
relationships/affairs
Reportedly, Leo is in a relationship with Kalyan Manasa.
Leo Kalyan with his boyfriend Manasa
Religion
Leo Kalyan follows Islam.
Signature
Singh Kalyan’s signature
livelihood
singer
In 2013, Leo Kalyan made his debut with a cover song of British musician and DJ Duke Dumont’s Need You 100%. In 2014, he released some singles like Breathe, Over You, Stranger, Fingertips and Golden Age. In 2015, Leo Kalyan released his debut extended play (EP) ‘Silver Linings’. In the same year, Leo released music videos for some of his songs such as Fairground, Get Your Love and Daydream. In 2016, Leo released his second extended play ‘Outside In’ and a music video Fucked Up. Later, he released some music videos like Focus (2018), The Edge (2018), and Time Can Wait (2019).
music program
Leo Kalyan has performed live in many concerts, stage shows and concerts across the world such as the United Kingdom, the United States and China.
Leo Kalyan performing at a concert in Shanghai
Favorite
- Singers: Mariah Carey, Sade, and Janet Jackson
tattoo
Leo Kalyan has a few tattoos on his arms and a tattoo on his chest.
tattoos on leo kalyan’s arms
Leo Kalyan’s tattoo on left hand
Leo Kalyan’s tattoo on his right hand
Leo Kalyan’s chest tattoo
Facts/General Knowledge
- Leo Kalyan dreamed of becoming a singer since childhood. In an interview he said,
I knew I wanted to be a singer when I first discovered I could sing, when I was about 13 years old. To be honest, I kept the song hidden from my family for years. He came to know when I was singing ‘Umrao Jaan’ in my room and I felt that no one was at home. My family wasn’t very supportive at first and it actually took years for my father to take it seriously and see it as a real job. He still sometimes says things like, ‘Why don’t you become a music lawyer or a music journalist?’ And I just have to sigh and explain that it’s not really the same thing as being an artist.
- In June 2022, Leo Kalyan performed some Bollywood songs like ‘Masakali’ and ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko’ at Sonam Kapoor’s baby shower in London, UK. Leo shared the pictures on social media and she received a lot of hate comments for wearing a strappy bodycon dress.
Leo Kalyan shares a post with Sonam Kapoor on Instagram
In an interview, while talking about the hatred he received on social media, he said,
Hate comments don’t bother me at all. Because first of all – some of them are really so funny, I share them with my friends and we laugh a lot (laughing emoticon) Also, the hateful comments always remind me to just live my life carefree – I’m really challenging people and social norms. Which means: I am doing something right.
- In 2019, Leo Kalyan walked the ramp for renowned designer Rahmur Rahman at London Fashion Week.
Leo Kalyan in a photoshoot for Rahimur Rahman’s presentation at London Fashion Week
- Leo Kalyan is half Indian and half Pakistani as his family lives in India as well as Pakistan. Talking about his family roots in an interview, he said,
I’m from South London but between the ages of 11 and 17 I lived part-time in Lahore, which is on the border between India and Pakistan. When Partition happened, some stayed in India and some went to Pakistan, so I have family on both sides, which is quite unusual.
- Initially, Leo Kalyan used to hide his identity by not showing his face in music videos.
- Leo Kalyan has learned Indian classical music. He grew up listening to a mix of Bollywood and pop music artists like AR Rahman, Massive Attack, Sade and Janet Jackson.
- Leo Kalyan was awarded PRS Music Foundation funding, enabling him to travel to perform at Austin’s SXSW (South by Southwest) festival in 2016.
- Leo Kalyan is often seen drinking and smoking with his friends at parties and events.
Leo Kalyan is seen smoking a cigarette in the picture
leo kalyan drinking wine
- In an interview, Leo Kalyan talked about his journey of being gay and said,
It was a long journey and it was not easy. It was a long battle with myself, with my parents, with my belief system and I came out of it in many stages. I first came out to my siblings, then to my mother, and years after that I came out to my father. It was a slow journey, but when I came out on the other side of it, I expressed that in my EP You’re Out on the Outside.Outside’.
- In an interview, Leo Kalyan revealed that he does not feel safe in Pakistan because Pakistan punishes homosexual sexual activities in the country. He said,
I’m obviously a little more apprehensive about Pakistan than India because in India Section 377 has been overturned and it is now legal to be gay, but not in Pakistan. Your rights are not protected there, and it’s scary because you can be thrown in jail for being who you are. Some of my friends in Pakistan are gay, and you just have to control it. It’s not nice to say, but I became very Islamophobic, especially towards my father and we had such terrible conflicts because I used to say such derogatory things to him about Islam.
- Leo Kalyan has been featured on the cover pages of some magazines like GQ (August 2020) and Avenue T (2020).
Leo Kalyan was featured on the cover of GQ magazine in August 2020
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