Leo Kalyan is a British Pakistani singer, musician, model and music producer. Leo Kalyan is famous for his singles and music videos such as “Fucked Up”, “Daydream”, “Fingertips”, “Outside In” and many more.
Wiki/Biography
Leo Kalyan was born on Saturday, January 14, 1989, in London, United Kingdom (age 33; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. His hometown is Lahore, Pakistan.
Leo Cayan childhood photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Leo Kalyan was born into a Muslim family.
Leo Cayan and his family
Parents and siblings
Leo Kalyan’s mother Salma Siddiqui was a biology teacher and writer.
Leo Cayan and his mother
He has two sisters, Numrah Siddiqui and Samirah Siddiqui.
Leo Kalyan’s sister Numrah Siddiqui
Leo Kayan’s sister Samira Siddiqui
Leo has a brother, Saif Siddiqui.
Leo Kalyan with his father, mother and brother
sexual orientation
Leo Kalyan describes himself as queer and prefers to use the pronouns “he”, “she” and “they” to refer to his gender. He said in an interview,
It takes real strength to be queer. You’ve been through so much shit—so much discrimination, abuse, and rejection—whether you’re black, white, or brown. Find that strength, find support from your community – and find a way to be your true self…because you only live once. There is no point in wasting time trying to be someone else. ”
Relationships/Affairs
According to reports, Leo Kalyan and Manasa are in a relationship.
Leo Kalyan and boyfriend Manasa
religion
Leo Kalyan believes in Islam.
sign
Leo Cayan’s signature
Profession
singer
In 2013, Leo Kalyan made his debut with the cover song “Need U 100%” by British musician and DJ Duke Dumont. In 2014, he released singles such as “Breathe”, “Over You”, “Stranger”, “Fingertips” and “Golden Age”. In 2015, Leo Kalyan released his first feature-length drama (EP) “Silver Linings.” In the same year, Leo released music videos for several of his songs such as Fairground, Get Your Love and Daydream. In 2016, Leo released his second feature-length play “Outside In” and music video “Fucked Up”. Subsequently, he released many music videos such as “Focus” (2018), “The Edge” (2018), and “Time Can Wait” (2019).
concert
Leo Kalyan has performed live at multiple music events, stage shows and concerts around the world including the UK, USA and China.
Leo Kalyan performs at Shanghai concert
Favorites
- Singer: Mariah Carey, Sade and Janet Jackson
tattoo
Leo Kalyan has several tattoos on his arms and one tattoo on his chest.
Leo Kalyan arm tattoo
Leo Kalyan left arm tattoo
Leo Kalyan’s tattoo on his right arm
Leo Kalyan chest tattoo
Facts/Trivia
- Leo Kalyan has dreamed of becoming a singer since he was a child. He said in an interview,
I knew I wanted to be a singer since I first discovered I could sing when I was about 13 years old. To be honest, I hid my singing from my family for years. They only found out when I was singing the “Umrao Jaan” song in my room when I thought no one was home. My family wasn’t very supportive at first, and it actually took my dad many years 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?” I just have to sigh and explain that this is not the same thing as being an artist.
- In June 2022, Leo Kalyan performed several Bollywood songs such as “Masakali” and “Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko” at Sonam Kapoor’s baby shower in London, England. Leo shared the photos on social media and received a lot of hateful comments for wearing the strappy bodycon dress.
Leo Kalyan shared a post with Sonam Kapoor on Instagram
In an interview, talking about the hate he received on social media, he said,
Hate comments don’t bother me at all. Because first of all, some of these are really funny and I share them with friends and we laugh a lot too (laughing emoji), the hateful comments always remind me that by just living my life casually, I am actually challenging people and social norms. This means: I’m doing the right thing. ”
- In 2019, Leo Kalyan walked the catwalk for famous designer Rahmur Rahman at London Fashion Week.
Leo Kalyan photographs Rahemur Rahman at London Fashion Week
- Leo Kalyan is half Indian and half Pakistani as his family lives in India and Pakistan. In an interview, he discussed his family roots, saying:
I’m originally from South London, but between the ages of 11 and 17 I lived part-time in Lahore, on the border of India and Pakistan. When Partition happened, some stayed in India and some went to Pakistan, so my family was on both sides, which was unusual.
- Initially, Leo Kalyan often concealed his identity by not showing his face in music videos.
- Leo Kalyan studied Indian classical music. He grew up listening to Bollywood and pop music artists such as AR Rahman, Massive Attack, Sade and Janet Jackson.
- Leo Kalyan received a grant from the PRS Music Foundation, which helped him travel to Austin to attend the 2016 SXSW (South by Southwest) Music Festival.
- Leo Kalyan is often spotted drinking and smoking with his friends at parties and events.
Leo Kalyan smoking in the photo
leo kayan drinks
- Leo Kalyan talked about his journey of becoming gay in an interview and said:
It’s been a long journey, and it’s not easy. It was a long battle with myself, with my parents, with my belief system that I came out of in stages. I came out first to my siblings, then to my mom, and a few years later to my dad. It’s been a slow journey, but as I come out the other side of it, I expressed in my EP how you feel on the outside.external.
- Leo Kalyan revealed in an interview that he feels unsafe in Pakistan as it punishes gay sex in the country. He said,
Obviously I’m more worried about Pakistan than India because Article 377 has been overturned in India and homosexuality is legal now, but not in Pakistan. Your rights are not protected there, which is scary because you could be thrown in jail for being yourself. I have some gay friends in Pakistan, you just have to keep it a secret. It’s not nice to say, but I became very Islamophobic, especially toward my father, and we had really terrible arguments because I would say very disrespectful things to him about Islam. ”
- Leo Kalyan has appeared on the covers of several magazines including GQ (August 2020) and Avenue T (2020).
Leo Kalyan appears on the August 2020 cover of GQ magazine
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