Leith Ross
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Leith Ross, born July 9, 1998, is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ross was raised in Manotick, Ontario, which they have described as "conservative and cut-off." They are of Scottish descent, having been named for the district of the same name in Edinburgh, and were raised Catholic. Ross identifies as non-binary, transgender, and queer, and uses they/them pronouns.
Ross wrote and performed songs from the age of 12. After finishing high school, they moved to Toronto and attended Humber College, where they pursued a degree in the school's Jazz Vocal program. While at Humber College, Ross wrote their debut EP "Motherwell" as a final project for their degree. They recorded the EP live in one afternoon with the help of classmates, and it was released on the indie label Birthday Cake Records in 2020.
Ross subsequently found success on TikTok, most prominently with the song "We'll Never Have Sex" in August 2021. Their song "We'll Never Have Sex" went viral on TikTok in the summer of 2021, receiving over 41 million streams on Spotify. In 2022, they were signed to Interscope and Republic Records. Ross was the recipient of the inaugural John Prine Songwriter Fellowship at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival, a prestigious honor recognizing their songwriting talent. Their debut album "To Learn" was released on May 19, 2023. They have toured both nationally and internationally with Lord Huron, Andy Shauf, and Helena Deland, building a dedicated following for their intimate, emotionally resonant indie rock.