Leki (born 28 January 1978) is a Belgian R&B and pop singer. Her hits include "Breakin' Out", "Spread My Wings", "Over the Rainbow", and "Love Me Another Day". She is also a TV presenter on VTM.
Leki started at the age of twelve recording vocals for Technotronic, where her older sister Ya Kid K was the lead singer.
In October 2009 she released her fourth studio album, "Leki & The Sweet Mints" (Universal Music).
Via Nanda, the non-profit-making organization Leki founded, and under the name "Bouwen aan leven" ("building life") several initiatives - such as the single "Peculiar Places" - have been taken since 2010 to help raise funds, hoping that the hospital will be operational towards the end of 2013.
On 14 May 2012 she released "Get Over", the first single from her 2012 album The Journey.
Discography
Albums
- 2004 Breakin Out
- 2005 Warrior Girl
- 2008 Multiplicity
- 2009 Leki & The Sweet Mints
- 2012 The Journey
Singles
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! Release
! style="width:257px;"| Title
! style="width:257px;"| Album
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| 2004
| "Breakin Out"
| Breakin Out
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| 2004
| "Crazy"
| Breakin Out
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| 2004
| "Latin Lover"
| Breakin Out
|-
| 2005
| "Warrior Girl"
| Warrior Girl
|-
| 2005
| "Spread My Wings"
| Warrior Girl
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| 2005
| "Trouble"
| Warrior Girl
|-
| 2006
| "Sitting in My Car"
| Warrior Girl
|-
| 2008
| "Over the Rainbow"
| Multiplicity
|-
| 2008
| "Baby" feat. Nile Rodgers
| Multiplicity
|-
| 2009
| "Love Me Another Day"
| Leki & The Sweet Mints
|-
| 2009
| "Elvis"
| Leki & The Sweet Mints
|-
| 2009
| "Obsessive"
| Leki & The Sweet Mints
|-
| 2010
| "Peculiar Places"
| Leki & The Sweet Mints
|-
| 2012
| "Get Over"
| The Journey
|}
Appears on
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! Release
! style="width:257px;"| Artist
! style="width:257px;"| Title
! style="width:257px;"| Album
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| 2001
| Paul Michiels
| Daydream
| Forever Young
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| 2003
| Brahim
| How you like it
| Music is my life
|-
| 2005
| De Kieppensoep All stars
| Kieppensoep voor iedereen
| Kieppensoep voor iedereen
|-
| 2005
| Raw Jazz
| Throw'm up
| Throw'm up
|-
| 2006
| Ali Tcheelab
| One Love
| One love
|-
| 2006
| Branded X
| Let me drive you
| Let me drive you
|-
| 2006
| Alien Bitesize
| www.Hitthemoneyandrun.com
| Alien Bitesize
|-
| 2007
| Felix Da Housecat
| Tweak!
| Virgo Blaktro and The Movie Disco
|-
| 2008
| Akro
| Coupe le verbe en deux
| Akro au crunk
|-
| 2009
| Monkey Driven
| 2015 Theme song
| 2015 Theme song
|}
Awards and nominations
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!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Result
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|align=center|2004
|"Breakin'out"
|Best Urban National TMF Awards
|
|-
|align=center|2004
|"Breakin'out"
|Most Promising National Artist TMF Awards
|
|-
|align=center|2006
|"Trouble"
|Best Urban National TMF Awards
|
|-
|align=center|2008
|"Baby with Nile Rodgers"
|Best Urban National TMF Awards
|
|-
|align=center|2008
|"Multiplicity"
|Best Live Performance La Nuit Du Hip Hop
|
|-
|align=center|2009
|"Elvis"
|Best Urban National TMF Awards
|
|}