Kyla’s voice remains a stunning example of the art of soul singing: it warms, draws you in, and captivates before unleashing an emotional catharsis that blurs the line between pleasure and pain. Whether she is fronting her Kyla Brox Band or harnessing the undiluted power of soul in a duo with her musical and life partner Danny Blomeley, Kyla Brox is undoubtedly one of the most powerful British blues and soul singers of her generation. Born in Lancashire in 1980, she grew up immersed in African-American music from the very beginning — her father, Victor, was a blues singer. She was the late “product” of the marriage between Victor (who played Caiaphas in the original recording cast of Jesus Christ Superstar) and Annette (who played the “maid by the fire” in the same production). As a result, she spent her formative years in the back of the family van, travelling constantly around Britain on tour, surrounded by a blue haze of marijuana smoke. As a performer, Kyla joined the family business in 1992 at the age of just 12.