Ledisi

Ledisi is the kind of artist whose résumé quietly humbles you. Born in New Orleans, educated at Berkeley, and so determined that when major labels passed she simply built her own. Her name means to bring forth in Yoruba, which feels almost too fitting for someone who creates across singing, composing, acting and writing. What I value most is that voice, rich with soul and jazz, that needs no gimmicks to command a room. She is a craftsman's diva, less interested in spectacle than in substance, and that earns my deep respect.

Name (English)

Ledisi

Name (Japanese)

レディシ

Reading

れでぃし

Born

March 28, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

Origin

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Occupation

singer-songwriter / composer / actor / record producer / film actor

High school

Skyline High School

University

University of California, Berkeley

• Official sitehttps://www.ledisi.com
• Xhttps://x.com/ledisi
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ledisi
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1811634

Tags

• Louisiana
• singer-songwriter
• composer
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.