Kalysta is a singer and songwriter hailing from Detroit, Michigan.
Powerhouse vocals inspired by Amy Winehouse and Aretha Franklin weaved with a modern twist, make her someone you will never forget and want to keep on listening to over and over again.
New music coming in 2024!
With a story to tell and a spectacular voice to deliver, vocalist and songwriter Kalysta discovered her musical passion at the young age of six. Hailing from just outside Detroit Michigan, Kalysta was raised on classic Motown records, the greats of the Big Band era, and contemporary R&B and soul.
Getting her start in numerous choirs and trained classically in piano, Kalysta finds her home tracing the past steps of Aretha Franklin and Amy Winehouse, weaving the past with modern musical finger print.
Kalysta earned the award for Best Jazz Vocalist at the 2020, 2021, and 2023 Great Lakes Bay Region Review Music Awards. Kalysta has been featured on college radio, spanning from Michigan to California. Her works were included on the Top Ten R&B Playlist at Old Dominion College
in Virginia.
Kalysta is currently finishing her eagerly awaited debut record in the same studio that launched Greta Van Fleet with writer/producer Michael Bermudez and additional writing and instrumentation from Grammy award winner Andrew Dost of the band fun.
Music is the Universal language, it brings all people together.”
“Ella Fitzgerald”
Previous Shows
Singers in the Round - Detroit, MI November 2023
Arts Beats and Eats Festival - Royal Oak, MI September 2023
Harvest Fest - Detroit, MI October 2023
Loving Touch - Ferndale, MI October 2023
Lark Theater - *TWO SOLD OUT SHOWS Cheboygan, MI June 2023
Magic Bag opening for Bros Landreth - Ferndale, MI May 2023
Pig and Whiskey Festival - Ferndale, MI July 2023
The Vault - Saginaw, MI April 2023
Music Row Freakshow - Nashville, TN January 2024
Winterblast Festival - Royal Oak, MI February 2024
Upcoming Shows
NFL Draft Show - Detroit MI April 25th, 2024
DetroitxDetroit - Loving Touch in Ferndale MI
April 29th, 2024
BEHIND THE STAGE
Watch Kalysta’s behind the scenes performing one of her originals, “Rumors and Lies” for her two sold-out shows at Lark Theater.
Videos/Press
From songwriters rounds, to podcasts, to news, Kalysta is spreading her joy of singing and music to every audience.
Singers In the Round Detroit
Four artists doing four rounds of their original music at Aretha’s Jazz Cafe in Detroit. Hosted by Yorg and Matt Kysia.
Hey, Bay City Podcast
Kalysta partakes in a podcast led by Phil Eich, sharing stories of her life, what got her into music, and more. Includes a stripped version of an upcoming release “Would it Be Different?”
LIVE In the D - Kalysta
Kalysta was invited to speak on the Arts Beats & Eats Fest on Detroit’s best news channel on Music Monday. She also performed her upcoming release, “Rumors and Lies”