Jessie Reyez was born in Toronto, Canada to Colombian parents. Her family later moved to Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She was introduced to the guitar by her father, leading to a career in art and music. She played guitar as a child and began writing her own music in high school. Her roots brought her back to Toronto during her sophomore year. After graduating, she opted out of college and instead chose to pursue her music while doing odd jobs on the side. In 2012, Reyez and her family moved to Florida, where she was primarily bartending and busking on the beach. but returned to Toronto in 2014 after being accepted to The Remix Project\'s Academy of Recording Arts. At the Remix Project, Reyez was mentored by Daniel Daley, from Dvsn, and her music was heard by King Louie.\n', '

In 2014, she and King Louie released a joint single titled "Living in the Sky", followed by a second single "It Hurts (Selena)", in 2015. In early 2017, she released the single "Shutter Island" and toured Europe opening for PartyNextDoor. Her follow-up single, "Figures", was premiered by Zane Lowe on Beats 1 radio, alongside it\'s music video. "Figures" peaked at number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 in 2017 and was certified double platinum by Music Canada. \n', '

In April 2017, Reyez released her debut EP, Kiddo as well as her short film Gatekeeper, which addressed sexism and exploitation in the music industry. It specifically was based on her experience with music producer Noel "Detail" Fisher, who was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, including artist Bebe Rexha. Kiddo peaked at #83 on the Canadian Album Chart. \n', '

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