Kaiyah Mercedes

Kaiyah Mercedes is a 16-year-old up-and-coming LGBT singer/songwriter based in Melbourne, whose lyrics are written with poetic influence with a focus on storytelling and emotions. During lockdown in 2020, Kaiyah taught themself guitar and piano, and started writing more seriously. Kaiyah describes songwriting as a form of therapy, and a way of understanding emotions and feelings in a creative way. She turned to music when she first started exploring her sexuality, and now as a proud queer artist, Kaiyah expresses herself honestly and completely through her lyrics. She tries to put into words feelings that can sometimes feel unexplainable.