Kayla Marque

Kayla Marque is an American singer-songwriter known for her introspective, ethereal sound. Marque’s music is an emotive fusion she calls sparkly dark ritual pop, blending electro, soul, and R&B into atmospheric, poetic storytelling. Her music invites listeners into a space of reflection, embodiment, and emotional awakening, offering portals to “Remember the Future,” a guiding theme in her artistic universe.

Born and raised in Denver’s historic Park Hill neighborhood, Marque grew up in a deeply creative family. Her uncle, Larry Dunn of the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire, shaped the musical lineage she would one day step into; her father was a saxophonist, her mother a writer, and her sister a musician and dancer. Although music surrounded her, she didn’t initially envision it as her path until her adolescence, when songwriting became the safest place to process pain and transmute it into beauty. In 2012, she began releasing music under her birth name, signaling a new era.

She released her debut album Live and Die Like This in 2016, which positioned her as a standout voice in Denver’s music scene. In 2020, she expanded her creative world with Brain Chemistry (Left Brain/Right Brain), a transcendent double album exploring self-love, trauma, mental health, and duality. In 2021, she joined forces with Sur Ellz and CRL CRRLL to form The Grand Alliance, an Afro-futuristic funk collective whose self-titled debut pushed genre boundaries even further.

Her third solo studio album, Midheaven, released August 29, 2024, marked a playful yet intentional evolution exploring beauty, pleasure, fantasy, and transformation while maintaining the raw honesty that defines her work.

Outside her recordings, Marque is also a community leader and arts advocate. She is a founding member and director of the Bodies of Culture Advisory Board at Levitt Pavilion Denver and served as the 2022 Program Manager at Diversify the Stage. Her mission is to co-create inclusive, healing-centered spaces where audiences of all identities can feel connected and seen.

“I believe music is medicine,” says Marque. “It has been one of the most powerful tools for my own healing, and sharing it with others feels like soul-aligned service.”