Wed 28.10.
21:00
Bürgerhaus Stollwerck, Cologne
KELELA - new avatar live
British artist KELELA performs live material from her "new avatar" project.
KELELA
About
Kelela Mizanekristos is a Washington D.C.-born, second-generation Ethiopian-American singer who blends R&B with club-rooted electronic music. She broke through with her 2013 mixtape Cut 4 Me, then signed to Warp Records for the Hallucinogen EP (2015) and her widely acclaimed debut album Take Me Apart (2017). After a five-year gap, she returned with Raven (2023), hailed by Pitchfork, Billboard and Variety as one of the best albums of that year, and followed it in July 2026 with her third studio album new avatar.
403.88K
Spotify followers
527.4K
Spotify monthly listeners
#3
UK R&B chart peak for Take Me Apart (2017)
#5
US Contemporary Jazz Albums chart peak for In the Blue Light (2025)
What's new
- 2026-07
Kelela released her third studio album new avatar on July 10, 2026 via Warp Records, featuring collaborations with PinkPantheress, Fousheé and A.K. Paul.
- 2026-06
Kelela announced the 'new avatar live' world tour, her first full multinational tour in years, covering North America and Europe in autumn 2026.
- 2026-05
Kelela released 'linknb', the second single from new avatar, on May 5, 2026.
- 2026-04
Kelela returned with 'idea 1', her first single since the Raven era, co-written with Oscar Scheller and painter Janiva Ellis.
- 2025
Kelela released In the Blue Light, a live jazz-influenced album that reached #5 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Tour
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Tracks
LMKlead single from Take Me Apart (2017), co-produced with Jam City
Rewindfrom Hallucinogen EP (2015); named by The New York Times one of '25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going'
Waitinfan favourite from Take Me Apart, frequently performed live
Washed Awaycomeback single (2022) after a five-year hiatus, previewing the Raven era
idea 1lead single from new avatar (2026), described by Pitchfork as her 'grungy' return