Anhayla

Early life

Anhayla was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and began singing at the age of 5. She started writing music on the piano in middle school and credits her mother as a being a musical influence. Anhayla attended Virginia Commonwealth University and studied accounting.

Career

In 2010, Anhayla participated in We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube edition). In 2013, she released an album If I Was.

Anhayla made her first national appearance in a 2015 AT&T commercial, singing Spaceship.

In a 2016 interview with NPR, Anhayla revealed that she has more than twenty inches of scars on her back as a result of a car accident. Her struggle with self-image lead her to organize Girls Nite Out, an annual event that encourages positivity and self-esteem for girls ages 5 to 18.

Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected details Title Album details If I Was Released: January 1, 2013 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download

Singles