Leith Ross

Leith Ross (born July 9, 1998) is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 2022, they were signed to Interscope and Republic Records. They have toured both nationally and internationally with Lord Huron, Andy Shauf, and Helena Deland, and received the inaugural John Prine Songwriter Fellowship at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival. Their debut album, To Learn, was released on May 19, 2023.

Early life Ross was raised in Manotick, Ontario, which they have described as "conservative and cut-off". Ross spent much of their teenage years online, including managing Ariana Grande and Doctor Who fan accounts on Twitter and Instagram. After finishing high school, they moved to Toronto and attended Humber College, where they pursued a degree in the school's Jazz Vocal program. Their first video was a cover of "Honey" by Kehlani and led We Are: The Guard to describe their voice as “delicate as dewy cobwebs.”

Ross' song "We'll Never Have Sex" went viral on TikTok in the summer of 2021, receiving over 41 million streams on Spotify. Several fellow musicians praised the song, including singer-songwriter August Ponthier, who called it "a gorgeous, beautiful song that so many people can relate to", and English rock band Crawlers, who cited the lyrics as an inspiration on their own song "Fuck Me (I Didn’t Know How To Say)". Exclaim! included Ross as one of "8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear", calling the song "gorgeously vulnerable", In 2022, Ross was signed to Interscope and Republic Records, and "We'll Never Have Sex" was released as a single in March. In the fall of 2022, Ross performed headline shows across North America. Throughout 2022, they supported Lord Huron in Canada and Andy Shauf and Helena Deland in Europe on tour. Ross was the recipient of the inaugural John Prine Songwriter Fellowship at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival.

In April 2023, Ross released the track, "Music Box", about which Clash wrote, "there’s a sense of precision to Leith Ross’ work which illuminates their delicate lyrical touch." Ross announced their spring 2023 headline tour dates across North America, the UK, and Europe. Ross's debut album, To Learn, was released on May 19, 2023. In September 2023, Ross played All Things Go Festival. As part of an interview coinciding with Ross's 2023 tour, NME called them "Gen Z's new favourite indie songwriter" and stated that Ross is "a voice for their generation".

To Learn received a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024.

In June 2025, Ross announced a new album titled I Can See the Future, which was released on September 19, 2025.

Artistry Ross' music has been characterized as indie folk

Personal life Ross is non-binary, transgender, and queer, They came out as gay during their first year of college and came out as transgender two years later.

Released: May 19, 2023

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