Saleka

Saleka Night Shyamalan (born August 1, 1996), known mononymously as Saleka, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of director M. Night Shyamalan and was cast as a fictional popstar, Lady Raven, in his thriller film Trap. As a singer, she has performed songs for her father's projects such as the Apple TV+ series Servant (2019–2023) and his films Old (2021) and Trap (2024), and also released her first studio album Seance (2023).

Early life Saleka is the eldest daughter of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. She and her sisters grew up watching horror films.

Saleka studied classical piano as a child but decided to pursue singing and songwriting. She studied Literary Arts and Music at Brown University.

Career Saleka has opened for acts like Boyz II Men, Baby Rose and Summer Walker. Saleka frequently collaborates with her younger sister, Ishana, who has directed a majority of her music videos.

Her debut album, Seance, was released in late 2022. Saleka recorded the majority of Seance at MilkBoy studios, Philadelphia.

In 2021, Saleka released "The Sky Cries" for the second season of Servant. The music video for the single was directed by her father, M. Night Shyamalan. She released three more songs for the third season of the series. The four songs were compiled in an EP, released on March 25, 2022. Within the show's canon, Saleka's songs are said to be from the never-seen, in-show performer, Vivian Dale, who has died tragically.

In June 2022, Giveon announced Saleka as one of four supporting acts for his North American Give or Take Tour on August and September 2022.

Saleka made her acting debut in her father's film Trap (2024), for which she also wrote fourteen songs. Her soundtrack album for the film, Lady Raven, was released on August 2, 2024.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Seance Released: May 19, 2023 Label: Independent Format: Streaming Lady Raven Released: August 2, 2024 Label: Columbia Format: Streaming, Vinyl

Extended plays Title EP detailsTrack listing Servant: Songs from the Attic (Music from the Apple TV+ Original Series) Released: March 25, 2022 Label: Lakeshore Records Format: Digital download, streaming Servant: Songs from the Attic (Deluxe Edition) [Music from the Apple TV+ Original Series] Released: March 17, 2023 Label: Lakeshore Records Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Music videos Title Year Director(s) "Clarity" 2020 Ishana Night Shyamalan "Mr. Incredible" "Grafitti" 2021 "The Sky Cries" M. Night Shyamalan "How Many" (Lyric video) Rafael "Rafatoon" Pérez "Seance" 2022 Ishana Night Shyamalan "Red Eyes" (Lyric video) Kevin Canales "Samsara"2023Danica Kleinknecht

Filmography Year Title Role 2024 Trap Lady Raven