Lia Pappas-Kemps

Toronto-based artist Lia’s songwriting is inspired by Taylor Swift, Joni Mitchell and the candid lyrics of alternative artists like Alanis Morrisette and Courtney Barnett. She began recording voice memos of early songs on her mum’s phone before trying her hand at acting in the hugely popular Netflix series Anne with an E. Now with a guitar firmly in her grip, Lia is fusing her love of storytelling with atmospheric soundscapes as she reckons with her demons through her own lyrics.