Press kit

Biography

Leonard Luka is an artist, songwriter, and producer with Dutch-Indonesian roots. His music is a unique blend of soulful vocals, head-bopping grooves, and warm, nostalgic harmonies. With hyper-personal indie Soul and R&B tracks, he takes you into his colorful multiverse.

He was seen performing at So What’s Next Jazzfestival, Popronde, Sofar Sounds and drew attention from (inter-) national media like 3voor12, NPO Radio 2, NPO Soul & Jazz 3FM & WDR. The single ‘Misdirection’ was featured in the Sublime Top 1000 R&B/Soul songs of all time. In 2023, Leonard got nominated Best Talent and Best Song at the Sublime FM Awards while simultaneously reaching over a two million streams. Recently featured on projects with i.a. .multibeat, Feiertag & Philip Lassiter, his own debut album ‘LAUT’ is set for release later this year.

Artist Info

Founded

June 27th, 2017

Haarlem, The Netherlands

Website

leonardluka.com

Socials

Music

Contact

General

Leonard Luka

info@leonardluka.com

Booking

Twist Agency

Ben Makkes

ben@twistagency.nl

Media

Sitting Chair

Sitting Chair

Looking Up

Looking Up

Closed Eyes

Closed Eyes

Hallway

Hallway

Playing Piano

Playing Piano

Logo

Logo White

Logo White

Logo Black

Logo Black

Videos

Recent highlights

Streaming

  • Over a million streams on both Spotify & Apple Music
  • Misdirection was featured in popular Dutch TV series ‘Goed Tijden, Slechte Tijden’
  • Misdirection was nominated for Best Song at the 2022 Sublime Awards
  • Misdirection was featured in Sublime FM’s Top 1000 best R&B/Soul songs of all time
  • Airplay coverage for ‘Onto Something’, ‘Leisure’, ’Come Around’, 'Crossfield' & 'Misdirection' on NPO Radio 2, 3FM. Playlist featuring on NPO Soul & Jazz, Sublime FM, BNR and WDR (DE).

Live

  • Nominated for Best Talent & Song at the 2022 Sublime Awards, Best Talent in 2023
  • Festivals: selected twice for Popronde (2018/2019), So What's Next Jazz festival, North Sea Round Town
  • Played Sofar Sounds in Amsterdam
  • Support shows for Aeris Roves, Steffen Morisson, Kris Berry
  • Sold-out shows with .multibeat in Ekko & Paradiso

Recent releases

Perfume

Jan 3rd 2025

Perfume

This is the latest single of my debutalbum LAUT. Perfume tells the story of how - in troubling times - true and meaningful love can be reignited in unexpected ways

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Sit & Talk

Jul 26th 2024

Sit & Talk

This is the third single of my debutalbum LAUT. Sit & Talk echoes the waves of a troubling relationship, reminiscing of a carefree past while fighting for love in the present and future.

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Come Around

May 27th 2022

Come Around

Dreaming about achieving something big in the basement of one's mind, this sunny track will feel liberating for all.