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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.comSocials
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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
May 2nd 2025
Where Do We Go
Where Do We Go is a soulful breakup story, based on the legendary Motown duets that echoed through my household. Aided by supertalent GINGE we tried to spark feelings of nostalgia - while celebrating the start of spring.
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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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Nov 4th 2022
You
This track is a poetic plead for trust, even if you lose more than you gain.