Kyle Dion

Kyle Dion delivers R&B with a soulful touch, defined by his singular smooth falsetto and a lively, frequently whimsical approach. Living in Los Angeles, he built a wider audience during the second half of the 2010s through independent projects such as the 2016 release Painting Sounds and his first album, Suga, which arrived in 2019. He subsequently joined the artist-oriented Sony imprint AWAL, whose release of his second album, Sassy, came in 2021. Remaining active in the years that followed, he issued a steady stream of singles and unveiled the eight-track EP If My Jeans Could Talk in 2024, while the infectious “Tears on a Pretty Face” surfaced at the start of 2025.

Born in Connecticut and raised in Coral Springs, Florida, Dion grew up surrounded by music: his father works as a rapper, and his maternal grandfather earned recognition as a Portuguese singer. Drawn to the art form from an early age, he gained notice after appearing on Kehlani’s 2014 mixtape Cloud Nineteen and soon moved to Los Angeles. Within the city’s thriving scene he found his place, issuing the 2016 EP Painting Sounds. That project highlighted a colorful blend of pop, R&B, funk, and soul, and over the next three years he continued releasing varied, memorable singles such as “Baby Esther” and the falsetto-driven ballad “Brown,” the latter emerging as a widely streamed highlight from his 2019 debut album Suga. His next full-length effort, Sassy, arrived two years later and reflected his lighthearted, playful outlook. Early 2022 brought a collaboration with Zimbabwean-Australian rapper Tkay Maidza on the sleek single “Hazy.” That track joined others, including “Spoon & Bang” and “Dance for Me,” on a deluxe edition of Sassy issued later the same year. Dion’s next major outing was the 2024 EP If My Jeans Could Talk, a lively and funky collection featuring standouts such as “Boyfriend Jeans” and “Hang Me Out to Dry.” He opened 2025 with the retro-’80s throwback “Tears on a Pretty Face.”