

After graduating, she opted out of post secondary education and instead chose to pursue her music while doing odd jobs on the side. Jessie and her family then moved to Brampton. She played guitar as a child and began writing her own music in high school. She was introduced to the guitar by her father, leading to a career in art and music. Jessica Reyez was born in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto, Ontario to Colombian parents. Her debut album, Before Love Came to Kill Us, was released on March 27, 2020, to widespread critical acclaim, and saw commercial success, entering at number thirteen on the US Billboard 200. Reyez has written songs for Calvin Harris, Kehlani, Dua Lipa and Normani, most notably penning the hit " One Kiss", and has collaborated with Eminem on multiple occasions. Reyez again won the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, for "Feel it Too" with Tory Lanez and Tainy, at the 2020 Juno Awards, where she was also nominated for Artist of the Year. It won R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the 2019 Juno Awards and was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Her follow up EP, Being Human in Public, was released in 2018. Her 2017 EP, Kiddo, led to four nominations at the 2018 Juno Awards, winning Breakthrough Artist.

Her 2016 single " Figures" peaked at number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 in 2017 and was certified triple Platinum by Music Canada and Platinum by the RIAA. Jessica Reyez (born June 12, 1991) is a Canadian singer and songwriter.
