Essyla

Essyla was born in Perwez, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. She grew up in a musical environment, between Flanders, where her father resides, and Walloon Brabant, where her mother lives. Her stage name, "Essyla", is her birth name "Alice" backwards.

She attended the Royal Superior Institute of Music and Pedagogy (IMEP) in Namur. She was heavily influenced by French chanson and later developed an appreciation for American jazz, folk, rock, and funk.

In 2020, Essyla, then performing under her birth name, competed during the ninth season of The Voice Belgique, where she joined the team of Belgian singer Typh Barrow. She ultimately finished as the runner-up to Jérémie Makiese, who later represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Prior to this, she participated in the Eurovision Choir 2019 in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of the choir Almakalia who represented Belgium.

Following The Voice Belgique, Essyla began building a solo career while working as a backing vocalist for established artists, including her former coach Typh Barrow and rapper Ben'do. In 2023, she released her debut single "Let You Go". That same year, she released her first extended play, I'll Be Okay.

On 19 February 2026, it was announced that she would be representing Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Dancing on the Ice".

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist