Jadea Kelly, born in 1986 in Whitby, Ontario, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She played various instruments as a child but focused on the guitar. During her high school years, Kelly moved to Toronto and built connections within the local music scene. Before releasing her own EP Down Wave (2006), she contributed vocals to other artists, notably the progressive metal band Protest the Hero, appearing on their albums Kezia (2005), Scurrilous (2011), and Volition (2013). Her debut album Second Spring (2008) won Best Country Album at the Toronto Independent Music Awards. Kelly released the album Eastbound Platform in 2010. Her subsequent albums include Clover (2013), which was nominated for Contemporary Singer of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2014, and Love & Lust (2016), for which she won the same award in 2016. Her album Roses was released in March 2022. Kelly also released the album Weather Girl (2024).
