MALACHI

“I think I’m going to be one of the biggest artists in the world,” confidently says Malachi. To hear him tell it, a career in music was always in the stars for the 21-year-old artist from Toronto’s outskirts, Whitby, Ontario. Malachi’s relationship to music and its many sounds and forms runs deep.  Witnessing his father’s career as a Trinidadian Reggae singer, Malachi grew up singing in his grandmother’s gospel choir at church from age 4, and absorbed the sounds of his mother’s favorite R&B artists like Mary J. Blige, Aaliyah and Destiny’s Child.

“I have things I want to express through music because I understand how music is such a great way to cope with any feelings – good or bad. I want to make music that connects with people, and when people hear me sing about happiness or sadness or heartache, they can identify because they know it’s real and it’s authentic. To be able to put all the emotions of life into music, where you can hear it and feel it – that’s so special.”