Bio

Rising Canadian R&B Artist Justine Tyrell, has built a strong musical foundation making waves across Canada with her smooth vocals, earnest and raw lyrics and a noticeable early millennium influence. The Calgary, Alberta songstress, grew up putting her feelings and experiences into song, having penned her first song at seven years old. Her debut EP 'While You Were Sleeping' (2021) written and released during the pandemic with support from FACTOR and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, features production from Canadian duo Matthew Zoeteman and Timothonius - and went on to garner attention from some of Canada’s largest media platforms including CBC Radio, Exclaim! (Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear 2021), Virgin Radio, iHeartradio, Sirus XM Radio - while also receiving Editorial Support from Spotify Canada, Amazon Music and AppleMusic.

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A proud member of both the Blackfoot and Jamaican communities, Tyrell participated in the National Music Centre's Black Music Showcase as well as the SOCAN Foundation and Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Indigenous Song Camp, supported by Amazon Music.

Tyrell has opened for Grammy Award Winning Artist Ashanti, performed for the U.S. Embassy - and has performed extensively in venues across North America over 400 times since 2018. Tyrell also holds the spot as the CFL's Official Canadian National Anthem Singer for the Calgary Stampeders, opening each home game at McMahon Stadium for 30,000 people.

With half a million streams across platforms on her independently released debut project 'While You Were Sleeping' - Tyrell gears up for her next EP Set to release in Spring of 2025. With an joined passion for writing for film, Tyrell's work has has earned a spot in the major motion picture 'El Chicano' (George Lopez), all while the rising star has only just begun in bringing her sound to audiences across the globe.