21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Teen star inspired by Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish set to release her debut single
Kayleigh is set to release her debut single Fix Your Heart on May 30 via Sun Turtle Records.
A teenage singer-songwriter who was inspired by the work of Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish is set to release her debut single.
Kayleigh Templeton credits the global superstars with influencing her love of music and has recorded her first track, Fix Your Heart, via Sun Turtle Records.
The song, being released digitally on Friday, May 30, will also see Kayleigh perform 24 hours later with her band on at Meraki Bar in Kilmarnock to officially launch the single.
Kayleigh's debut track leans on her love of pop and electronic music.
After a performance at a local Open Mic Night, she caught the eye of Sun Turtle Records' Murray Baxter, who immediately teamed her up with Bluewave Producer Daniel Beattie to recreate the self-produced demo of Fix Your Heart.
Working together they transformed the original stripped back piano version into a modern pop song, drawing inspiration from artists such as Billie Eilish, Lizzy McAlpine and Gracie Abrams.
Murray told Ayrshire Live:"I'm really excited for the release and the live show is going to be a great night, too.
"Kayleigh has been a joy to work with and it's so rewarding to see someone young and hungry for success see their idea transform into what's an amazing song and production.
"Kayleigh's lyrics are so deep, open and honest and I'm sure people will relate to the song.
"I put together a band for Kayleigh with Hollie on Guitar and Maretta on Keys and the work the girls have put in is astonishing and their performance will give you goose bumps, there's only a handful of tickets left now too. "
Fix Your Heart was part written during a toxic relationship where Kayleigh used her writing to cope with her emotions throughout the situation.
Reflecting on the breakup, Kayleigh realised her own vulnerabilities and attachment issues where she fell in love too quickly and understood that trying to fix her ex-partner's heart for so long was never going to be the answer to salvage the relationship.
Kayleigh, originally from the Isle of Man, moved to Scotland at the age of six and now lives in Mauchline.
Growing up obsessing over Lady Gaga's music videos and performances, Kayleigh then became a self-confessed Billie Eilish mega fan in her teens where for the first time was able to connect lyrically.
She said: "I could put my problems into music and turn them into positivity, like words that don't make sense in your head, I could translate them perfectly into lyrics and that's why I will always have a strong love for music and writing."
Dreaming of being a successful singer songwriter who connects and inspires people the way Kayleigh was herself, those foundations have already been put in place with the creation and will be released on Friday.
Kayleigh said: "I look at this career path as a way to help others to feel, heal and connect through music and lyrics as that's what music done for me."
