Singer, producer, songwriter, theater and television star Leon Thomas is one of the more versatile and wide-ranging talents in the music industry and beyond. Roles on Broadway as early as age ten led to a lengthy run with the Nickelodeon network, but Thomas' musical ambitions were always in play as well -- he worked as a songwriter for artists like Ariana Grande, Toni Braxton, Post Malone, Rick Ross, and others. Thomas ventured into releasing mixtapes of his own music in 2012, eventually expanding his reach with 2018 EP Genesis, and then in 2022 his first full-length studio album Electric Dusk.

Thomas was born in Brooklyn in 1993 and landed his first major role at the age of ten as Young Simba in the Broadway production of The Lion King. Three years later, he began a lengthy association with Nickelodeon. The network featured him in series such as The Backyardigans, iCarly and, most prominently, Victorious. Thomas co-wrote and performed on Victorious soundtrack releases, and in 2012 released his first mixtape, Metro Hearts, through Rostrum. He made a greater musical breakthrough in 2013 as a key collaborator on Yours Truly, the platinum debut album by fellow co-star Ariana Grande. As part of a songwriting and production duo dubbed the Rascals, Thomas contributed to four songs with R&B heavyweights Babyface and Antonio Dixon. This led to a credit on Toni Braxton and Babyface's Love, Marriage Divorce, a Grammy-winning album that arrived just a month after Rostrum had issued Thomas' second mixtape, V1bes. All the while, Thomas continued acting work, and eventually hit studios with the likes of Zendaya, Post Malone, Kehlani, and others. 2016 mixtape Before the Beginning was followed by the more fleshed-out 2018 EP Genesis. In 2021, Thomas worked as a songwriter and producer for several tracks on Drake's global chart-topper Certified Lover Boy. He signed on with Ty Dolla $ign’s Motown subsidiary EZMNY Records for the release of his 2022 debut studio album Electric Dusk, and offered up the Benny the Butcher-assisted single "X-Rated" in advance of the album. More singles followed, including "Love Jones" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) and "Breaking Point." ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi