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ILA

ILA
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About

ILA is a Belgian indie rock band from Genk, built around Turkish-Belgian singer-songwriter Ilayda Cicek (born 1997), with Sam Smeets on bass, Cas Kinnaer on drums and - since late 2024 - guitarist Mattias Stynen. The band won Studio Brussel's De Nieuwe Lichting in 2022 and broke through with 'Leave Me Dry', which spent three weeks at number one in De Afrekening. After the acclaimed debut album Ayna (2024, PIAS), their second album Motherland - recorded in London with producer Mikko Gordon (Idles, The Smile, Arcade Fire) - is due in October 2026.

#1
'Leave Me Dry' in De Afrekening (3 weeks)
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Winner De Nieuwe Lichting, Studio Brussel 2022

What's new

  • aug 2026

    ILA released the new single 'Sorry' as a preview of the second album Motherland, accompanied by a cinematic music video.

  • aug 2026

    The band announced an extensive European autumn tour, with shows in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, France and Belgium.

  • 2026

    ILA performed as support for The Streets on a European tour, which gave the band a new international audience.

  • 2025

    Guitarist Mattias Stynen joined the band at the end of 2024, making Motherland the first album that ILA wrote as a quartet.

  • 2024

    The debut album Ayna was released via PIAS and was well received by the press; the band performed at, among others, Lowlands and Eurosonic.

Tour

Hamont-AchelLommelApeldoornHeist-op-den-BergRijkevorselTieltBrightonManchesterLeedsBournemouthBerlinHamburgCopenhagenParisLeeuwardenBrussels

Tracks

Leave Me DryBreakthrough single from 2022, three weeks at #1 in De Afrekening
SorryFirst single from Motherland (2026)
All AgainSingle from debut album Ayna (2024)
Make It EasySingle from debut album Ayna (2024)
DinTurkish-language song, live favorite

Upcoming · 3

Where they play · 3

Neushoorn Luxor Live MEZZ

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