“While many self-empowerment anthems tend to be laborious attempts at being ‘inspirational’, Zobary just IS”
Erez Zobary
Toronto-based R&B/pop artist Erez Zobary has a timeless voice, in more ways than one. Raised on Stevie Wonder and Amy Winehouse, Erez’s soulful vocals echo the sounds and styles of her youth. Lyrically she is raw and uninhibited, writing openly about universal, yet highly personal, feelings of self-worth, uncertainty, and vulnerability. Combined with her down-to-earth sense of humour and natural charisma, which she displays online and onstage, Erez engages with a growing fanbase who resonate deeply with her message of empowerment, and find joy and connectivity in the community she has fostered.
Erez has played to audiences across the country, from sold-out shows at venues like Lee’s Palace and The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, to packed theatres at TEDxQueensU in Kingston, and the National Music Centre in Calgary, as a participant in the RBC Master in Residence Program. In 2019, Erez was selected by HoneyJam as one of Canada’s up-and-coming female artists, and has since opened for the billboard-charting bands like Lawrence and Sammy Rae & The Friends. In support of her latest album, Starlight, Erez performed at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC, Highlands Music Festival, and at the Toronto International Jazz Festival.
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“I’ve never felt so much love for an artist and from an artist at a concert before.”
Past Releases
Zobary’s music may be hard for some to pin down – often blending elements of soul, folk, jazz, and pop – yet in it all she maintains a clear motif: the beautiful mess of one young woman’s growth through her twenties. In 2019, she garnered national attention for her first full-length album, July Clouds, featuring anthemic love songs like Love Me (1.5M streams, CBC Song of the Week), soulful downtempo songs, and even a diss track. In 2021, she followed up with To Bloom, in which Erez grappled with the challenges in her romantic and personal relationships.
In 2022, Zobary dove inwards on Starlight, a project centered around the unavoidable changes that she, and many like her, were forced to make during the COVID-19 pandemic. The album is a snapshot in time, a picture of transformation (and self-acceptance) during a time of great uncertainty and isolation. Despite this, Starlight shines as Zobary’s most communal project to date, a collection of lively, full-band arrangements, featuring performances from many of the artist’s frequent collaborators. With soaring horn lines, groovy drum and bass moments, and luscious vocal arrangements, Starlight combines the energy and flair of old Motown records with more contemporary topics like self-love, one night stands, and social media.
