Jacky Levare

Jacky Levare is a pop artist, producer, and filmmaker based out of Toronto. He’s most recognized as frontman for Montreal group, What If Elephants, with whom he performed at festivals such as MIDEM, Canadian Music Week, Pop Montreal, among others. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Julia Michaels, Ed Sheeran, and The Killers his heart is at the forefront with lyrics and melody that aren’t easily forgotten, backed by a curation of organic and synthetic pop momentum.

Levare and his former band were winners in the RBC Canada Walk of Fame Emerging Musician Program, regional finalists in the CBC Searchlight contest, and recognized alongside Romeo Eats and Walk off the Earth with a Juno Award for Children's Album of The Year 2023. Jacky produced the latter with Tokyo Speirs and Gianni Luminati, among other collaborations.

His forthcoming EP, RomCom is the unofficial prequel to his band’s 2021 FACTOR Funded release, Relationship Status which features his solo projects debut single Focus. The project plots out a relationship arc and will be followed by a short film mini series that allows the audience to witness the moments behind four of the six tracks.