SINGER Eleigh is hoping that his collaboration Dem a Pretend which features American rapper Remyboy Monty, will give him the attention that he aims for.

The song produced by St Catherine-based Tru Legends Music, is featured on the label’s latest project, the Party Central riddim.

He explained how the collaboration came about.

“My manager Dre and Remy Boy Monty have been friends for over 10 years, so naturally when we were in the studio recording he would invite Monty to come with us. Monty and I clicked right away. The collaboration for the song actually came after. While I was away in Jamaica for my birthday in June I got a message from Dre asking me to check my email. To my surprise Monty had recorded his verse to the previously recorded track. So it was a really good birthday gift for me,” said Eleigh.

With over 42,000 plays on Soundcloud, Eleigh believes this is a positive look for the song.

“The song has gotten a lot of positive feedback actually as well as spins in Italy. I am receiving constant emails from DJ’s in the United States requesting for the song so they can play it in the clubs,” he said.

He said the idea behind the song came from personal experiences as well as persons whom he is close to.

“Well I just applied my past experiences with friends, family and females to the song. As well as stories I have heard from others around me. It’s a song that everyone can relate to because we all have people around us who secretly envy us whether it’s for the girl we have, the clothes we wear, the car you drive, etc. There’s a line in the song for everyone and Monty stuck with the same thought process in his verses. I know he used to play basketball in high school and received a lot of negativity from it. There’s also people out there right now who envy him for all the success he’s receiving with his music career. Often times I think people envy one another for the wrong reasons, not knowing truly how hard people work for their acquired success.”

Eleigh, whose cultural background consists of mainly reggae and dancehall music, was born in Virginia, USA to parents who are from Jamaica. He lists Half Pint, Sizzla, Beres Hammond, Michael Jackson and rhythm and blues singer Ne-Yo among his musical influences.

Eleigh’s real name is Levon Anthony Williams. Now 25 years of age, he has been doing music professionally for the past three years.

“Three years ago, I decided to take my music to another level. In 2012, my family and friends around me told me I should take it serious and not waste my talent since I had been singing all of my life thanks to my father who was an artiste himself,” he said.

He has worked with producers including Tarik ‘Rvssian’ Johnston, Jay Crazie and Mario Dunwell among others.

Eleigh has a collaboration coming out which will feature Sizzla, Deablo from JOP, and Remyboy Monty. The song is produced by True Legends Music. Another single titled Get away, has been released. A video for the song was recently shot on location in Jamaica.

Remyboy Monty is a member of the group Remyboyz. He is known for the chart topping single 679 featuring platinum selling rapper Fetty Wap and P-Dice, as well as the current hit My Way featuring Fetty Wap, is number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track opens at No. 2 on Digital Songs and No 1 on both R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs and Rap Digital Songs with 152,000.