New-Jersey-born and Nebraska-raised, TehillahAlphonso is a Nigerian-American vocalist, pianist, music director, and GRAMMY®-nominated arranger based in Los Angeles, California. A proud Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Southern California, she received her B.M. in Popular Music Performance from the Thornton School of Music and was named 2020 Outstanding Graduate, becoming the first Black woman in the pop program to achieve this award. While a full-time student at USC, Tehillah served as Business Manager and Music Director of USC’s premiere a cappella group and five-time ICCA champions, the SoCal VoCals.
Her time in the VoCals has led her to perform in venues such as the Staples Center, the Rose Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and many historic theaters in Los Angeles and New York. Upon graduating, she quickly made a name for herself in the session music industry, having sung on a number of films (Wicked, NOPE, The Color Purple, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) and television shows (Brooklyn 99, All American, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) and alongside notable artists, including Chloe Bailey, Aloe Blacc, Lebo M, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo.
