Kelela's sound is so influential that music critics have paved a clear pathway between her early work and the disco-inflections of #Beyoncè’s 'Renaissance' album. The Guardian called her “one of the most groundbreaking artists of the last decade”. Her signature blend of R’n’B, dreamy vocals and disco were heralded as a “template for how to innovate pop” and she's loved by Björk and Solange. So the question is this: why is she still billed as “underground” artist?

In her Harper's BAZAAR Australia/New Zealand cover story, Kelela opens up about the pitfalls of the modern music industry, her upcoming album and what it is like being "everybody’s favourite secret."