Background
Her mother is Swedish and her father is Palestinian.
Her mother is Swedish and her father is Palestinian.
She was signed to Motown Records in the 1990s, and released the top-40 hit "Here We Go Again" in 1998. She worked for Sony BMG New York for three years as a talent scout. Laila also found the members and developed the girl group Play which she co-managed with Matthew Knowles.
Play was signed to Sony BMG New York and the group sold nearly 1 million albums.
Laila has written songs for Céline Dion, 98 Degrees, 702 and Mýa. In 2007 Laila started two new companies together with Anders Bagge (songwriter & producer) and Andreas Carlsson (songwriter): Meriola Media Group Bachelor of Arts and Meriola Songs Bachelor of Arts.