Illini Union

Shrenik Balaji – Courtyard Café

• Classification: First Year Student in Bioengineering
• Hometown: Lake Zurich, IL
• Favorite Artists: Noah Kahan, Sabrina Carpenter, John Legend, Gracie Abrams
• Favorite Groups: Green Day, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Swell Season
• Songs I Sing: Castle on the Hill (Ed Sheeran), Stick Season (Noah Kahan), Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day), This Town (Niall Horan)
• Social: @shrenikbalajimusic on IG

Aylin Salgado – Courtyard Café

• Classification: Sophomore in MACS
• Hometown: Romeoville, IL
• Favorite Artists: Joan Sebastian, Junior H, Intocable
• Songs I Sing: Fuentes de Ortiz, Que lloro, Eso y Mas
• Socials: 
  IG: _aylin.salgado
  Tiktok: ay_sal
   

Shane Vayser – Courtyard Café

• Classification: Sophomore in MCB
• Hometown: Northbrook, IL
• Favorite Artists: Tame Impala, Frank Ocean, Bon Iver
• Favorite Groups: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kings of Leon, Coldplay
• Songs I Sing: Sparks (Coldplay), Blackbird (The Beatles), Road Trippin’ (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Socials:
  Instagram: svaysguitar
  Snapchat: shanevayser

Sierra Sikora  - Courtyard Café

*Also on Thursdays

• Classification: Freshman

• Hometown: Chicago

• Favorite artists: Conan Gray, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish

• Songs I sing: My original songs, Put Your Records On, Stick Season

• Social: 
  Instagram, Tik Tok, & YouTube: @sierrasikoramusic
  Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, etc: Sierra Sikora

Connor Lasalle – Courtyard Café

• Classification: Seniors in Agricultural Engineering and Psychology
• Hometown: Palatine, IL and Naperville, IL
• Favorite Artists: Frank Ocean, Bob Dylan, Domonic Fike
• Favorite Groups: PACKS, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Songs I Sing: Indi and Alternative Rock songs
• Social: @sappelleband

Gurleen Randhawa - Courtyard Café

• Classification: Freshman in Community Health
• Hometown: Aurora, IL
• Favorite Artist: Billie Eilish
• Songs I sing: Ceilings (Lizzy McAlpine), Birds of a Feather (Billie Eilish), Stick Season (Noah Kahan)
• Social:
  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gurleenrandhawaa

Idris Ispandi - Courtyard Café

• Classification: Sophomore in Electrical Engineering
• Hometown: Malaysia
• Favorite Artists: Bruno Major, John Mayre, Matt Maltese
• Favorite Groups: wave to earth, Sunset Rollercoaster, Hujan
• Songs I Sing: Home (Bruno Major), In Your Atmosphere (John Mayer), Untuk Prempuan yan Sedang di Pelukan (Payung Teduh)
• Social: @idrispndi on IG

Yigal Kamel – Courtyard Café

• Classification: Graduate student in Mathematics

• Hometown: Great Neck, NY

• Favorite artists: Ed Sheeran, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer

• Favorite groups: Lawrence, Sammy Rae & the Friends, The Avett Brothers

• Songs I sing:
   Scarborough Fair (Simon and Garfunkel), The Box (Sammy Rae & the Friends), Painter (Aimee Carty)

• Social:
  Website: https://yigalkamel.web.illinois.edu
  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@yigthekid
  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yigalkamel

Lilianna Fehr – Courtyard Café

• Classification: Junior in Accounting and Finance
• Hometown: Eureka, IL
• Favorite Artists: Coldplay, Gracie Abrams, Taylor Swift
• Songs I Sing:
  Ceilings (Lizzy Alpine), Orange (Zach Bryan), Cardigan (Taylor Swift)
• Social:
  Instagram: @Lilianna.fehr
  Spotify: Lilianna Fehr
  Tiktok: @lilianna.fehr
  Youtube: @Liliannafehr4166

Marley Lammers – Courtyard Café

• Classification: Junior in Lyric Theatre
• Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
• Favorite Groups: Bob Marley & The Wailers, Hippo Campus, Imagine Dragons
• Favorite Artists: Maggie Rogers, Noah Kahan, Jack Johnson
• Songs I Sing: Ceilings (Lizzie McAlpine), Imagine (John Lennon), Samson (Regina Spektor)
• Social Media:
  Instagram: @marley.lammers 
  Facebook: @marley.lammers
  YouTube: @marley.lammers
  TikTok: @marley.lammers

Gabriela Gryc – Courtyard Café

• Classification: Junior in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
• Hometown: Palatine, IL
• Favorite Artists: Gracie Abrams, SZA, Billie Eilish, Rauw Alejandro, Drake
• Favorite Groups:
  Cigarettes After Sex, The Neighborhood, The 1975
• Songs I Sing:
  K. (Cigarettes After Sex), Blowing Smoke (Gracie Abrams), Casual (Chappell Roan), Wildflower (Billie Eilish)
• Socials:
  Instagram: @gabbygrycc
  Snapchat: @gabby.gryc
  TikTok: @gabbygryccc