Nieve Ella | |
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![]() Nieve Ella in December 2022 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Nieve Ella Pickering |
Born | 1 January 2003 |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Years active | 2022–present |
Labels | AWAL |
Member of | Loud LDN |
Website |
Official website
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Nieve Ella Pickering (born 1 January 2003) is an English singer. Her 2023 release, Young & Naive/Lifetime of Wanting, charted at No. 38 on the UK Independent Album Chart. She has also supported Dylan, Inhaler, and the Courteeners, and is a member of Loud LDN.
Nieve Ella Pickering [1] was born on 1 January 2003, [2] grew up in Albrighton, east Shropshire, [3] and has two brothers. Their father moved to Spain when she was a child, having never lived with Nieve Ella, and died when she was eleven, [4] while their mother, Helen, is a hairdresser, and named her Albrighton High Street salon [5] "Nieve-Ella's Hair & Beauty" after her, [3] later renaming it to "Nieve Ella's Hair Salon". [5] Her first musical interest was in High School Musical. [6] Growing up, she applied twice to be on Britain's Got Talent; [4] in 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, [6] she discovered her late father's guitar, and taught herself how to play it after studying tabs online, writing her first song, "Four Years Gone", in less than a week. [4]
She attended Telford College, [7] but dropped out after receiving harsh criticism of her guitar playing abilities, and deciding to continue teaching herself. [8] Her first single, "Girlfriend", was released in July 2022 on AWAL; [9] [10] the following December, she released "Glasshouses", a song about grieving, [11] and the month after that, [10] she released a five-track EP, Young & Naive, [12] which featured "19 In a Week", a song about adolescence. [13] In February 2023, she supported Dylan [14] and Inhaler on tour. [15] She then released "Big House", a rock song written about wanting to live with her boyfriend, [12] and in May 2023, she released "His Sofa", a love song about her insecurities. [16] She then supported the Courteeners at Lytham Festival. [17]
The following July, she released "Your Room", which was released alongside a music video, [18] and which described an ex-partner's new boyfriend and their infatuation with Phoebe Bridgers; [19] the following month, she and Hannah Grae performed at Reading Festival. [20] In September 2023, she released the EP Lifetime of Wanting, which included "Big House", "His Sofa", and "Your Room". [19] Both it and Young & Naive were released on vinyl by Blood Records in November; [21] said release charted at No. 38 on the UK Independent Album Chart later that month. [22] Later that month, she announced a short solo headline tour in February 2024, [23] during which she covered the Goo Goo Dolls' " Iris" and the Wannadies' " You and Me Song". [24] In December 2023, she appeared on Dork's Hype List, [25] and in March 2024, she released "The Things We Say", which she wrote shortly after arguing with her best friend. [26]
Her earlier works were inspired by Billie Eilish, [12] while her later works including "Girlfriend" were inspired by Sam Fender, who she saw live in Birmingham [27] in August 2021. [28] In July 2023, Wonderland described her music as indie pop. [18] She is a member of Loud LDN, [29] a collective of London-based women and genderqueer musicians founded in May 2022. [30]
Publisher | Listicle | Year | Ref. |
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Dork | "Hype List 2024" | 2023 | [31] |
See Tickets | "Ones To Watch 2024" | [32] | |
When The Horn Blows | "Ones To Watch 2024" | [33] |
Title | Details |
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Young & Naive |
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Lifetime of Wanting |
|
Title | Year | Ref. |
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"Girlfriend" | 2022 | [36] |
"Blu Shirt Boy" | ||
"Fall 4 U" | ||
"Glasshouses" | ||
"19 In A Week" | 2023 | |
"Big House" | ||
"His Sofa" | ||
"Your Room" | ||
"Car Park" | ||
"The Things We Say" | 2024 |
Nieve Ella | |
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![]() Nieve Ella in December 2022 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Nieve Ella Pickering |
Born | 1 January 2003 |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Years active | 2022–present |
Labels | AWAL |
Member of | Loud LDN |
Website |
Official website
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Nieve Ella Pickering (born 1 January 2003) is an English singer. Her 2023 release, Young & Naive/Lifetime of Wanting, charted at No. 38 on the UK Independent Album Chart. She has also supported Dylan, Inhaler, and the Courteeners, and is a member of Loud LDN.
Nieve Ella Pickering [1] was born on 1 January 2003, [2] grew up in Albrighton, east Shropshire, [3] and has two brothers. Their father moved to Spain when she was a child, having never lived with Nieve Ella, and died when she was eleven, [4] while their mother, Helen, is a hairdresser, and named her Albrighton High Street salon [5] "Nieve-Ella's Hair & Beauty" after her, [3] later renaming it to "Nieve Ella's Hair Salon". [5] Her first musical interest was in High School Musical. [6] Growing up, she applied twice to be on Britain's Got Talent; [4] in 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, [6] she discovered her late father's guitar, and taught herself how to play it after studying tabs online, writing her first song, "Four Years Gone", in less than a week. [4]
She attended Telford College, [7] but dropped out after receiving harsh criticism of her guitar playing abilities, and deciding to continue teaching herself. [8] Her first single, "Girlfriend", was released in July 2022 on AWAL; [9] [10] the following December, she released "Glasshouses", a song about grieving, [11] and the month after that, [10] she released a five-track EP, Young & Naive, [12] which featured "19 In a Week", a song about adolescence. [13] In February 2023, she supported Dylan [14] and Inhaler on tour. [15] She then released "Big House", a rock song written about wanting to live with her boyfriend, [12] and in May 2023, she released "His Sofa", a love song about her insecurities. [16] She then supported the Courteeners at Lytham Festival. [17]
The following July, she released "Your Room", which was released alongside a music video, [18] and which described an ex-partner's new boyfriend and their infatuation with Phoebe Bridgers; [19] the following month, she and Hannah Grae performed at Reading Festival. [20] In September 2023, she released the EP Lifetime of Wanting, which included "Big House", "His Sofa", and "Your Room". [19] Both it and Young & Naive were released on vinyl by Blood Records in November; [21] said release charted at No. 38 on the UK Independent Album Chart later that month. [22] Later that month, she announced a short solo headline tour in February 2024, [23] during which she covered the Goo Goo Dolls' " Iris" and the Wannadies' " You and Me Song". [24] In December 2023, she appeared on Dork's Hype List, [25] and in March 2024, she released "The Things We Say", which she wrote shortly after arguing with her best friend. [26]
Her earlier works were inspired by Billie Eilish, [12] while her later works including "Girlfriend" were inspired by Sam Fender, who she saw live in Birmingham [27] in August 2021. [28] In July 2023, Wonderland described her music as indie pop. [18] She is a member of Loud LDN, [29] a collective of London-based women and genderqueer musicians founded in May 2022. [30]
Publisher | Listicle | Year | Ref. |
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Dork | "Hype List 2024" | 2023 | [31] |
See Tickets | "Ones To Watch 2024" | [32] | |
When The Horn Blows | "Ones To Watch 2024" | [33] |
Title | Details |
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Young & Naive |
|
Lifetime of Wanting |
|
Title | Year | Ref. |
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"Girlfriend" | 2022 | [36] |
"Blu Shirt Boy" | ||
"Fall 4 U" | ||
"Glasshouses" | ||
"19 In A Week" | 2023 | |
"Big House" | ||
"His Sofa" | ||
"Your Room" | ||
"Car Park" | ||
"The Things We Say" | 2024 |