Lola Young (singer)
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Lola Young | |
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Born | Croydon, United Kingdom | 4 January 2001
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Years active | 2019–present |
Labels | Island |
Website | www |
Lola Young (born 4 January 2001) is an English singer and songwriter.
Musical career[edit]
In 2021, Young was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star. She was chosen to cover the 1980s hit "Together in Electric Dreams", with a slowed down arrangement which had alt-folk duo the Portraits accusing the retailer of copying them and their version of the song recorded in 2020.[1] The following year, she placed fourth in the BBC Sound of 2022.[2]
Influences[edit]
Young has listed Joni Mitchell, Prince, Frank Ocean, and Anderson .Paak among her musical influences.
Personal life[edit]
Young has spoken openly about her diagnosis with schizoaffective disorder.[3]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums
- My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely (2023)
- This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway (2024)
Mini-albums
- Intro (2019)
Extended plays
- Renaissance (2020)
- After Midnight (2021)
Singles
- "6 Feet Under" (2019)
- "Blind Love" (2019)
- "Pick Me Up" (2020)
- "None For You" (2020)
- "Same Bed" (2020)
- "Woman" (2020)
- "Ruin My Make Up" (2021)
- "Bad Tattoo" (2021)
- "Pill or a Lullaby (4AM Till Sunrise)" (2021)
- "Blue (2AM)" (2021)
- "Fake" (2021)
- "Together in Electric Dreams" (2021)
- "So Sorry" (2022)
- "Stream of Consciousness" (2022)
- "Annabel's House" (2023)
- "Don't Hate Me" (2023)
- "What Is It About Me" (2023)
- "Money" (2023)
- "Revolve Around You" (2023)
- "Conceited" (2023)
- "Wish You Were Dead" (2024)
- "Intrusive Thoughts" (2024)
- "Big Brown Eyes" (2024)
- "Fuck" (2024)
- "Messy" (2024)
References[edit]
- ^ "John Lewis accused of copying arrangement of Electric Dreams for Christmas ad". TheGuardian.com. 11 November 2021.
- ^ "BBC - Sound of 2022". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Halls, Eleanor (2022-02-19). "'I try to see it as a superpower': pop star Lola Young on being schizoaffective". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-05-31.