Lola Young (singer) explained

Background:	person
Lola Young
Birth Date:	2001 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Croydon, United Kingdom
Years Active:	2019–present
Label:	Island

Lola Young (born 4 January 2001) is an English singer and songwriter.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Musical career

In 2021, Young was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star. She was chosen to cover the 1980s hit "Together in Electric Dreams" for the John Lewis Christmas advert,^[4] with a slowed down arrangement.^[5] The following year, she placed fourth in the BBC Sound of 2022.^[6]

Young will be one of the opening acts for Melanie Martinez on July 31, 2024, the last day of US shows for Martinez's The Trilogy Tour in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Influences

Young has listed Joni Mitchell, Prince, Adele, Frank Ocean, and Anderson .Paak among her musical influences.

Personal life

Young has spoken openly about her diagnosis with schizoaffective disorder.^[7]

Discography

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)
• "Good Books" (2024)
• "Flicker of Light" (2024)

References

1. Web site: . Lola Young review – the back-to-front rise of a powerhouse pop star . Kitty . Empire . 9 March 2024 . 10 June 2024.
2. Web site: . Lola Young, Scala, review: proves she's on her way to stardom . Kate. French-Morris. 6 March 2024 . 10 June 2024.
3. Web site: . Lola Young: ‘I had to train massively, I didn’t pop out the womb like Beyoncé’ . Hannah . Ewens. 12 May 2023 . 10 June 2024.
4. News: 4 November 2021. John Lewis Christmas advert song: Who is singer Lola Young behind the new ad? . Annabel . Nugent. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/john-lewis-christmas-advert-song-electric-dreams-b1951222.html . 21 June 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. en . 12 January 2022.
5. Web site: John Lewis accused of copying arrangement of Electric Dreams for Christmas ad. TheGuardian.com. 11 November 2021.
6. Web site: BBC - Sound of 2022 . BBC . 18 November 2023.
7. News: Halls . Eleanor . 2022-02-19 . ‘I try to see it as a superpower’: pop star Lola Young on being schizoaffective . 2024-05-31 . The Telegraph . en-GB . 0307-1235.