Nao
Originaire de l’Est de Londres, la chanteuse, auteure-compositrice et productrice britannique Nao s’est révélée alors qu’elle était encore prof de musique et chanteuse de studio, prêtant sa voix à d’autres artistes, avant de se lancer dans la composition en 2014. En 2015, elle se fait remarquer par une troisième place au BBC Sound Poll et une tournée avec Little Dragon. Son premier album, For All We Know, lui vaut des nominations aux Brit Awards et MOBO. Après avoir collaboré avec des artistes comme Mura Masa, Disclosure, Ariana Grande et Stormzy, elle sort son deuxième album, Saturn, en 2018, acclamé par la critique et nominé aux Mercury Prize et aux Grammy Awards. En 2021, son troisième album, And Then Life Was Beautiful, rencontre également un immense succès, porté par le single Antidote avec Adekunle Gold. Nao, qui a accumulé une grande expérience sur scène, a été nominée aux MOBOs et a également pris la parole lors d’événements prestigieux comme Elle Weekender et Blackgirlfest. Elle anime un podcast sur BBC Radio 3. Son nouvel album Jupiter sortira le 21 février 2025, accompagné d’une tournée très attendue qui passera par le Trabendo à Paris le 4 mars.
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Nao is an RIAA gold-certified singer, songwriter and music producer from East London. After some time as a session singer and music teacher in her late teens and early twenties Nao began writing her own music in 2014. The results were instant, with a third place finish in the BBC Sound Poll and a tour with Little Dragon the following year. Her first album ‘For All We Know’ saw Nao receive a Brit nomination as Best Female, a MOBO nomination for Best RnB Album and a Brit Breakthrough Award.
After touring across the globe (including sold out shows at Brixton Academy & New York Terminal 5) and picking up credits with Mura Masa, Disclosure, Ariana Grande and Stormzy, Nao then released her second album ‘Saturn’ to rapturous critical acclaim in 2018, picking up both Mercury Prize & Grammy Nominations.
Her third album ‘And Then Life Was Beautiful’ came out in Sep 2021 preceded by the +50-million streaming Antidote, featuring Nigerian Afrobeat star Adekunle Gold. The album received 5 star reviews from the likes of NME/The Guardian/The Observer and this year Nao was nominated for Best RnB/Soul Act at the Mobos.
As Nao’s profile as a musician has grown, so has her voice. After being asked to speak at both Oxford & Cambridge Universities, Nao has since featured as a speaker at Elle Weekender, Blackgirlfest, The Arts Council Forum and Indaba X amongst other events. She has also worked as a presenter on BBC 1XTRA and presents a regular Meditation & Music podcast for BBC Radio 3.