Hana Vu

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Hana Vu
Born2000
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Indie rock, lo-fi, indie pop
Instrument(s)
  • vocals
  • guitar
Labels Luminelle Recordings
Website hanavu.bandcamp.com

Hana Vu (born 2000) is an American DIY singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Vu began writing songs as a child and started performing around L.A. by the age of 14, eventually opening for bands like Soccer Mommy and Wet. [1] After sharing music for several years on SoundCloud and Bandcamp, she released her self-produced debut EP How Many Times Have You Driven By (2018) at the age of 17. [2] [3] It was released through Fat Possum imprint, Luminelle Recordings. [4] Prior to the EP she had collaborated with Willow Smith on the track "Queen of High School". [5] [6] In 2019 Vu released the double EP Nicole Kidman / Anne Hathaway, named after her two favourite actresses. [7] The EP cover features a painting Vu did of Anne Hathaway accepting an award that she later distorted to mimic plastic melting. [8] The same year she was included in The NME 100: Essential new artists for 2019 credited with "[t]earing up diary scribbles and mangling them into a scrunch of daydreaming indie rock." [9] Following graduation from high school, Vu moved out of her parents house and resides in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles. [1] [2]

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Discography

Studio Albums

Mixtapes

EPs

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