Career
Dean began writing songs at age 16, teaching herself the guitar and piano. [11] She performed at her graduation concert. [6] She attracted the attention of Emily Braham, a young woman who she hired as her manager. [6] [11] [12]
In October 2018, Dean released her debut single, "Reason to Stay" [13]
Braham got Dean into an audition with Rudimental, who hired Dean as a backing vocalist at age 17. [5] [6] Her first show was at the Sziget Festival in front of 16,000 people. [6] She was featured on Rudimental's single "Adrenaline" on the album Toast to Our Differences (2019). [6] She said that she was not good in the position as she often sang the tune instead of just the harmony. [5]
In November 2019, she released her debut EP, OK Love You Bye, recorded in a converted east London pub. [6] [14] After it was streamed millions of times, she was offered and signed a recording contract with EMI. [6] Her second EP, What Am I Gonna Do On Sundays?, was released in December 2020. [15]
In 2021, Dean recorded an exclusive version of Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song" for Amazon's Christmas Originals line-up, which charted at number 19 in the UK singles chart. [16] [17] Prior to the release, she was previously named the breakthrough artist of the year by Amazon Music. [18]
In 2023, Dean was selected as BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year. [19]
In June 2023, she released her debut album, Messy . [4]
Dean performed at Glastonbury Festival 2024. [20] On 26 June 2024, she released a single, "Time". [21] She released a cover of The Supremes's "You Can't Hurry Love" recorded at Jools' Annual Hootenanny on 9 October 2024. She released her third single of the year, "Touching Toes" on 15 November. [22] In February 2025, Dean released the single "It Isn't Perfect But It Might Be" for the film Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy . [23]
Her second album, The Art of Loving , is set to be released on 26 September 2025. [24]
