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{{Short description|English singer (born 2003)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Nieve Ella
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| caption = Nieve Ella in December 2022
| birth_name = Nieve Ella Pickering
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|01|01|df=y}}
| genre =
| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 2022–present
| label = [[AWAL]]
| current_member_of = [[Loud LDN]]
| website = {{Official website}}
| instruments =
| other_names =
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'''Nieve Ella Pickering''' is(born a1 singerJanuary from2003) [[Albrighton,is eastan Shropshire]]English singer. Her 2023 release, ''Young & Naive/Lifetime of Wanting'', charted at No. 38 on the [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Independent Album Chart]]. She has also supported [[Dylan (musician)|Dylan]], [[Inhaler (band)|Inhaler]], and the [[Courteeners]], and is a member of [[Loud LDN]].
 
== Life and career ==
[[File:Nieve-Ella's Hair & Beauty salon in Albrighton - geograph.org.uk - 4756842.jpg|left|thumb|200x200px|Nieve-Ella's Hair & Beauty]]
Nieve Ella Pickering<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/1171141596/PICKERING%20NIEVE%20ELLA|title=PICKERING NIEVE ELLA|publisher=[[ASCAP]]|accessdate=24 December 2023}}</ref> was born on 1 January 2003,<ref>{{cite Instagram|postid=Cm1PWk2KVCY|title=here's to 20|first=Nieve|last=Ella|user=nieveella|date=31 December 2022|quote=i'm turning 20 tomorrow|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref> grew up in [[Albrighton, east Shropshire]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-05-31 May 2023 |title=Shropshire musician to play dream gig at Glastonbury |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-65723941 |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023}}</ref> and has two brothers. Their father moved to [[Spain]] when she was a child, having never lived with Nieve Ella, and died when she was eleven,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Krol |first=Charlotte |date=2023-03-21 March 2023 |title=Nieve Ella is having her main pop girl moment |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/nieve-ella-interview-glasshouses-19-in-a-week-radar-3416632 |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> while their mother, Helen, is a hairdresser, and named her Albrighton High Street salon<ref name=":7" /> "Nieve-Ella's Hair & Beauty" after her.,<ref name=":0" /> later renaming it to "Nieve Ella's Hair Salon".<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |date=26 August 2022 |title=Rising costs leave Albrighton independent shops in limbo |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-62686179 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Her first musical interest was in [[High School Musical]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Sophie |title=Nieve Ella on her latest track '19 In A Week' |url=https://www.hastemagazine.co.uk/nieve-ella-on-her-latest-track-19-in-a-week/ |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=Haste Magazine |language=en}}</ref> Growing up, she applied twice to be on [[Britain's Got Talent]];<ref name=":1" /> in 2020, during the [[COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 lockdown]],<ref name=":2" /> she discovered her late father's guitar, and taught herself how to play it after studying tabs online, writing her first song, "Four Years Gone", in less than a week.<ref name=":1" />
 
She attended [[Telford College]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former music student Nieve plays Glastonbury |url=https://www.telfordcollege.ac.uk/news/former-student-nieve-plays-glastonbury/ |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=Telford College |language=en-GB}}</ref> but dropped out after receiving harsh criticism of her guitar playing abilities, and deciding to continue teaching herself.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-24 March 2023 |title=Q&A: NIEVE ELLA REFLECTS ON HER TEENAGE YEARS IN “YOUNG"YOUNG & NAIVE”NAIVE" |url=https://www.thelunacollective.co/journal/qa-nieve-ella |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=THE LUNA COLLECTIVE |language=en-US}}</ref> Her first single, "Girlfriend", was released in July 2022 on [[AWAL]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record of the Day - Nieve Ella - Girlfriend |url=https://www.recordoftheday.com/on-the-move/record/nieve-ella/girlfriend2022 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=www.recordoftheday.com}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Neive |date=2023-01-19 January 2023 |title=Nieve Ella has just dropped her debut EP, ‘Young'Young & Naive’Naive' |url=https://readdork.com/news/nieve-ella-has-just-dropped-her-debut-ep-young-naive/ |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=Dork |language=en-US}}</ref> the following December, she released "Glasshouses", a song about [[grieving]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=2022-12-12 December 2022 |title=Track Of The Day 12/12 - Nieve Ella {{!}} Track of the day |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/track-of-the-day/track-of-the-day-12-12-nieve-ella/ |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}}</ref> and the month after that,<ref name=":3" /> she released a five-track EP, ''Young & Naive'',<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Shutler |first=Ali |date=6 April 2023-04-06 |title=Nieve Ella is dreaming of her 'Big House' |url=https://readdork.com/features/nieve-ella-hype-cover-story-april-2023/ |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=Dork |language=en-US}}</ref> which featured "19 In a Week", a song about adolescence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nieve Ella daringly tiptoes around adolescence in "19 In a Week" {{!}} Best Fit |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/nieve-ella-19-in-a-week |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref> In February 2023, she supported Dylan<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Notion |date=2023-02-10 February 2023 |title=Fresh Face: Nieve Ella |url=https://notion.online/fresh-face-nieve-ella/ |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=Notion |language=en-GB}}</ref> and Inhaler on tour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inhaler’sInhaler's NX Newcastle showcase marks triumphant return to North East before St James’James' spot |url=https://www.newcastleworld.com/whats-on/inhalers-nx-newcastle-showcase-marks-triumphant-return-to-north-east-before-st-james-spot-4041983 |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=Newcastleworld}}</ref> She then released "Big House", a rock song written about wanting to live with her boyfriend,<ref name=":4" /> and in May 2023, she released "His Sofa", a love song about her insecurities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=2023-05-26 May 2023 |title=Nieve Ella Returns With 'His Sofa' {{!}} News |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/nieve-ella-returns-with-his-sofa/ |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}}</ref> She then supported the Courteeners at [[Lytham Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bourne |first=Dianne |date=2023-11-27 November 2023 |title=James Orchestral join line-up for Lytham Festival 2024 confirmed |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/james-lytham-festival-lineup-2024-28180848 |access-date=2023-12-25 December 2023 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref>
 
The following July, she released "Your Room", which was released alongside a music video,<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Wonderland |date=27 July 2023-07-27 |title=We Go BTS For Nieve Ella's "Your Room" |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2023/07/27/nieve-ella-your-room/ |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=Wonderland |language=en-GB}}</ref> and which described an ex-partner's new boyfriend and their infatuation with [[Phoebe Bridgers]];<ref name=":6" /> the following month, she and [[Hannah Grae]] performed at [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Reading Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shutler |first=Ali |date=2023-08-26 August 2023 |title=Nieve Ella and Hannah Grae both show they're set for big things at Reading 2023 |url=https://readdork.com/news/nieve-ella-hannah-grae-reading-2023-report/ |access-date=2023-12-26 December 2023 |website=Dork |language=en-US}}</ref> In September 2023, she released the EP ''Lifetime of Wanting'', which included "Big House", "His Sofa", and "Your Room".<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Sophie |date=2023-08-30 August 2023 |title=Nieve Ella – 'Lifetime Of Wanting' EP review: a leader in the next generation of indie |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/nieve-ella-lifetime-of-wanting-ep-review-3487889 |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> Both it and ''Young & Naive'' were released on vinyl by Blood Records in November;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nieve Ella: Lifetime of Wanting / Young & Naive |url=https://blood-records.co.uk/products/nieve |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=Blood Records |language=en}}</ref> said release charted at No. 38 on the [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Independent Album Chart]] later that month.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-30 November 2023 |title=LIFETIME OF WANTING/YOUNG & NAIVE |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/nieve-ella-lifetime-of-wantingyoung-naive/ |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}</ref> Later that month, she announced a short solo headline tour in February 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=2023-11-14 |title=Nieve Ella has announced her debut headline tour for February 2024 |url=https://readdork.com/news/nieve-ella-debut-tour/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Dork |language=en-US}}</ref> during which she covered the [[Goo Goo Dolls]]' "[[Iris (song)|Iris]]" and [[the Wannadies]]' "[[You and Me Song]]".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Live Report: Nieve Ella -24 Omeara, London {{!}} Live |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/live/live-report-nieve-ella-omeara-london/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=OfficialClash ChartsMagazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}}</ref> In December 2023, she appeared on [[Dork (magazine)|''Dork'']]'s Hype List.,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muir |first=Jamie |date=2023-12-14 December 2023 |title=Hype List 2024: Nieve Ella: "I'm finding myself properly, and it's so cool to feel that" |url=https://readdork.com/features/hype-list-2024-nieve-ella/ |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=Dork |language=en-12US}}</ref> and in March 2024, she released "The Things We Say", which she wrote shortly after arguing with her best friend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=2024-2403-07 |title=Nieve Ella has released her first single of 2024, argument-inspired track 'The Things We Say' |url=https://readdork.com/news/nieve-ella-track-the-things-we-say/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Dork |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
== Artistry ==
Her earlier works were inspired by [[Billie Eilish]],<ref name=":4" /> while her later works including "Girlfriend" were inspired by Sam Fender, who she saw live in [[Birmingham]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-20 January 2023 |title="It's So Surreal!" The Effortless Rise Of Nieve Ella {{!}} Features |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/its-so-surreal-the-effortless-rise-of-nieve-ella/ |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}}</ref> in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Letters |date=2021-08-26 August 2021 |title=What’sWhat's the crack on the origins of ‘craic’'craic'? |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/26/whats-the-crack-on-the-origins-of-craic |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In July 2023, [[Wonderland (magazine)|Wonderland]] described her music as [[indie pop]].<ref name=":5" /> She is a member of Loud LDN,<ref>{{Cite web |title=proud is an understatement! Congrats to our members who’vewho've been placed on @readdork 2024 hypelist! ⭐️ excited to see what 2024 has to offer 🎸 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C1KWxzrtMXC/?hl=en&img_index=1 |access-date=2023-12-24 December 2023 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> a collective of London-based women and genderqueer musicians founded in May 2022.<ref name="nme">{{cite web |date=19 December 2022 |title="We're taking over the scene": meet Loud LDN, dance music's most vibrant new collective |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/loud-ldn-drum-n-bass-revival-piri-venbee-lucy-tun-radar-3367338 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115185851/https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/loud-ldn-drum-n-bass-revival-piri-venbee-lucy-tun-radar-3367338 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |access-date=15 January 2023 |publisher=[[NME]]}}</ref>
 
== Accolades ==
 
=== Lists ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Publisher
! scope="col" |Listicle
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Ref.
|-
! scope="rowgroup" |''Dork''
|"Hype List 2024"
| rowspan="3" |2023
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muir |first1=Jamie |title=Hype List 2024: Nieve Ella: "I'm finding myself properly, and it's so cool to feel that" |url=https://readdork.com/features/hype-list-2024-nieve-ella/ |website=Dork |access-date=14 May 2024 |date=14 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="rowgroup" |''See Tickets''
|"Ones To Watch 2024"
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leslie |first1=Abi |title=One's to Watch in 2024! < See Tickets Blog |url=https://blog.seetickets.com/2023/12/28/ones-to-watch-in-2024/ |website=See Tickets Blog |date=28 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="rowgroup" |''When The Horn Blows''
|"Ones To Watch 2024"
|<ref>{{cite web |title=WTHB Ones To Watch 2024 |url=https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2024/1/8/wthb-ones-to-watch-2024 |website=When The Horn Blows |access-date=14 May 2024 |date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
|}
 
== Discography ==
 
=== EPs ===
 
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Details
|-
! scope="row" |''Young & Naive''
|
* Released: 19 January 2023<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Ims |title=Nieve Ella daringly tiptoes around adolescence in "19 In a Week" {{!}} Best Fit |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/nieve-ella-19-in-a-week |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref>
* Label: AWAL
* Format: [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Streaming media|streaming]], [[LP record|vinyl]]{{efn |name=fn1 |Both ''Young & Naive'' and ''Lifetime of Wanting'' were released on the same record.}}
|-
! scope="row" |''Lifetime of Wanting''
|
* Released: 1 September 2023<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Sophie |title=Nieve Ella – 'Lifetime Of Wanting' EP review: a leader in the next generation of indie |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/nieve-ella-lifetime-of-wanting-ep-review-3487889 |website=NME |access-date=14 May 2024 |date=30 August 2023}}</ref>
* Label: AWAL
* Format: [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Streaming media|streaming]], [[LP record|vinyl]]{{efn |name=fn1}}
|}
 
== Music Videos ==
 
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+{{sronly|List of music videos, showing year released}}
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Year
!Ref.
|-
! scope="row"| "Girlfriend"
| rowspan=4 | 2022
| rowspan=10 | <ref name="YouTube">{{Cite web |title=Music Videos |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMt9_s6JhP14Y_LjSB21dhsy11ESb-NH0 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Blu Shirt Boy"
|-
! scope="row"| "Fall 4 U"
|-
! scope="row"| "Glasshouses"
|-
! scope="row"| "19 In A Week"
| rowspan=5 | 2023
|-
! scope="row"| "Big House"
|-
! scope="row"| "His Sofa"
|-
! scope="row"| "Your Room"
|-
! scope="row"| "Car Park"
|-
! scope="row"| "The Things We Say"
| 2024
|}
 
== Tour ==
 
=== Headlining ===
 
* Lifetime of Wanting Tour (2024)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Sam |title=Nieve Ella has announced her debut headline tour for February 2024 |url=https://readdork.com/news/nieve-ella-debut-tour/ |website=Dork |access-date=14 May 2024 |date=14 November 2023}}</ref>
 
=== Supporting ===
 
* [[Dylan (musician)|Dylan]] - The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn Tour (2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=dylan is a rebel child on Twitter: "TOUR NEWS! give a big screaming welcome to the incredible @willjameswatson @nieveella and @siightsofficial who will be joining me for the greatest shows you’ll ever see. are u fucking READY" |url=https://twitter.com/dyl_an/status/1618189347517517825 |website=Twitter |access-date=14 May 2024 | date=2023-01-25}}</ref>
* [[Inhaler (band)|Inhaler]] - Cuts and Bruises Tour (2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Inhaler on Twitter: "We’re happy to announce that @nieveella will be opening for us in Newcastle and be Liverpool and @overpass_band will be opening in Birmingham and Bristol." |url=https://twitter.com/InhalerDublin/status/1625178259951435799 |website=Twitter |access-date=14 May 2024 |date=2023-02-13}}</ref>
* Inhaler - European Tour (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/InhalerDublin/status/1701626733651198382 |website=Twitter |title= Inhaler on Twitter: Very happy to announce our supports for our upcoming European and UK tour dates! |access-date=14 May 2024 |date=2023-09-12}}</ref>
 
== Notes ==
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