ABOUT
“She has a soulful and dexterous voice and a sound that is thoroughly contemporary with programmed beats, vocal harmonies that could be the Staves, a melody that could be Solange and a folky Alt Pop sensibility that could be Arlo Parks. Mostly though, it is classy, dynamic and impressive. A real talent.” Neil March, Fresh On The Net
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Born in Piauí, a state in Northeastern Brazil, Newcastle-based alt-pop singer/songwriter Nadedja has always had the power to mesmerise and captivate an audience through her storytelling. Her music is a journey of self-acceptance, navigating her experience of moving to the UK for love and the joys and heartbreaks of building a life in a completely new country, all while trying to maintain a connection to her ancestry.
Inspired by artists like Maggie Rogers, Rosalía, Florence & The Machine and Empress Of, Nadedja’s unique style combines Western pop and rock influences (her father was a fan of 60s/70s artists like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Doors) with Brazilian ones. The fingerprints of música popular brasileira (MPB) are recognisable in her melodies, the genre fusion of São Paulo songwriter Liniker has emboldened her own, and forró pé de serra – a folk genre particular to the Northeast – has been a strong presence throughout her life. She recalls how every day after lunch, as a child, her grandad would sing songs by the pioneering Luiz Gonzaga while she slept in a hammock through the afternoon heat.
Since moving to the UK, Nadedja has fully embraced the chance to build her solo artist career, culminating in her music being championed by BBC Look North as part of the 2025 MOBO Awards x BBC Introducing showcase at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music. She is an awardee of PRS Foundation’s 2024 Women Make Music, and was selected to be part of the Ivors Academy’s In The Room initiative. This programme sparked Nadedja’s passion for advocacy; She published a paper and presented her findings to a panel of industry experts at Westminster University, shining a spotlight on global majority music creators based in Northeast England.
Nadedja’s music embodies that same resilience. Combining traditional sensibilities with future-facing experimentalism, she has been widely supported by BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing at both a regional and national level. Her single ‘Unfold’ was featured as a sync placement on ITV2’s Love Island, elevating the track to over 200,000 streams on Spotify. Live performances include festivals throughout the UK such as Latitude, Dot 2 Dot, Lindisfarne and Hardwick Live, alongside sold-out shows in support of artists such as Mica Paris at the Fire Station in Sunderland, and as a co-headliner in 2024 Durham Brass Festival at Durham Town Hall with the amazing Loud Noises band.
Nadedja’s long-awaited debut album is set for release in late 2025, recorded and co-produced with Bob Mackenzie (The 1975, Anne-Marie, James Blake) at both Real World Studios and his private studio.
