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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UK-based but Brazilian-born, Nadedja’s soulful alt-pop sound has always had the power to mesmerise and captivate audiences - an uncanny talent first visible as a 12-year-old songwriter. Inspired by the likes of Maggie Rogers, Rosalía, Santigold and Liniker, Nadedja’s music captures an intrinsic powerful fragility and devotion to raw emotions, whilst exploring themes of ancestry, art, elation, solitude and healing.
Nadedja is an awardee of the Ivors Academy ‘In The Room’ 2024 initiative, as well as PRS Foundation’s 2024 Women Make Music. She has received extensive support from renowned organisations such as Help Musicians, The Glasshouse and Generator, as well as being championed by BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing. She has recently landed a sync placement, resulting in her track 'Unfold' being featured on ITV2's Love Island and her songs have been playlisted several times on BBC daytime shows across the North East, as well as coverage in publications around the world, including several features in Tom Robinson’s Fresh On The Net blog, and the Brazilian tastemaker blog ‘Nação da Música’.
Nadedja was the very first artist to headline Sage Gateshead’s ‘From The Glasshouse’ concert series, and recently performed to a sold out Durham Town Hall collaborating with ‘Loud Noises Brass' during the 2024 Durham Brass Festival, an opportunity only awarded to two artists annually. She has supported acts such as Mica Paris, Rose Cousins, Ajimal and Cattle & Cane, as well as festival appearances including Latitude, Dot 2 Dot, Hardwick and Lindisfarne. She has expanded her international presence by performing on several occasions on Live Brazilian TV, including a morning news show on Globo, and her music video for ‘Holographic Sickening Love’ was selected as one of the best independent videos of Brazil in 2022, by the esteemed 'Hits Perdidos' tastemaker platform.
Nadedja is currently recording and co-producing her debut album with producer and engineer Bob Mackenzie (The 1975, Anne-Marie, Nile Rodgers) at both Real World Studios and his private studio, set to be released in 2025.
