Hana Lili
Hana Lili | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1999 or 2000 (age 26–27) |
| Occupation | Singer-Songwriter |
| Years active | 2021–present |
Hana Lili is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her music has been used as a soundtrack on the Love Island television series. In June 2023, she supported Coldplay on the Cardiff leg of their World tour.[1]
Her music is described as an introspective variant of indie pop and folk pop, with her voice described as a mixture of Billie Eilish and Natalie Imbruglia.[2]
Biography
[edit]Hana Lili is from Sully in the Vale of Glamorgan.[3]
She started her career as a voice actress, being the voice of Chloe in the Welsh dub of the first season of Chloe's Closet. Later on she became the voice of Danny in the second season.[citation needed] She performed at the National Eisteddfod of Wales and began writing songs when she was 14. She later studied music production at college.[4] She wrote acoustic songs in her bedroom and published them online.
Her music career began using the name HANA2K due to her birthyear.[5] In 2021 she was contacted by ITV's Love Island to ask if her music could be used on the series.[6] Having been unable to perform live because of the UK's COVID-19 restrictions, she jumped at the chance and her track, Stay, was used in one of the programmes.[6]
Lili released her debut EP, "Flowers Die In The Summer", on 29 October 2021. Written during COVID-19 lockdown it expressed Lili's loneliness and paranoia at the time.[7] Her songs are typically about her emotions, relationships and personal hardships.[8] Her second EP, "Existential", was released in December 2022.[4]
Lili is a first language Welsh speaker and sings in both English and Welsh.[9]
In 2023 she formed a band, performing at the Welsh language Gwyl Fach y Fro festival in March.[10]
On 6 and 7 June 2023, Lili supported the Cardiff leg of Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour at the Principality Stadium, together with Scottish group Chvrches.[3][9] She opened the concerts backed by her own band, saying afterwards "It was so surreal, I still don't think it's quite sunk in yet".[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "'It's a super cool thing!' Welsh singer Hana Lili on supporting Coldplay". 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "The Sound of 2023: Wales – Part One". God is in the TV. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- 1 2 Colderick, Stephanie (6 June 2023). "'It's a super cool thing!' Welsh singer Hana Lili on supporting Coldplay in Cardiff". Wales Online. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- 1 2 "New Noise: Hana Lili - "Solitude"". Wonderland Magazine. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "AAA Music Approved: HANA2K". 2 August 2018.[permanent dead link]
- 1 2 Hall, Rachel (13 August 2021). "'It's a tastemaker': how Love Island can launch a musician's career". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ Murray, Robin (18 October 2021). "Hana Lili Announces Debut EP 'Flowers Die In The Summer'". Clash. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "TikTok: Mental health awareness being raised on app". BBC News. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- 1 2 "Meet the Welsh singer supporting Coldplay at the Principality Stadium". Nation.Cymru. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ Jamshidian, Harry (18 March 2023). "Free festival with live music coming to Barry after big 2022". Penarth Times. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Coldplay: Kelly Jones and choir join band in Cardiff gig". BBC News. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Hana Lili on SoundCloud
- Hana Lili on YouTube