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DEELA

DEELA is a Nigerian artist who has recently released her NextGen Funded album, ‘Good Girl No Dey Pay’. She has collaborated with renowned artists including Flo Milli, Coco and Clair Clair, BXKS and Len; and performed around the world from London (Southbank Centre), to Lagos, to Toronto.

Cherry Seraph

Cherry Seraph is a musician and music producer from Bradford. She has performed across the UK and in Paris, has had support from Help Musicians, Launchpad and Bradford Producing Hub, and had press support across channels including BBC Introducing.

Charlotte Forman

Charlotte Forman is a singer based in North East England. She has received media attention in local and national newspapers, had clips of hers go viral on TikTok, and received further plaudits from BBC Introducing, Mark Ronson and The Script.

Catriona Bourne

Catriona Bourne is a singer and multi-instrumentalist from the West Midlands. She has composed a series of five songs for the electric harp, electric guitar, drumkit and bass, which the NextGen Fund will be supporting her to release as an EP this year. She will then be looking to take this EP on tour, at jazz and folk festivals across the UK.

Branwell Black

Branwell Black is a musician based in London. They have performed at Croydon Pride, Liverpool Sound City Festival, O2 Academy Islington, Camden Assembly and headlined 93 Feet East. Also a model, they have modelled for Vogue Italia, London Fashion Week, and more.

Blades

Blades is a singer, songwriter and producer from Leeds. The NextGen Fund is currently supporting her to produce and release her first EP, followed by a release show.

Athena Aperta

Athena Aperta is a singer and songwriter from South West England. They have been a finalist for the Fred Perry x Nicholas Daley Music Grant, organised music events across the UK, and performed around Europe - including Luxembourg, Berlin and Switzerland.

Ambrose Hill

Ambrose Hill is a British-born, Nigerian artist and producer. They experiment with genre-specific sounds and niches to create unique Afrobeat soundscapes, which leap across geographical and sonic borders. With the support of the NextGen Fund, they are currently working on their latest EP, 'Silent Paparazzi'.

Alex James

James is a singer based in North East England, and the frontman of Alex James Band. He aims to inspire and help others through his story and music.

Y Shadey

Y Shadey is a rapper from a Nigerian background, who has already garnered a growing fanbase of 300,000 monthly Spotify listeners, and has just finished a tour across Australia. He now has 100,000 followers on Instagram and over 300,000 on TikTok; and his Spotify listeners have streamed his music from 170 different countries.

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