Hana Lili (born 2000)[1] 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.[2]
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.[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.[5] She wrote acoustic songs in her bedroom and published them online.
Her music career began using the name HANA2K due to her birthyear.[1] 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.[5]
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 ar Fro festival in March.[10]