Nieve Ella

Nieve Ella Pickering^[1] was born on 1 January 2003^[2] and grew up in Albrighton, Shropshire,^[3] with her two brothers. Their father moved to Spain when she was a child, having never lived with them, and died when Nieve was eleven.^[4] Their mother, Helen, is a hairdresser, and named her Albrighton High Street salon^[5] "Nieve-Ella's Hair & Beauty" after her,^[3] later renaming it to "Nieve Ella's Hair Salon".^[5] Her first musical interest was High School Musical.^[6] Growing up, she applied twice to be on Britain's Got Talent;^[4] in 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown,^[6] she discovered her late father's guitar, and taught herself how to play it after studying tabs online, writing her first song "Four Years Gone" in less than a week.^[4]

She attended Telford College^[7] but dropped out after receiving harsh criticism of her guitar playing abilities, deciding to continue teaching herself.^[8] Her first single, "Girlfriend", was released in July 2022 on AWAL;^[9][10] the following December, she released "Glasshouses", a song about grieving,^[11] and the month after that,^[10] she released a five-track EP, Young & Naive,^[12] which featured "19 In a Week", a song about adolescence.^[13] In February 2023, she supported Dylan^[14] and Inhaler on tour.^[15] She then released "Big House", a rock song written about wanting to live with her boyfriend,^[12] and in May 2023, she released "His Sofa", a love song about her insecurities.^[16] She then supported the Courteeners at Lytham Festival.^[17]

The following July, she released "Your Room", which was released alongside a music video,^[18] and which described an ex-partner's new boyfriend and their infatuation with Phoebe Bridgers;^[19] the following month, she and Hannah Grae performed at Reading Festival.^[20] In September 2023, she released the EP Lifetime of Wanting, which included "Big House", "His Sofa", and "Your Room".^[19] Both it and Young & Naive were released on vinyl by Blood Records in November;^[21] said release charted at No. 38 on the UK Independent Album Chart later that month.^[22] Later that month, she announced a short solo headline tour in February 2024,^[23] during which she covered the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" and the Wannadies' "You and Me Song".^[24] In December 2023, she appeared on Dork's Hype List,^[25] and in March 2024, she released "The Things We Say", which she wrote shortly after arguing with her best friend.^[26]

She released "Standing On A Pane Of Glass" in July 2026 as a single for her debut album How Long Will It Take?, which is scheduled to release on October 16, 2026.^[27]

Her earlier works were inspired by Billie Eilish,^[12] while her later works including "Girlfriend" were inspired by Sam Fender, who she saw live in Birmingham^[28] in August 2021.^[29] In July 2023, Wonderland described her music as indie pop.^[18] She is a member of Loud LDN,^[30] a collective of London-based women and genderqueer musicians founded in May 2022.^[31]

Current^[32][33]

• Finn Marlow – guitar, backing vocals (2022–present)
• Fran Larkin – bass guitar, backing vocals (2022–present)
• Matt Garnett – drums (2022–present)