“But I think for me, writing poetry when I was younger really helped me to condense an idea or a story into only so many words, because in a song you really only have three, four minutes to have a complete world in this song, so I think it definitely taught me to be concise.”

English singer and songwriter

Arlo Parks is an English singer and songwriter. Born Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, she emerged as a major new voice in contemporary music in the 2020s and is best known for her first album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, released in 2021. Collapsed in Sunbeams was met with strong critical praise and reached number three on the UK Albums Chart. It also won the 2021 Mercury Prize for Best Album and brought her Brit Award nominations for Album of the Year, Best New Artist and Best British Female Solo Artist.