“Yeah, it can be dangerous to kind of try and target your art to a certain type of people! You don't know who's going to gravitate towards your work, you never know what people are going get out of the work. So I try and just create music that feels true to my taste, and then see what happens.”

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.