WHO IS NADEAH?
An indie artist with a 25-year history of doing this the long, stubborn, DIY way.
Round 1. Left school. Moved to the UK. Lost her passport on a train to Paris and got stranded.
Busking outside cafés to buy her way home, a French guitarist tipped her a euro and invited her to his studio. They wrote five songs, moved to London, signed with Island/Universal. Chased elusive hits for two years.
Round 2. Quit the majors. Formed cult alt-rock band The LoveGods — hailed Radio 1’s Best Underground Band and Sunday Times’ Next Big Thing. Played Glastonbury twice. Filled 500-cap venues in Brighton on word of mouth and a mailing list alone. On the cusp of their second album, Nadéah was kicked out of the UK. End of the LoveGods.
Round 3. Moved back to Paris. Learnt French. Joined Nouvelle Vague. Recorded on five of their albums. Toured the world for three years then left and rebuilt herself as a fully independent solo artist. Released Venus Gets Even and toured it for three years too. On the brink of album two, life happened — a full-term stillbirth.
Round 4. Wrote Her Name Was India — a real-time memoir navigating grief (out 2027). Had more babies. Moved to Australia. Released While the Heart Beats and Milk Teeth.
Round 5. Covid hit just as a new electro project was launching in France. She did 200+ livestreams instead and built a Patreon community that’s followed her around the world. Post-Covid, she booked shows in the UK, Germany, France and Portugal to personally thank them for their support.
Round 2026. Released Philosophers — a highbrow retro electro-pop EP produced by Nouvelle Vague founder, Marc Collin. DIY-created the videos “Stars From Dirt” and “Millennial Kicks” — with two more EPs, Human Machines and Eccentrics, on the way in 2027.
Released I’m on Fire, together with a one-shot video, from Cover Stories, Nadeah’s first and only covers album produced by Grammy nominee, Nicola Tescari (release date: October 2nd, 2026).
And right now, she’s about to tour Australia supporting Nouvelle Vague, to thank her Aussie Patreon community for the love.
Still indie. Still going.
Syncs include: Vodafone, Sky TV, theme tunes for Italian prime-time series Questa Nostra Amore & Vite in Fuga.
Supported: Nick Cave, Franz Ferdinand, Tame Impala, James, Nouvelle Vague, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Charlie Winston, Yodelice, The Do, Aaron.