Billie Marten

Billie Marten
Marten in 2023
Marten in 2023
Background information
Birth nameIsabella Sophie Tweddle
Born (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 25)
Ripon, England
GenresAcoustic
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • piano
Years active2014–present
LabelsFiction
Websitebilliemarten.com

Isabella Sophie Tweddle (born 27 May 1999), better known under the stage name Billie Marten, is a British singer-songwriter and musician from Ripon in North Yorkshire. Her stage name came from her family's desire to keep her real name private because her music career started when she was a tween.[1] She first came to prominence at the age of twelve when a video on YouTube of her singing garnered thousands of views.[citation needed] She released her first EP at the age of fifteen in 2014, and her second EP a year later. At the end of 2015, she was nominated for BBC's Sound of 2016 award. She has since released four full-length albums: Writing of Blues and Yellows, Feeding Seahorses by Hand, Flora Fauna, and Drop Cherries, all of which have received critical acclaim. Her style can be described as singer-songwriter and folk.

  1. ^ ""I'm exploring people seeing me in a naked light": Billie Marten on finding peace in self-acceptance". hungermag.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.