Nina Nesbitt

Nina Nesbitt
Nesbitt performing at The Camden Assembly in 2024.
Background information
Born (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 30)
Livingston, Scotland
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active2011–present[1]
Labels
Websiteninanesbittmusic.com

Nina Nesbitt (born 11 July 1994) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. She has two top 40 singles, and is known for her single "Stay Out", which peaked at No. 21 on the UK Singles Chart in April 2013, and No. 11 on the Scottish Singles Chart.[6] She is also known for being an ex-girlfriend of singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.[7][8][9]

Nesbitt’s first extended play (EP) in 2011 was called Live Take and didn’t garner much attention, but after a chance meeting with Sheeran at a radio gig, her second EP, The Apple Tree, was released in April 2012. It peaked at No. 6 on the iTunes download charts after receiving airplay on BBC Radio 1,[10] and also peaked at the top of the iTunes singer/songwriter chart.[11] The Way in the World EP and single were released on 23 July 2013, as a follow-up to "Stay Out". In August 2013, she recorded a cover version of Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop", for a new John Lewis advertising campaign, subsequently charting at number 61. Nesbitt released her debut studio album, Peroxide, on 17 February 2014 which debuted at No. 1 in her native Scotland[12]

As a songwriter, she has written for other artists including Jessie Ware, Olivia Holt, Don Diablo and the Shires. In February 2019, Nesbitt released her second studio album, The Sun Will Come Up, the Seasons Will Change. In September 2022, she released her third studio album Älskar. In 2024, she released her fourth album Mountain Music.

  1. ^ Lester, Paul (16 April 2012). "New Band of the Day – Nina Nesbitt (No 1,250)". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ^ Lyons, Beverley (4 July 2012). "Nina Nesbitt insists on an apple a day before she takes to T in the Park stage". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Scots singer Nina Nesbitt reveals radical new look after two years out of the spotlight". Daily Records. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. ^ Nesbitt, Nina [@ninanesbitt] (22 November 2016). "i just signed a new record deal lol hehe. my next album will be released through my favourite indie label, Cooking Vinyl records" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 November 2016 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Nina Nesbitt launches Apple Tree Records with manager Vicky Dowdall". MusicWeek.com.
  6. ^ "Nina Nesbitt". Official Charts. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. ^ Skinner, Tom (25 September 2024). "Nina Nesbitt finds it "disheartening" to be seen just as Ed Sheeran's ex: "It only happens to women but it drives me to keep going"". NME. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  8. ^ "'I've had to fight against being called Ed Sheeran's ex-girlfriend for so long'". Metro. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  9. ^ Salerno, Mandi SalernoMandi (14 July 2014). "Nina Nesbitt Talks Ex Ed Sheeran + Songs About Each Other". 99.9 The Point. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Track – 04 May 2012". Record of the Day. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference scotsman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.