Nina Nesbitt

Nina Nesbitt is a Scottish singer, songwriter and producer who’s notched a series of pop hits while penning songs for artists like Jessie Ware, Don Diablo, Olivia Holt and the Shires. • Although she doesn’t come from a musical family, Nesbitt learned to play guitar at 15 and later picked up the piano and flute. • When she was 15, she uploaded her first song—a cover of Taylor Swift’s “Fifteen”—to YouTube. Positive feedback led to her writing her own material. • She met Ed Sheeran before he was set to perform in her hometown of Edinburgh. After she played him a song, he invited her to support him on the European leg of his tour. • Following a pair of minor UK chart hits, Nesbitt released her debut album, Peroxide, in 2014. The LP reached No. 11 on the UK charts. • After being dropped by Island Records, she signed with the indie label Cooking Vinyl and returned in 2019 with her sophomore effort, The Sun Will Come Up, the Seasons Will Change. In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. Since a young age, I loved writing poems and fictional stories and singing along to Eva Cassidy and ABBA in the car. I was given a keyboard when I was 10, started putting my words to chords and haven't stopped since. What’s one of the most memorable moments in your career so far? There’s been a few but singing on stage with Coldplay at Hampden Stadium has to be up there. Is there anything left on your bucket list as an artist or band? I’m excited to be releasing an album through my own record label, Apple Tree Records. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. “Pages” Taken from my album Mountain Music. It’s one of my proudest lyrical moments and I feel like it captures my twenties in a honest way. It marked my return to writing songs alone with a guitar or piano in my room and focusing on the storytelling. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago This album soundtracked my teens. Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill She inspired me to write the songs I was afraid to write. Joni Mitchell, Blue She paints pictures in my head with her lyrics.