Artist B_E2E

English musician. Born and raised in South London, she attracted attention in 2016 when she won the under-16 category of Open Mic UK and reached the finals of Got What It Takes?. She released her debut single in October 2019 and then the EPs Intro, Renaissance, and After Midnight. In 2021, she recorded a version of Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakeys "Together in Electric Dreams" for that years John Lewis Christmas advert. Around this time, she was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star

Young released the albums My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely and This Wasnt Meant for You Anyway in 2023 and 2024. The latter made the Top 20 of the UK Albums Chart after its single "Messy" went viral on TikTok and topped several singles charts. Young was subsequently listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 and won the Ivor Novello Award for Rising Star and the ASCAP Vanguard Award. Her third album Im Only F**king Myself [sic] and its tracks "One Thing", "D£aler", and "Post Sex Clarity" peaked at numbers 3, 18, 27, and 60 in the UK.

Young has cited influence from Arctic Monkeys AM, SZAs Ctrl, and from the artists Joni Mitchell, Prince, Frank Ocean, and Anderson .Paak. Her works have addressed substandard partners, sex, and her schizoaffective disorder, drug use, bisexuality, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Youngs health declined around the time of Im Only F**king Myselfs release and she withdrew from public appearances after collapsing mid-performance.