Arlo Parks

Arlo Parks is a British singer-songwriter born in Paris and raised in Hammersmith, West London, with Nigerian and Chadian-French heritage. She emerged in 2018 with the single «Cola», followed by the EPs Super Sad Generation and Sophie, establishing a voice known for intimate, diaristic lyrics dealing with mental health, identity, and young adulthood, delivered over hazy, jazz- and R&B-inflected indie production.

Her 2021 debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, brought her widespread critical acclaim, winning the Mercury Prize and earning a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Album. The record, featuring songs like «Black Dog», «Hurt», and «Hope», was praised for its poetic candor and its blend of soft-spoken vocal delivery with warm, lo-fi-leaning instrumentation drawing on neo-soul and bedroom-pop influences.

Parks writes with a poet's eye for detail, often name-checking books, films, and cultural references within her verses, and has cited artists across soul, jazz, and alternative R&B as touchstones. Her work sits at the intersection of confessional songwriting and understated groove, and she has continued to build on that foundation with subsequent releases including «Caroline» and «Too Good».