Tessa Violet

Tessa Violet, born Tessa Violet Williams on March 20, 1990, is an American singer-songwriter who first built her audience as one of the early stars of YouTube. She began uploading videos in 2008 under the handle meekakitty, gaining a devoted following through story-time videos, sketches, and music covers, and won a $100,000 YouTube video contest in 2010. That online platform eventually became the launching pad for her music career.

Her recording career began in earnest with the 2014 album Maybe Trapped Mostly Troubled, which she wrote entirely herself, followed by the 2016 EP Halloway. She found broader mainstream attention with the 2019 EP Bad Ideas, whose title track and songs like «Crush» showcased her knack for candid, conversational lyrics about relationships and self-doubt set against glossy, upbeat pop-electronic production.

Tessa Violet's music sits at the intersection of bedroom pop, synth-pop, and light rock influences, often praised for its earnest songwriting and DIY sensibility that traces back to her video-blogging roots. Songs such as «YES MOM» and «I Like (the idea of) You» further cemented her identity as an artist who blends internet-native creativity with polished pop songcraft, making her a distinctive figure who bridges YouTube culture and independent pop music.