Nessa Barrett

Like many of her contemporaries, American singer-songwriter Nessa Barrett jumped into the public eye through video-sharing apps and made her debut as a solo artist in 2020 with the single “Pain.” Born in Galloway Township, New Jersey, on August 6, 2002, she first made a name for herself as an influencer, accumulating millions of followers on social media before even considering a career in music. In 2020, she was signed to Warner Records and released the piano-driven ballad “Pain,” followed by the punk-tinged “If U Love Me” in October of that year. She later explored the negative side of her meteoric rise to fame on the single “La Di Die” (2021), featuring fellow singer Jxdn and produced by Blink-182’s Travis Barker. The track peaked at number 11 on Billboard’s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and enjoyed a great deal of popularity in Russia, reaching Number 1 on the Tophits chart. Preceded by the non-album single “Counting Crimes,” her debut EP Pretty Poison saw the light in September 2021 and bowed at number 4 on the Heatseekers chart. “I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead,” one of the singles from the EP, became her first entry into the Billboard Hot 100, placing at number 88. Her first album Young Forever followed in 2022, peaking at number 13 on the rock charts and number 80 on the Billboard 200. The next year saw the release of Hell Is a Teenager Girl EP, with hits such as “American Jesus” and “Lie.” Further singles followed, “Club Heaven” and “Girl in New York”, before the second album Aftercare (2024), including “Passenger Princess” and collaborations from Tommy Genesis and Artemas. In 2026, Nessa Barrett returned with the EP Jesus Loves a Primadonna, featuring tracks “High on Heaven”, “Stay with Me” and “Buffalo 66.”