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Lianne La Havas

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English singer/songwriter and guitarist Lianne La Havas arrived in the early 2010s with a mostly acoustic and hushed hybrid of alternative folk and soul. Influenced by the likes of Lauryn Hill and Nina Simone, she found success with the release of her debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?, which reached number five in the U.K. and earned her a nomination for the BBC Sound of 2012 poll. She has continued to refine her increasingly distinctive style with Blood (2015), a number two U.K. hit nominated for a Grammy, and her third LP, Lianne La Havas (2020).

The daughter of a Jamaican mother and Greek father, La Havas was born and raised in London, England. She was a member of the Paris Parade with Christian Pinchbeck (a future member of Elephant), but the act proved to be short-lived. La Havas eventually shifted to solo work and released Lost & Found, a four-track EP featuring a duet with Willy Mason, in October 2011. Two months later -- the same month she opened for Bon Iver during a North American tour -- it was announced that she had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012. Is Your Love Big Enough?, her debut album for Warner Bros., was released in the U.K. in July 2012 and reached number five; the U.S. release from Nonesuch followed a month later. The set was produced almost entirely by songwriting partner Matt Hales (aka Aqualung). One major fan was Prince, who had La Havas contribute to his 2014 album Art Official Age. Around the same time, she also appeared on recordings by Alt-J and Tourist.

La Havas' second album, the bolder and more produced Blood, followed in 2015. Informed by a trip to Jamaica but additionally inspired by her Greek heritage, the set was preceded by the tracks "Unstoppable" and "What You Won't Do." Even more successful than the debut, it entered the U.K. chart at number two immediately after its release that July, and was subsequently nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Urban Contemporary Album. La Havas took an extended break and returned in early 2020 with a small batch of singles that led to the release of her self-titled third album. Another July arrival, Lianne La Havas was written and recorded after a breakup. Hales remained her primary collaborator, while Beni Giles, Mura Masa, and Nick Hakim made additional contributions to the material, which also included a cover of Radiohead's "Weird Fishes." ~ Andy Kellman

Total plays

776.3 million
Updated on 2024-11-21

Monthly listeners

1,324,779

Followers

958,344

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    30,419 listeners
  2. Netherlands
    22,832 listeners
  3. Brazil
    28,894 listeners
  4. Australia
    16,790 listeners
  5. France
    16,908 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Green & Gold
Green & Gold
93,431,178 4:38 2015-07-23
Bittersweet - Radio Edit
Bittersweet - Radio Edit
47,641,678 3:57 2020-02-25
Say a Little Prayer - Live
Say a Little Prayer - Live
47,290,570 3:24 2016-08-12
Paper Thin
Paper Thin
41,306,936 4:59 2020-05-18
What You Don't Do
What You Don't Do
38,454,534 3:41 2015-06-22
Can't Fight
Can't Fight
35,485,004 3:11 2020-05-18
What You Don't Do - Tom Misch Remix
What You Don't Do - Tom Misch Remix
31,453,728 3:50 2015-08-07
Unstoppable - FKJ Remix
Unstoppable - FKJ Remix
28,051,335 5:16 2015-07-05
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
22,786,459 5:29 2015-04-21
Woman (feat. Lianne La Havas)
Woman (feat. Lianne La Havas)
18,091,067 3:12 2020-08-24
No Room for Doubt (feat. Willy Mason)
No Room for Doubt (feat. Willy Mason)
17,330,253 4:03 2011-10-10
Please Don't Make Me Cry
Please Don't Make Me Cry
17,157,445 5:15 2020-07-17
Weird Fishes
Weird Fishes
16,448,888 5:55 2020-06-24
Starry Starry Night
Starry Starry Night
15,062,909 4:44 2017-01-01
Tokyo
Tokyo
13,688,979 4:29 2015-07-28
Ghost
Ghost
13,182,385 3:44 2015-07-31
Lost & Found - Alternate Version
Lost & Found - Alternate Version
12,959,834 4:29 2012-04-27
Feel (feat. Lianne La Havas)
Feel (feat. Lianne La Havas)
12,401,264 6:31 2019-07-18
Gone
Gone
11,105,398 4:25 2012-07-06
Bittersweet
Bittersweet
10,708,548 4:53 2020-07-17
Elusive
Elusive
10,162,320 3:56 2012-07-06
Wonderful
Wonderful
9,921,130 4:16 2015-07-31
Midnight
Midnight
9,825,851 3:30 2015-07-31
Read My Mind
Read My Mind
9,675,403 4:48 2020-07-17
Is Your Love Big Enough?
Is Your Love Big Enough?
9,405,437 3:22 2012-06-26
Age
Age
8,835,457 2:43 2012-07-06
Baltimore
Baltimore
8,096,526 5:05 2014-10-20
He Loves Me - Solo in Paris
He Loves Me - Solo in Paris
7,849,905 3:30 2012-07-06
Au Cinéma
Au Cinéma
7,516,041 4:18 2012-07-06
Green & Gold - Solo
Green & Gold - Solo
7,192,735 3:55 2015-07-31
Don't Wake Me Up
Don't Wake Me Up
7,103,199 3:45 2012-07-06
Good Goodbye
Good Goodbye
6,822,044 3:49 2015-07-31
Needn't Speak (feat. Lianne La Havas)
Needn't Speak (feat. Lianne La Havas)
6,677,861 4:58 2015-09-18
Forget
Forget
6,047,526 3:52 2012-07-06
Green Papaya
Green Papaya
5,474,597 4:06 2020-07-17
Grow
Grow
5,464,659 3:39 2015-07-31
Please Don't Make Me Cry - Jordan Rakei Remix
Please Don't Make Me Cry - Jordan Rakei Remix
5,449,114 4:23 2020-08-14
Tease Me
Tease Me
4,618,137 3:37 2012-07-06
Never Get Enough
Never Get Enough
4,527,338 3:22 2015-07-30
Sour Flower
Sour Flower
4,416,755 6:48 2020-07-17
Courage
Courage
4,327,929 3:38 2020-07-17
They Could Be Wrong
They Could Be Wrong
3,874,131 3:21 2012-07-06
Everything Everything
Everything Everything
3,840,256 3:50 2012-07-06
Breathe (feat. Lianne La Havas)
Breathe (feat. Lianne La Havas)
3,781,023 4:58 2015-09-18
Out Of Your Mind - Interlude
Out Of Your Mind - Interlude
3,492,737 1:05 2020-07-17
Seven Times
Seven Times
3,458,332 3:30 2020-07-17
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (with Chilly Gonzales on Piano) - Piano by Chilly Gonzales in Paris
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (with Chilly Gonzales on Piano) - Piano by Chilly Gonzales in Paris
3,024,400 3:03 2012-07-06
Eggshells (feat. Lianne La Havas)
Eggshells (feat. Lianne La Havas)
2,946,314 3:17 2015-01-19
Bittersweet - A COLORS SHOW
Bittersweet - A COLORS SHOW
2,896,897 4:55 2020-03-03
Patterns - Edit
Patterns - Edit
2,765,501 3:07 2014-04-22
Empty - In Paris
Empty - In Paris
2,671,938 3:14 2012-07-06
Fairytale - Solo
Fairytale - Solo
2,465,637 4:42 2015-07-31
No Prizes
No Prizes
2,408,798 4:17 2022-03-07
Forget - Live from Spotify, NYC
Forget - Live from Spotify, NYC
2,143,394 4:39 2012-07-09
Unstoppable - Solo
Unstoppable - Solo
2,105,780 4:29 2015-07-31
Forget
Forget
1,873,521 3:39 2011-12-30
Arms of Danger - Solo in Paris
Arms of Danger - Solo in Paris
1,746,921 3:27 2012-07-06
Green & Gold - Donnie Trumpet & Nate Fox Remix
Green & Gold - Donnie Trumpet & Nate Fox Remix
1,744,446 3:52 2015-12-25
Friends Like Evergreens
Friends Like Evergreens
1,676,384 2:57 2013-04-29
Seven Times - Wu-Lu Remix
Seven Times - Wu-Lu Remix
1,600,681 3:16 2021-05-07
Timeless
Timeless
1,550,122 6:11 2020-08-12
Warm Foothills - Live from Spotify, London
Warm Foothills - Live from Spotify, London
1,534,005 3:49 2015-07-17
When Your Light Goes Out
When Your Light Goes Out
1,528,194 4:43 2017-07-14
Lost & Found
Lost & Found
1,437,259 4:29 2011-10-10
Seven Times - Live
Seven Times - Live
1,412,607 3:30 2020-12-18
Can't Fight - TSHA Remix
Can't Fight - TSHA Remix
1,407,686 3:48 2020-05-17
Night School
Night School
1,322,359 2:41 2011-10-10
Midnight - Solo
Midnight - Solo
1,291,240 3:30 2015-07-31
Liar
Liar
1,265,147 3:16 2012-04-27
Wonderful - Solo
Wonderful - Solo
1,232,277 4:21 2015-07-31
Final Form
Final Form
1,094,231 4:11 2011-10-10
Unstoppable - Live from Spotify, London
Unstoppable - Live from Spotify, London
1,038,943 3:56 2015-07-17
Same as Me
Same as Me
1,025,537 2:36 2011-12-30
Forget - Solo in Paris
Forget - Solo in Paris
926,708 4:02 2012-07-06
Green & Gold - GRADES Edit
Green & Gold - GRADES Edit
912,422 3:28 2017-02-23
Age
Age
906,838 2:43 2011-10-10
Unstoppable - Jungle's Edit
Unstoppable - Jungle's Edit
900,925 3:36 2015-07-05
Green & Gold - Interlude; Solo
Green & Gold - Interlude; Solo
784,029 0:33 2015-07-31
What You Don't Do - GRADES Remix
What You Don't Do - GRADES Remix
780,507 3:42 2015-08-07
Green & Gold - Live from Spotify, London
Green & Gold - Live from Spotify, London
712,130 4:54 2015-07-17
Saudade Dos Aviões Da Panair (Conversando No Bar) [Feat. Maria Gadu, Lianne La Havas, Tim Bernardes]
Saudade Dos Aviões Da Panair (Conversando No Bar) [Feat. Maria Gadu, Lianne La Havas, Tim Bernardes]
706,288 5:25 2024-07-17
Grow - Solo
Grow - Solo
700,422 3:54 2015-07-31
No Room for Doubt - Live from Spotify, NYC
No Room for Doubt - Live from Spotify, NYC
646,548 4:06 2012-07-09
Paper Thin - Live
Paper Thin - Live
590,419 5:11 2020-12-18
Kiss Me Before I Forget (feat. Lianne La Havas)
Kiss Me Before I Forget (feat. Lianne La Havas)
545,395 2:57 2024-04-12
Bittersweet - Live
Bittersweet - Live
470,318 4:43 2020-12-18
Au Cinéma - Live
Au Cinéma - Live
467,341 4:40 2011-12-30
Gone - Demo Version
Gone - Demo Version
458,450 4:22 2011-12-30
Midnight - Live from Spotify, London
Midnight - Live from Spotify, London
456,055 3:55 2015-07-17
Is Your Love Big Enough? - Radio Edit
Is Your Love Big Enough? - Radio Edit
431,517 2:55 2012-05-22
MR. NELSON
MR. NELSON
425,771 2:27 2015-09-14
Haiku4U (feat. Lianne La Havas)
Haiku4U (feat. Lianne La Havas)
354,847 1:59 2020-01-24
Empty
Empty
326,327 3:14 2012-04-27
Midnight - Live
Midnight - Live
297,212 3:44 2020-12-18
Courage - Live
Courage - Live
295,386 3:40 2020-12-18
Unstoppable - Radio Edit
Unstoppable - Radio Edit
264,660 3:51 2015-07-24
Forget - Two Inch Punch's 'New Jack Thing' Rework
Forget - Two Inch Punch's 'New Jack Thing' Rework
262,225 3:03 2011-12-30
Twenty Second Century (feat. Lianne La Havas)
Twenty Second Century (feat. Lianne La Havas)
194,102 3:47 2020-09-11
Lost & Found - Lapalux Remix
Lost & Found - Lapalux Remix
165,445 4:25 2012-04-27
Lost & Found - Ifan Dafydd Remix
Lost & Found - Ifan Dafydd Remix
157,078 6:17 2012-04-27
Age - Live from Spotify, NYC
Age - Live from Spotify, NYC
150,490 3:44 2012-07-09
Is Your Love Big Enough? - Live from Spotify, NYC
Is Your Love Big Enough? - Live from Spotify, NYC
147,564 3:34 2012-07-09
Introduction - Live from Spotify, NYC
Introduction - Live from Spotify, NYC
137,869 0:41 2012-07-09
What You Don't Do - Maribou State Remix
What You Don't Do - Maribou State Remix
132,918 4:13 2015-09-11
A Little Respect
A Little Respect
61,250 2:57 2013-01-01
Tease Me
Tease Me
55,177 3:26 2011-12-12
Don't Wake Me Up - Track by Track
Don't Wake Me Up - Track by Track
47,484 0:38 2012-07-09
Is Your Love Big Enough? - Track by Track
Is Your Love Big Enough? - Track by Track
38,275 0:51 2012-07-09
Lost & Found - Track by Track
Lost & Found - Track by Track
32,292 0:50 2012-07-09
No Room for Doubt (feat. Willy Mason) - Track by Track [Track by Track]
No Room for Doubt (feat. Willy Mason) - Track by Track [Track by Track]
29,542 1:27 2012-07-09
Au Cinéma - Track by Track
Au Cinéma - Track by Track
28,344 1:10 2012-07-09
Age - Track by Track
Age - Track by Track
25,525 1:01 2012-07-09
Forget - Track by Track
Forget - Track by Track
23,961 0:47 2012-07-09
Gone - Track by Track
Gone - Track by Track
22,004 0:45 2012-07-09
Tease Me - Track by Track
Tease Me - Track by Track
21,989 0:49 2012-07-09
Everything Everything - Track by Track
Everything Everything - Track by Track
21,047 0:50 2012-07-09
Patterns - Redlight Remix
Patterns - Redlight Remix
19,813 3:54 2014-07-25
They Could Be Wrong - Track by Track
They Could Be Wrong - Track by Track
19,652 0:56 2012-07-09
Album Summary - Track by Track
Album Summary - Track by Track
18,710 0:46 2012-07-09
Intro - Track by Track
Intro - Track by Track
< 1000 0:16 2012-07-09

New releases

Saudade Dos Aviões Da Panair (Conversando No Bar)
Saudade Dos Aviões Da Panair (Conversando No Bar)
2024-07-17
[Concord Records]
Seven Times (Wu-Lu Remix)
Seven Times (Wu-Lu Remix)
2021-05-07
[Warner Records]
Live At The Roundhouse
Live At The Roundhouse
2020-12-18
[Warner Records]
Woman (feat. Lianne La Havas)
Woman (feat. Lianne La Havas)
2020-08-24
[RCA Records Label]
Please Don't Make Me Cry (Jordan Rakei Remix)
Please Don't Make Me Cry (Jordan Rakei Remix)
2020-08-14
[Warner Records]
Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas
2020-07-17
[Warner Records]
Weird Fishes
Weird Fishes
2020-06-24
[Warner Records]
Can't Fight
Can't Fight
2020-05-18
[Warner Records]
Can't Fight (TSHA Remix)
Can't Fight (TSHA Remix)
2020-05-17
[Warner Records]
Bittersweet - A COLORS SHOW
Bittersweet - A COLORS SHOW
2020-03-03
[Warner Records]
Bittersweet (Radio Edit)
Bittersweet (Radio Edit)
2020-02-25
[Warner Records]
Feel
Feel
2019-07-18
[Decca (UMO)]
Blood (Remixes)
Blood (Remixes)
2017-02-23
[Warner Records]
Say a Little Prayer (Live)
Say a Little Prayer (Live)
2016-08-12
[Warner Records]
Blood (Solo)
Blood (Solo)
2016-02-12
[Nonesuch]
Green & Gold (Donnie Trumpet & Nate Fox Remix)
Green & Gold (Donnie Trumpet & Nate Fox Remix)
2015-12-25
[Warner Records]
What You Don't Do (Maribou State Remix)
What You Don't Do (Maribou State Remix)
2015-09-11
[Warner Records]
What You Don't Do (Tom Misch Remix)
What You Don't Do (Tom Misch Remix)
2015-08-07
[Warner Records]
What You Don't Do (GRADES Remix)
What You Don't Do (GRADES Remix)
2015-08-07
[Warner Records]
Blood
Blood
2015-07-31
[WM UK]
Blood (Solo)
Blood (Solo)
2015-07-31
[Warner Records]
Blood
Blood
2015-07-31
[Nonesuch]
Never Get Enough
Never Get Enough
2015-07-30
[Warner Records]
Tokyo
Tokyo
2015-07-28
[Warner Records]
Unstoppable (Radio Edit)
Unstoppable (Radio Edit)
2015-07-24
[Warner Records]
Green & Gold
Green & Gold
2015-07-23
[Warner Records]
Spotify Sessions
Spotify Sessions
2015-07-17
[Warner Records]
Unstoppable (FKJ Remix)
Unstoppable (FKJ Remix)
2015-07-05
[Warner Records]
Unstoppable (Jungle's Edit)
Unstoppable (Jungle's Edit)
2015-07-05
[Warner Records]
What You Don't Do
What You Don't Do
2015-06-23
[WM UK]
What You Don't Do
What You Don't Do
2015-06-22
[Nonesuch]
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
2015-04-21
[Nonesuch]
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
2015-04-21
[Warner Records]
Baltimore
Baltimore
2014-10-20
[Universal Music Division Decca Records France]
Forget (Radio Edit)
Forget (Radio Edit)
2012-09-14
[WM UK]
Is Your Love Big Enough? (Deluxe Edition)
Is Your Love Big Enough? (Deluxe Edition)
2012-07-09
[Nonesuch]
Spotify Sessions
Spotify Sessions
2012-07-09
[Nonesuch]
Is Your Love Big Enough?
Is Your Love Big Enough?
2012-07-09
[Nonesuch]
Is Your Love Big Enough? (Track by Track)
Is Your Love Big Enough? (Track by Track)
2012-07-09
[WM UK]
Is Your Love Big Enough? (Deluxe Edition)
Is Your Love Big Enough? (Deluxe Edition)
2012-07-06
[WM UK]
Is Your Love Big Enough?
Is Your Love Big Enough?
2012-07-06
[WM UK]
Is Your Love Big Enough?
Is Your Love Big Enough?
2012-07-06
[WM UK]
Is Your Love Big Enough?
Is Your Love Big Enough?
2012-06-26
[Nonesuch]
Is Your Love Big Enough?
Is Your Love Big Enough?
2012-05-22
[WM UK]
Lost & Found
Lost & Found
2012-04-27
[WM UK]
Forget
Forget
2011-12-30
[WM UK]
Tease Me (Acoustic Version)
Tease Me (Acoustic Version)
2011-12-12
[WM UK]
Lost & Found
Lost & Found
2011-10-10
[WM UK]