Lily Beau is a Cardiff-born, Welsh-speaking, Irish-Jamaican singer-songwriter making soulful, heartfelt pop rooted in identity and storytelling. Most recently, she was named Best New Artist at the Black Welsh Music Awards and opened for GRAMMY-winning songwriter Amy Wadge – a milestone that signals a breakthrough moment in her rising career.
Fresh off her debut EP, Lily is collaborating with Amy on a new project that signals a step up in ambition, crafting a world around the music that will define her aesthetic and sound.
Her debut EP Little Old Me arrived in late 2024, a collection exploring unrequited love, the chaos of your twenties, and learning to heal. Blending pop and folk with intimate, cinematic songwriting, the project showcased Lily’s evolving artistry – and quickly earned attention: every track was added to the BBC Radio Wales Welsh A-List, and multiple singles received support from BBC Introducing. The EP even charted on Spotify internationally, reaching as far as San Diego.
Lily’s upward trajectory continues with performances at Maida Vale for the BBC 1Xtra R&B Cypher and Abbey Road Studios, alongside standout live moments supporting artists including Jack Savoretti, Joel Culpepper, and Mace The Great.
Earlier highlights include performing with Tony Visconti’s Unsigned Heroes for Sky Arts alongside Bob Geldof, Imelda May, and Stewart Copeland; representing Wales at the Nobel Peace Centre; and composing the Welsh Government’s post-pandemic reopening theme, performed for Queen Elizabeth II. She also shines on screen, with lead roles in the BAFTA-nominated series Y Goleudy and the Welsh BAFTA-winning film Y Sŵn, and towards the end of 2025 won as a part of team Deian a Loli (TV Series).
UPCOMING:
+ Lily is currently writing her upcoming mini-album, which will explore mental health and a very honest, joyful and truthful insight into her quarter life crisis.
+ Currently starring in Pobol y Cwm; filming Cleddau season 2 and voiced characters in upcoming welsh animation, Y Tri Mysgedwyr.