◇ image via WikipediaOlivia Dean
Olivia Dean is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jalen Ngonda, Baby Rose, Nectar Woode, Sam Fender and Amy Winehouse. Those roots explain a lot about how Olivia Dean arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sienna Spiro, Joy Crookes, Lola Young, Don West and Cynthia Erivo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bossanova, Matilda Mann and Sam Fender, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Olivia Dean, reaching back through Jalen Ngonda and forward to Bossanova. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Olivia Lauryn Dean is an English singer and songwriter. Her accolades include four Brit Awards and the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Dean's duet with Sam Fender, "Rein Me In", was the longest-running number-one single in the UK Singles charts by a British act. Her music blends elements of pop, jazz, neo-soul, and contemporary R&B, and much of her lyrics focus on relationships and self-love.
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Olivia Dean connections
Olivia Dean grew out of Jalen Ngonda, Baby Rose, Nectar Woode and Sam Fender, shares an orbit with Sienna Spiro, Joy Crookes, Lola Young and Don West, went on to shape Bossanova, Matilda Mann and Sam Fender. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Olivia Dean
Sounds and acts that shaped Olivia Dean.
- Jalen Ngondaartist
- Baby Roseartist
- Nectar Woodeartist
- Sam Fenderartist
- Amy Winehouseartist
- Carole Kingartist
- Sade Aduartist
- Lauryn Hillartist
- Beyoncéartist
- Aretha Franklinartist
- Al Greenartist
- Whitney Houstonartist
- Joni Mitchellartist
- Rayeartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Jill Scottartist
- JLSartist
- Leona Lewisartist
- Angie Stoneartist
- The Supremesartist
Artists similar to Olivia Dean
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Olivia Dean.
- Sienna Spiroartist
- Joy Crookesartist
- Lola Youngartist
- Don Westartist
- Cynthia Erivoartist
- Mahaliaartist
- Zara Larssonartist
- Alessia Caraartist
- Lake Street Diveartist
- Sir Womanartist
- Arlo Parksartist
- Pip Millettartist
- Sabrina Carpenterartist
- Sam Smithartist
- Sasha Keableartist
- Leigh-Anneartist
- Chloe x Halleartist
- Ari Lennoxartist
- Charlotte Day Wilsonartist
- FLOartist
- Omar Apolloartist
- Leon Bridgesartist
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