The Sound

Tahliah Debrett Barnett, born on 16 January 1988, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and dancer. She was a backup dancer for various musicians before making her musical debut with the EP1 in 2012. Her debut studio album, LP1, was released in 2014 and reached number 16 on the UK Albums Chart and number 30 on the US Billboard 200; it was nominated for the Mercury Prize that year. Barnett released the EP M3LL155X in 2015 and took a four-year hiatus before releasing her second studio album, Magdalene, in 2019. After signing with Atlantic Records, she released the mixtape Caprisongs in 2022. Her third and fourth studio albums, Eusexua and Eusexua Afterglow, were released in 2025. At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, Eusexua received the award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. Her work has been described as "genre-bending," incorporating elements of electronic music, trip hop, R&B, hyperpop, and the avant-garde.