Hana Vu (born 2000) is an American DIY singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Vu began writing songs as a child and started performing around L.A. by the age of 14, eventually opening for bands like Soccer Mommy and Wet.[1] After sharing music for several years on SoundCloud and Bandcamp, she released her self-produced debut EP How Many Times Have You Driven By (2018) at the age of 17.[2][3] It was released through Fat Possum imprint, Luminelle Recordings.[4] Prior to the EP she had collaborated with Willow Smith on the track "Queen of High School".[5][6] In 2019 Vu released the double EP Nicole Kidman / Anne Hathaway, named after her two favourite actresses.[7] The EP cover features a painting Vu did of Anne Hathaway accepting an award that she later distorted to mimic plastic melting.[8] The same year she was included in The NME 100: Essential new artists for 2019 credited with "[t]earing up diary scribbles and mangling them into a scrunch of daydreaming indie rock."[9] Following graduation from high school, Vu moved out of her parents house and resides in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles.[1][2]
Hana Vu | |
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| Born | 2000 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, lo-fi, indie pop |
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| Labels | Luminelle Recordings |
| Website | hanavu |
Discography edit
Studio Albums edit
- How Many Times Have You Driven By (2018)
- Nicole Kidman / Anne Hathaway (2019)
- Public Storage (2021)
- Romanticism (2024)
Mixtapes edit
- Sensitive (2016)
EPs edit
- OUTTAKES (2015)
- Parking Lot (2022)
References edit
- ^ a b Bjella, Braden (23 October 2019). "hana vu". Schön! Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ a b Graves, Colin (29 May 2020). "Hana Vu". Notion. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Coffey, Skyler; Lefcowitz, Eli (25 October 2019). "Hana Vu Plays the Starring Role in Double EP Nicole Kidman / Anne Hathaway". The Georgetown Voice. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Bourton, Lucy (11 June 2018). "The cars and ocean of LA are already getting old for 17-year-old Hana Vu". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Morehead, Jason (31 January 2019). ""How Many Times Have You Driven By" by Hana Vu (Review)". Opus. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Moore, Jacob (28 April 2018). "Meet Hana Vu, a Self-Produced, Self-Deprecating 17-Year-Old Who's Trying Her Best". Complex. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Stubblebine, Allison. "Hana Vu Loves Nicole Kidman And Anne Hathaway So Much She Named Her EP After Them". Nylon. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Baila, Morgan (9 October 2019). "Hana Vu Debuts New Track Off Nicole Kidman/ Anne Hathaway EP". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Smith, Thomas (8 January 2019). "The NME 100: Essential new artists for 2019 | NME". NME. Retrieved 5 June 2020.