Nina Nesbitt
Nina Nesbitt is a Scottish singer-songwriter whose music spans pop and folk, with intimate stories on Mountain Music and songwriting for artists including Perrie and ILLENIUM.
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Overview
- From
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Work
- Singer, songwriter and musician
- Early breakout
- YouTube songs and a European support tour with Ed Sheeran at 17
- Chart breakthrough
- Stay Out reached UK No. 21 in 2013
- Independent chapter
- Co-founded Apple Tree Records with Vicky Dowdall in 2024
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How it started.
Nina began writing and recording songs in a childhood bedroom in Edinburgh, posting original songs to YouTube and performing in local pubs. At 17, Nina played for Ed Sheeran while asking for advice. That meeting led to a place on his European tour.
Finding an audience.
“Stay Out” reached No. 21 in the UK in 2013. The debut album Peroxide followed in 2014, reaching No. 11 in the UK and No. 1 in Scotland. The Sun Will Come Up, the Seasons Will Change arrived in 2019, followed by Älskar in 2022.
Following the songs.
In 2024, Nina launched Apple Tree Records with longtime manager Vicky Dowdall. Mountain Music returned to the folk sounds Nina grew up with in Scotland. Nina told Apple Music that writing alone again helped rebuild trust in personal instincts, with Peter Miles brought in to produce the finished demos.
Writing beyond the solo records.
Nina also writes for other performers. Credits include IVE’s “Classic,” five songs on Perrie’s debut album and ILLENIUM’s “Luv Me A Little,” which Nina co-wrote with Lewis Capaldi and also sings on.
Creditschronological, newest first
Albums
- 2025Mountain Music (At Home in the Mountains) [Acoustic]Recording artist
- 2025Mountain Music (The Summit)Recording artist
- 2024Mountain MusicSinger-songwriter
- 2022ÄlskarSinger-songwriter
- 2019The Sun Will Come Up, the Seasons Will ChangeSinger-songwriter
- 2014PeroxideRecording artist
Collaborations and songwriting
- 2025If He Wanted To He Would · PerrieCo-writer and music video appearance
- 2025She’s All Time · DOPE LEMONFeatured vocalist
- 2023Luv Me A Little · ILLENIUMCo-writer and featured vocalist
Awards
Quotes
Don’t ever think that where you come from is too small to go after big dreams.Nina Nesbitt, 2024 Scottish Music Awards acceptance speech
Published by Nordoff and Robbins: https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/news/specsavers-scottish-music-awards-honours-the-best-homegrown-talent/
Trivia
- Apple Tree Records takes its name from Nina’s 2012 debut EP, The Apple Tree.
- The opening track of Älskar, “Gaol,” includes fan voice notes about love in different languages.
- Nina learned Swedish on Duolingo to speak more directly with a Swedish grandmother, an experience discussed in the Älskar track-by-track interview.
- Nina told Apple Music that “Mansion” uses a beautiful house as a metaphor for a friend’s self-worth.
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Songs, studio notes and updates from Nina’s official channels.
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