Issey Cross

Issey Cross is an English musician. Her three features, on Wilkinson's "Used to This", Luude's "Oh My" ft. Moby, and Nathan Dawe & Bru-C's "Oh Baby" ft. bshp, charted on the UK Singles Chart at numbers #33, #98, and #35. She is a member of Loud LDN.

Issey Cross
BornKent, England
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2021–present
Member ofLoud LDN

Life and career

Early life

Cross was born in Kent[1] to two hairdressers, and started making music after being gifted a guitar for her thirteenth birthday. As a teenager, she would perform gigs in local pubs around Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells under the name Issey C;[2] her first gig was in the pub opposite her father's salon.[1] She told 'cene Magazine in June 2021 that she was under eighteen at the time, that both her and her father would lie about her age so that pubs would allow her to perform, and that she would wear "wear loads of make-up so that it made [her] look older". After her GCSEs,[2] she moved to Tottenham on her own[3] to attend music college; in her first year, she took a music performance course, and in her second, she transferred to a music production course.[2]

Solo releases

Her debut single, "Who", was released on 15 January 2021,[4] and was written after the song's co-writer and producer told Cross about the experience of being cheated on.[3] A second single, "Boys Make Promises", was released on 26 February 2021,[5] and was written about men who make her promises and then disappear.[6] Both tracks appeared on her extended play "Mirrors Don't Lie", which was released on 26 March 2021,[7] but which had been delayed by COVID-19; she told Popsugar in March 2021 that she "wrote most of [its] songs nearly two years ago".[8]

On 2 April 2021, she released Hot 'N Cold, a cover version of the Katy Perry song. On 24 June 2021, she released "M40 (Love Me Now)",[7] an ode to the extended periods of time she spent driving on the M40 motorway owing to her being in a long-distance relationship.[9] On 13 August 2021, she released "Tired Of Everybody",[7] a song about post-lockdown social anxiety.[10]

Collaborations

On 19 November 2021, she featured on Wilkinson's Used to This,[7] which charted at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart.[11] On 6 April 2022, she released "Downers" with Jalle;[7] the pair wrote the song in lockdown over Zoom, and about their insecurities and what they would change about themselves.[12] On 12 January 2023, she and Luude released Oh My,[7] which charted at number 98 on the UK Singles Chart.[13] On 3 February 2023, she and bshp featured on Nathan Dawe and Bru-C's "Oh Baby",[7] which charted at #35 on the UK Singles Chart.[14] On 24 March 2023, she, Hybrid Minds, and Fred V. released "Breathe Out".[7]

Artistry

Her main inspirations are Lorde and Taylor Swift.[2] She is a member of Loud LDN, a collective of female and non-binary musicians based in London and its suburbs, alongside piri, venbee, Charlotte Plank, and Willow Kayne.[15]

References
  1. "Issey Cross Introduces Us To Her Eclectic New Sound". Notion Magazine. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. "Issey Cross - Cross Examination". 'cene Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. "Issey Cross debuts heartbreak anthem "Who"". Wonderland Magazine. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. "Who - song and lyrics by Issey Cross". Spotify. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. "Boys Make Promises - song and lyrics by Issey Cross". Spotify. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  6. "Issey Cross Returns With Potent Pop Weapon 'Boys Make Promises'". Clash Music. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  7. "Issey Cross - Discography". Spotify. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  8. "Issey Cross's First EP, Mirrors Don't Lie, Has Been 2 Years in the Making". Popsugar. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  9. "Issey Cross – M40 (Love Me Now)". Alfitude.com. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  10. "Issey Cross - Tired Of Everybody". Best In New Music. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  11. "WILKINSON". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  12. "Jalle and Issey Cross release new single "Downers"". TotalNtertainment. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  13. "LUUDE AND ISSEY CROSS FT MOBY". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  14. "NATHAN DAWE". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  15. "BBC Music Introducing Kent, Live session: In Waves, LOUD LDN spotlight mix". BBC Music. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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