Luella is a 23-year-old Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, born in NYC and raised in the rich arts community of Woodstock, NY. A natural storyteller, her evocative lyrics balance youthful wonder with introspective wisdom, translated into dreamy, feminine vocals, catchy melodies, and alternative indie/bedroom-pop production. She draws major inspiration from the alternative female-led bands and singer-songwriters of the ’90s and early 2000s, including The Sundays, PJ Harvey, Cocteau Twins, The Cranberries, Feist, and Imogen Heap.

Shortly after graduating high school in 2021, Luella moved cross-country to Los Angeles. Accompanied by her younger brother Fionn, she began performing at intimate venues across the city, including The Echo, Gold-Diggers, The Mint, Hotel Cafe and Club Tee Gee. In 2025 she stepped into the world of recording, working with producer-songwriter Jackson Phillips (Day Wave). From March 2025-March 2026 Luella independently released her first 3 singles, “Naive”, “Hysteria” and “To Be Fine”, and since the releases has garnered over half a million streams to date. The tracks has been featured on Spotify’s official Fresh Finds (“best new music from independent artists and labels”), Fresh Finds Indie (“the best new indie tracks”), Juniper, and “Next-Gen Singer Songwriters” playlists, as well as multiple official Apple Music playlists most notably “Summer Love”.

In July 2026 Luella independently released her debut EP “Hysteria” - a vulnerable reflection on her lived experience, and the kaleidoscope of emotions that arise in youth and love. Throughout the project she explores how contrasting emotions can exist simultaneously: the joy of self discovery alongside the disorienting reality that stepping into the unknown is inevitable. To her, this is what it means to be in your early twenties. Produced by solo artist and producer Daywave, Hysteria draws listeners into a sonic world of dreamy synths, catchy melodies, and driving lo-fi guitars and drums, all anchored by Luella's unmistakably ethereal yet grounded vocal sound.

Luella’s music has been featured in American Vogue, The Observer, W Magazine, and The Cut. She has also had the privilege of recording and performing with artists including Natalie Merchant, Larry Campbell, Marco Benevento, and Gail Ann Dorsey. She has played at both New York and Paris Fashion Weeks, opening for Chloë Sevigny and Ryan Roche.

Beyond music, Luella extends her passion into fashion and philanthropy. In 2024, she founded Loved By, a resale initiative with a purpose. Partnering with the Fifteen Percent Pledge, the debut sale directed a percentage of proceeds to support Black-owned businesses, with contributions from notable figures such as Amber Valletta, Carolyn Murphy, Laura Harrier, Aurora James, Ava DuVernay, and Dree Hemingway.