Bella Barbe

Bella Barbe is an 18-year-old artist from North London known for blending soulful vocals with raw, reflective rap. Her music defies easy genre labels, combining elements of emotion, rhythm, hip-hop, trip-hop, punk energy, and soul to create a fresh and fearless sound that’s distinctly her own. Tracks like “Go To Dinner,” “Ten Toes Down,” and “Lonely Soldier” showcase her striking vocal delivery, shifting seamlessly between sharp, rhythmic rap and atmospheric soul, capturing the tension between disconnection and release.

Her bold and rebellious music reflects her outsider spirit, embracing themes of identity and self-choice with honesty and grit. Bella’s aesthetic—often all black with a trench coat and hair wrapped—complements her sound, embodying a clear refusal to blend in and a confident sense of self. “Go To Dinner,” for example, grew out of a feeling of alienation during a night out, but it transforms that unrest into an anthem for choosing the right crowd and standing apart with clarity and strength.