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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Sadie Bell

Olivia Dean is Bringing Soul to Gen Z

An image of singer olivia dean in a white shirt and red check skirt lifting her hands over her heads the logo for marie claire's listen up franchise on top.

If you ever wanted to know who is on your favorite singer's playlist, or what albums inspired the latest “it girl” the most, tune in for Marie Claire’s resident music franchise Listen Up. In this interview series, we ask musicians about their listening habits and the specific records that informed their taste—and inherently their journey as an artist.

Upon first listen, Olivia Dean’s music sounds akin to an old record you might find in your grandmother’s record collection. But the British artist’s neo-soul music is very much contemporary, introducing the TikTok generation to classic, romantic sounds.

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