What’s Cooking talent stage presents: Nina Bailey & Phil Higgins! Two upcoming singer/ songwriters present themselves in CAPSLOC. Exprect clever lyricism, catchy melodies, captivating harmonies and quirky indie-pop with soulful, heartfelt melodies.
NINA BAILEY
Dynamite comes in small packages. This is definitely true for Nina Bailey, 21-year-old singer and songwriter. Though soft spoken in person, Nina shows her fiery, critical, and opinionated side through her music. Her songs are where her true feelings come out, making for work that is always brutally honest and deeply personal. Not only does her music give insight to her own life, she also writes about a range of societal issues, portraying the perspective of a young woman in today’s social, digital, and political landscape.
Clever lyricism, catchy melodies, captivating harmonies and a humorous yet critical outlook form the basis of Nina Bailey’s work. She tells stories in the form of mellow pop songs that take listeners on an emotional journey and always leave them with food for thought.
For fans of: Gracie Abrams, Ella Jane, Olivia Dean, JP Saxe, Lizzy McAlpine.
Links: Instagram / Tiktok / Youtube
PHIL HIGGINS
This South-African singer/songwriter doesn’t like being put in a box! Together with her band she plays honest, energetic, genre-blending pop that gets your head nodding and your brain thinking. When Phil gets on stage she feels like a tiger being released from its cage, with her dynamic & soulful voice roaring into the crowd. She has found liberation through her music and
she hopes that you will too.
Phil might appear to be all sunshine-and-butterflies, but she packs more punch than you might think. She doesn’t like to just sit around and look pretty. She expresses herself in her colourful, quirky indie-pop world with moody lyrical mantras, anthemic songs of self-worth and soulful, heartfelt melodies.
For fans of: Matilda Mann, Sigrid, Alanis Morissette, HAIM, Lana Del Rey, Flyte, Lorde.