The Mercury-shortlisted London artist brings Swallow!, her second album, to the Royal Albert Hall on her first headline tour with a full band.
Shygirl, the MOBO Award-winning London artist, brings her second album, Swallow!, to the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington on Tuesday 18 May 2027. It is the London night of her first headline tour with a full band.
Born Blane Muise in South London and raised around Blackheath, she studied photography at the University of Bristol. She worked at a modelling agency before leaving in 2018 to make music full time.
Her first single, “Want More”, launched Nuxxe in 2016, the label and collective she founded with the producers Sega Bodega and Coucou Chloe. Rihanna used Nuxxe tracks in Fenty Beauty campaigns. Her debut album, Nymph, followed in 2022, reaching number one on the UK dance albums chart and the Mercury Prize shortlist.
Her collaborators include Arca, FKA Twigs and Björk. In 2024 she released a mix album for fabric and opened the Sweat tour for Charli XCX and Troye Sivan.
Swallow! is due on Because Music on 6 November 2026. The singles “Alyse”, “Lucky (Hymn)” and “Mantra” came before it, and their videos form one continuing story.
Known in London as a DJ and club performer, she restages the record at the hall with live players.