Singer-songwriter 'yeule' 1st S'porean artist to perform on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts

Singer-songwriter "yeule" has become the first Singaporean to perform on National Public Radio's (NPR) Tiny Desk Concerts, according to Bandwagon.

Tiny Desk Concerts, where artists play in the open office for a small crowd of mostly NPR employees, has featured the likes of Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish.

yeule's four-song performance opened with the songs "Dudu" and "VV" from the 2025 album "Evangelic Girl is a Gun", before moving on to "dazies" and "sulky baby" from the 2023 album "softscars".

"Dudu" is one of yeule's most popular songs on Spotify with over two million streams.

Leading voice

"In this new era of indie rock, yeule has become a leading voice," said NPR Music in its Instagram post.

The "alternative-pop boundary pusher", according to Bandwagon, currently has close to a million listeners on Spotify.

According to yeule's Spotify profile, the London-based singer was self-releasing songs at 14, before releasing a debut album "softscars" in 2023.

The singer obtained a degree in Fine Arts from Central Saint Martins College in London.

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