West London-born Gretel Hänlyn is a singer, composer and guitarist. Gretel picked up a guitar and began creating her own gothic stories and songs, which came as no surprise given that she had grown up listening to a lot of Nick Cave. Her songwriting evolved into what it is today—a blend of hi-fi grunge, goth-pop and alt/indie ballads—as she developed as a musician, began performing live and fell in love with Tim Buckley, Nirvana and eventually Wolf Alice.
Gretel has always loved music, but because she did well in school, she first sought to pursue a physics degree. Contrary to the conventional parental counsel, Gretel's mother pushed her to give her decision some serious thought. Gretel took that advise and turned down the job, devoted herself entirely to music, and quickly put together a 10-track EP.
A number of publications, including The Sunday Times, The Independent, NME, DIY and Clash lavished acclaim on that EP, "Slugeye," when it was released. A remarkable accomplishment for such a fresh artist was achieved by the EP's first track, "Apple Juice," which reached the A List on BBC 6Music and was named Track Of The Week on BBC Radio 1. Consequently, Gretel's first London performance, the week after her EP was released, sold out in a matter of minutes. 25 performances, including the Green Man, Wilderness, Blue Dot, London Calling in Amsterdam and Pitchfork Festivals in London and Paris were booked as a result of the buzz surrounding that initial performance..

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