Laura Elizabeth Hughes

Laura Elizabeth Hughes music career has taken her on a journey from modest beginnings performing covers on her own YouTube channel in 2012 to attracting a global audience of over 2.6 million views, swiftly followed by the critically acclaimed self titled debut EP, earning a nomination of Hot Press Most Promising Act in their annual reader awards poll. Her music has been supported by many radio stations both in the Republic and Northern Ireland including RTE Radio 1, 2FM, Today FM and BBC Radio Ulster with For You (Home) landing in the Top 5 highest played independent releases on North Irish radio in Q1 of 2020 while single Pandemonium featured on major playlists such as Spotify’s “New Music Friday UK” & “A Breath of Fresh Éire”, Amazon Music’s “Acoustic Chill” and Deezers “Chill Out” and saw Hughes perform an intimate live show across her Instagram account as part of Culture Ireland's #IrelandPerforms series. On stage is where Laura feels most at home and truly connects with people. Throughout her time as a performer she has supported acts such as Dermot Kennedy, James Bay, Billie Marten, Little Hours and Cry Monster Cry. Her Ireland Music Week performance in 2019 brought her to the attention of industry delegates from around the globe and led her to be named by IrishTimes.com as one of “10 acts to see before they are famous”.