Raissa

Raissa (born 1997/1998) is a Malaysian–British singer-songwriter. She became publicly known for her debut single "Bullying Boys", followed by "Valentine" and "Angel Energy", and a collaboration with producer Mark Ronson, "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight". She was one of American blog Ones to Watch's picks for 2020, described as "the DIY artist with dreams of doing it all". She is signed to Zelig Records, an imprint of American label Columbia Records owned by Mark Ronson. Influences: Raissa has named Lady Gaga, Prince, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell as some of her main musical inspirations. She praised Gaga's presence as a female artist, Prince and Bowie's theatricality and Cohen and Mitchell's lyricism. Philanthropy: Raissa was one of the artists to sign a letter addressing the British government and requesting an "effective ban on conversion therapy", along with other stars such as Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, Elton John, Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall and Rina Sawayama.