“a density and complexity and maturity… that is just amazing”
“her singing evokes gothic opera more than teenage melodrama”
“Bekka is a force to be reckoned with. ”
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Bekka has always approached music with her own philosophy. Blurring the lines between pop, opera, and the news, this seventeen year-old singer-songwriter is an unstoppable enigma with a quickly-expanding catalogue.
Her past gigs have included performing at the Northstar Lounge (April 2024) and at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival (June 2024). She has also participated in open mics at The Ark, one of the top music venues in America, and at the world-famous Don’t Tell Mama club in New York City.
Currently, she has five singles out on streaming platforms, as well as her debut EP it still snows after December. You can find her on TikTok and Instagram for behind-the-scenes looks at her musical process.
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Bekka first started writing songs during the pandemic, while still in middle school, but her passion for music goes back to her early childhood. At five years old, she began taking piano lessons, and at age nine, she joined the Ann Arbor Youth Chorale, where she was promoted to the advanced choir just a year later. Towards the beginning of her teenage years, she took up guitar lessons; a few months later she began attending voice lessons.
Once the worldwide shutdown was lifted, Bekka, then fourteen, began participating in nearby open mics: Her performances at The Ark, The North Star Lounge, and the Westside Art Hop in Ann Arbor, MI, were met with enthusiastic responses. Audience members were impressed by Bekka's musical sophistication as well as Hannah's profound lyrics. It did not take long until Bekka Madeleine was invited to play a Happy Hour at the Northstar Lounge.
On November 10th, 2023, the North Star Lounge was packed with familiar and unfamiliar faces, who enjoyed an hour of nothing but original songs. At fourteen years old, she is the venue's youngest performer to date. Immediately afterwards, Bekka was invited back by North Star Lounge to perform her very first ticketed event on April 13th, 2024.
Many gigs and releases later, Bekka, now seventeen, is planning to study voice and continue pursuing her career in music.
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Bekka’s journey is far from over, as unrevealed projects are in the works. The clock keeps ticking, the world keeps changing, and Bekka continues to venture on to new horizons.