Hope Tala

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Hope Tala
File:Hope Tala performing at Gramercy Theatre.jpg
Tala performing at the Gramercy Theatre in New York
Born
Hope Natasha McDonald[1]

(1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 28)[2]
London, England[3]
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Bristol (BA)
Musical career
GenresBossa nova, R&B, neo soul[4]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present
LabelsRepublic Records
WebsiteOfficial website

Hope Natasha McDonald (born 18 November 1997), known professionally as Hope Tala, is a British singer-songwriter. Her musical style has been described as pulling from R&B, Latin, neo soul, and bossa nova. Tala released her first studio album, Hope Handwritten, in February 2025.

Early life

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Hope Tala was born in West London to a Jamaican-descended Black father and a mother of British and Irish heritage.[5] She learned to play various musical instruments during her childhood.[1][5] Tala first started to sing at the age of 15 and wrote her first compositions during her study of AS-Level music.[6] At home, she experimented with Logic Pro, producing demos which she published on SoundCloud.[5][7][8] Tala describes her favourite instrument as the guitar, with a preference for nylon-string guitars but also enjoying acoustic and electric guitars.[9][10] Her moniker is derived from her birth name; "Tala" is a diminutive form of her middle name, Natasha.[1]

Career

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2018–2019: Studies, Starry Ache, Sensitive Soul

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Tala studied English literature at the University of Bristol.[3] graduating with first-class honours in 2019.[4][11][12][10] Tala turned down the chance to pursue a master's degree at the University of Cambridge in favor of pursuing a career in music.[4][5][7][11][10] Tala finished her first and second EPs, Starry Ache and Sensitive Soul, while she was at university.[11] She finished her single "Lovestained" as she was finishing her dissertation.[11][13]

Tala's first single was "Blue",[14] released in 2018 which was later included on the EP Starry Ache.[15] She would proceed to release her singles "Lovestained" and "D.T.M." in 2019. "Lovestained" was written as Tala was working towards her degree in English literature.[16][6] Tala's "Lovestained" would later be placed on Rolling Stone's "50 Best songs of 2019" list at #8.[17] The two singles would be compiled into her EP Sensitive Soul.[18]

2020–present: Girl Eats Sun and other singles

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Tala's "All My Girls Like To Fight" was her first song in 2020.[19] It was around this time that Tala had declined pursuing a master's degree in favour of a career in music.[20] Speaking to Wonderland, Tala described music as a "one-shot career"[20] and that she would have "regretted continuing her studies" when there was the opportunity to continue on later in life.[20] Tala described writing "All My Girls Like To Fight" as "constructing an expansive narrative in a song"[20] and she "wanted to portray women having strength and agency in the narrative".[21] The song would be included in her EP Girl Eats Sun.[20]

Critical reception

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Tala's All My Girls Like To Fight was listed as one of Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2020.[4][22] Her song "Tiptoeing" was chosen by Clara Amfo as BBC Radio One's "Hottest Record in the World" on 19 October 2021.[23][24]

Personal life

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Tala is queer[25] and considers herself as "black or mixed race".[5][11]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Description
Hope Handwritten

Guest appearances

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Title Year Album
"Floating (feat. Hope Tala)"
(Raveena featuring Hope Tala) 		2019 Lucid

Extended plays

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List of extended-plays, with selected details, chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
DL
Starry Ache
  • Released: 3 October 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
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Sensitive Soul
  • Released: 14 July 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
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Girl Eats Sun
  • Released: 13 November 2020
  • Label: EMI Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
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Singles

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Title Year Album
"Blue"[14] 2018 Starry Ache[15][26]
"Moontime"
"Lovestained"[16] 2019 Sensitive Soul
"D.T.M."[18]
"All My Girls Like To Fight"[19] 2020 Girl Eats Sun
"Cherries"
(featuring Aminé)[27]
"Crazy"[28][29]
"Mad"[30] 2021 Non-album singles
"Tiptoeing"[31]
"Party Sickness"[32] 2022
"Is It Enough"[33]
"Leave It On The Dancefloor"
"Stayed at the Party"
"I Can't Even Cry" 2024 Hope Handwritten
"Bad Love God"
"Thank Goodness"
"Shiver"
"Jumping the Gun"
"Survival"
"Phoenix"

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