Olivia Rush

Olivia Rush is a singer-songwriter who rose to fame via her YouTube channel in 2020. She was subsequently signed by IPR, a label created by Indigo Peak.

1995-2014: Early Life
Olivia Christina Rice was born on March 23rd 1995 at Basingstoke Hospital in Basingstoke, England to an upper middle class family. She is of Italian ancestry as her grandmother immigrated to the UK following the second world war. Her mother Giovanna (1970-2018) was a celebrated author whilst her father Keith is a graphic designer. She has a younger sister named Iris. Brought up in the Hampshire town of Basingstoke, Rush has said "its an overwhelmingly tory environment. I don't hate where I'm from but I don't celebrate it either."

2014-2021
After Rush finished college she relocated to London, beginning a career selling advertising space for a property company and performing at open mic nights.

RushSongs
In January 2014, Rush created a highly successful YouTube channel named RushSongs. The channel gained popularity for the singers uploads which feature the singer performing acoustic covers of tracks by acts such as Alesha, Shell Ruin and Emily Henning among others. In 2020 Rush began uploading videos of her performing original material, garnering attention from Indigo Peak member Yannik Cassenove who signed the singer to Indigo Peak's independent label IPR.

Night Crawl (2021)
''Main article: Night Crawl A Semble Management press release in February 2021 announced that Rush would release her debut album 'Night Crawl' alongside its lead single 'Displaced' on March 19th of that year via IPR. On February 10th 2021 Rush debuted the track 'We Were Here' via her official website as a 'taster' of what to expect from her first feature length release. The track, led by a piano arrangement received a favourable critical reception.

Rush revealed the cover art and tracklisting on February 16th 2021 via her official website. The album set contains collaborations with popstar Jupiter and Yannik of Indigo Peak. The album is produced by Andre Cassenove in its entirety whilst including additional instrumentation by Rush herself.

'Displaced' premiered on Radio One's 'Future Sounds with Annie Mac' on February 17th 2021 and was well received by critics. Both 'Displaced' and 'Night Crawl' debuted at the number one position on their respective charts upon release. Album cut 'In It To Win It' was soon announced as the second track to be lifted from the LP, with a release date of May 7th 2021 and charting at number five on the official UK top 40.

In April 2021, Rush announced she would be touring the UK with her LP on The Night Crawl Tour from June until July of that year. In the same month it was also announced that Rush had been cast as Alesha in Trendy Pop Boy, a biopic of Jack Stevens life in a deal worth thirty million pounds. The star also collaborated on a make-up range with international fashion house Chanel.

Discography
Main article: Olivia Rush Discography
 * Studio albums
 * Night Crawl (2021)

Personal Life
Olivia Rush identifies as queer. In a February 2021 Pink News interview the star revealed "I have loved people of all genders."