Jake Bennett

Born in Britain but raised in South Africa, Jake Bennett rose to fame as the lead singer and songwriter of indie pop band Early Hours when the group made history as the first South African act ever to cross a million streams on SoundCloud (later achieving millions more on Spotify and Apple Music). The group would go on to achieve five South African radio number 1s and be voted the best independent act in the country before Bennett moved to Los Angeles in late 2019. There he began working primarily as a songwriter for other artists before recently restarting an artist project under his own name. He is for his unique emphasis on lyrics and for his highly energetic and joyous performance style. Multiple songs he has written on have charted on the Spotify Viral Top 50, and have also received playlisting on radio worldwide, including BBC Radio 1.