Nessa Barrett

Born: 06 August 2002

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Years Active: 2019–present

Genre/s: Pop, pop rock, dark pop, alternative pop

Label/s: Warner

Janesa Jaida "Nessa" Barrett (born August 6, 2002) is an American singer-songwriter and social media personality. She rose to prominence on TikTok and began uploading covers as a teenager, which led her to sign a recording contract with Warner Records. She released her debut single, Pain, in 2020. In 2021, She released her debut EP, Pretty Poison, which combined elements of alternative pop and pop-rock. She then released her debut album, Young Forever, the following year. In 2023, she released another EP, Hell Is a Teenage Girl, and in 2024, she released her second studio album, Aftercare, which incorporated electropop and synthpop.

Barrett is of Puerto Rican descent. She was born and grew up in Galloway Township, New Jersey. During adolescence, Barrett felt alienated, being the only Puerto Rican, and one of the few children being raised by a single mother, following the divorce of her parents. Barrett said she has been writing songs "since [she] could walk and talk".