Ben Lester

Ben Lester
Ben Lester
	Ben Lester performing in 2019
Background information
Born	16 April 1998 (age 26); Barnet, London, England
Genres	Chamber pop, art rock
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; musician;
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Drums
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Mayfield Records

Ben Lester (born 16 April 1998) is an English recording artist and multi-instrumentalist. His style has been described as "a distinctive brand of chamber-pop" informed by the likes of The Beach Boys and The Flaming Lips.^[1]

Lester was chosen as a BBC Introducing featured artist at age 19,^[2] and was championed by presenter Gary Crowley as a "hugely talented singer-songwriter" who "creates his own unique moods".^[3] Following regular airplay of his debut single "Dreaming", Lester signed to Mayfield Records,^[4] and subsequently embarked on a UK tour in support of his upcoming debut EP.^[5] The EP, One, was released in January 2020^[6] to critical acclaim.^[7]^[8]^[9] His second EP, Two, was released in 2023.^[10] He currently teaches music at Claremont Fan Court School.^[11]

Personal life

Ben was born in Barnet and raised in Watford, where he attended Watford Grammar School for Boys.^[12] He studied at The University of Southampton, graduating in 2019 with a BA Music.^[13] He is the son of music journalist Paul Lester.

Discography

EPs

One (2020)
Two (2023)

References

^ "BBC Radio London - BBC Music Introducing in London, Ben Lester". BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ "Ben Lester, BBC Radio London Introducing - BBC Radio London". BBC. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
^ "Ben Lester - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
^ "Ben Lester - 1". Mayfield Records. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ "Ben Lester". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Ben Lester on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ "BBC Radio London - BBC Music Introducing in London, Ben Lester". BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "talkRADIO listen again | talkRADIO". talkradio.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "And last but not least... prog reviews round-up". Prog Magazine. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Ben Lester - TWO". Mayfield Records. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Claremont Fan Court School". Claremont Fan Court School. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Ben Lester". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Ben Lester". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[1] "BBC Radio London - BBC Music Introducing in London, Ben Lester". BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[2] "Ben Lester, BBC Radio London Introducing - BBC Radio London". BBC. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

[3] "Ben Lester - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

[4] "Ben Lester - 1". Mayfield Records. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[5] "Ben Lester". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[6] "Ben Lester on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[7] "BBC Radio London - BBC Music Introducing in London, Ben Lester". BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[8] "talkRADIO listen again | talkRADIO". talkradio.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[9] "And last but not least... prog reviews round-up". Prog Magazine. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[10] "Ben Lester - TWO". Mayfield Records. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[11] "Claremont Fan Court School". Claremont Fan Court School. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[12] "Ben Lester". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[13] "Ben Lester". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

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