Bella Deer writes songs that feel like worlds of their own. Expansive, intimate, and slightly unguarded.

A pianist, singer-songwriter and storyteller from Geelong, Victoria, creating on Wadawurrung Country, her music lives in the space where vulnerability meets scale.

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Known for disarmingly honest stage banter, powerful vocals and lush sonic landscapes, Bella moves easily between fragility and force. Her songs unfold slowly and deliberately, carried by raw lyricism, cinematic arrangements and a voice that invites comparison while remaining unmistakably her own.

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In 2023, her single Care Too Much earned finalist recognition in the APRA AMCOS Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition and the International Songwriting Competition, signalling an artist whose emotional clarity resonates well beyond the room she’s playing in.

Bella’s work has travelled widely — from intimate Australian stages to performances in Seoul, South Korea, and Italy’s Ferrara International Buskers Festival in 2024 — connecting audiences through shared moments of reflection, humour and intensity.

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Her debut EP Age of Alchemy (November 2024) marked a defining chapter. Described by The AU Review as “a beautiful record, showcasing an artist with talent that belies her years,” the EP captures transformation in motion. Its single Shipwreck Coast went on to become a semi-finalist in the 2024 International Songwriting Competition (USA), further cementing Bella’s strength as a songwriter unafraid to allow songs to breathe in unresolved spaces.

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Supported by her band; Simon (bass), Rael (drums) and Josh (guitar). Bella Deer continues to stretch her sound outward, crafting music that feels both grounded and otherworldly, familiar yet quietly unsettling.

 

An artist to watch as 2026 unfolds.