modern oli is the music artist project from actor oli higginson, best known for his performances on Netflix, HBO, Amazon, Sky Atlantic, and the BBC, as well as acclaimed productions on London stages.

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oli's debut tryout show sold out in four hours, paving the way for the recording of his debut EP. Working closely alongside international producers Alyssa Bonagura and Louis Souyave, and engineer Felipé Guitterez at iconic British Grove Studios, a single will be released in Autumn of 2025 closely followed by a high-profile headline show.

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his introspective piano-based songwriting is reminiscent of tom odell, ben folds, leonard cohen and rufus wainwright with the soaring vocals of early radiohead, coldplay, R.E.M., travis, keane, and the cure, alongside the assured contemporary hookiness of phoebe bridgers, delwater gap, lizzy mcalpine, and the 1975.

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so he says.