Rina Sawayama is a Japanese-born British singer, songwriter and model. While studying politics, psychology and sociology at Magdalene College, she was a member of the hip hop group Lazy Lion with musician Theo Ellis. Sawayama made her solo debut in 2013 and released her debut extended play, Rina, in 2017. Her debut studio album, Sawayama, was released in April 2020 to critical acclaim.