Nuela Charles

About

The artist

Nuela Charles is an acclaimed alternative soul singer-songwriter and producer based in Edmonton, Alberta. Born in Kenya and raised in Canada, Charles established her distinctive sound blending soulful rhythm, commanding vocal delivery, and James Bond-esque orchestral arrangements across multiple celebrated recordings, beginning with her 2012 debut album Aware. She earned three consecutive JUNO Award nominations for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year for The Grand Hustle (2016), Distant Danger (2018), and Melt (2019), as well as the 2022 SOCAN Foundation HER Music Award and the Edmonton Music Prize. A prolific sync artist with more than 40 placements across global television and film—including the Paris 2024 Olympic Games broadcast, ESPN, and Jane the Virgin—Charles released her self-titled album in 2022 and her EP NU2U in 2025, sharing stages with artists such as Ziggy Marley, Jann Arden, and Sam Roberts Band.