Independent artist iiola started writing and producing songs at the age of thirteen. Three years later she then went on to study Songwriting at BIMM in Bristol before heading for London to pursue her music career. She had several successful releases under her birth name ‘Shannon Saunders’ however as her writing evolved she decided to create a new persona that emulated the essence of her new music, thus iiola was born. With a lucrative YouTube channel to her credit and an ever increasing following on her social media sites she decided to set up her on label (Lovejoy Records) and release her music independently. Her debut four track EP as iiola titled ’Chrysalis’ has been so well received on Spotify that all three singles have been added to ‘New Music Friday’ as well as many other influential playlists. iiola is a firm favourite of BBC Introducing and is all set to release her 2nd iiola EP 'Venus' in 2023.