Biography
Ivana June is a rising London-based independent artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who blends Neo-soul, R&B and Latin influences to create music that is both personal and deeply relatable. Ivana writes and co-produces her music, maintaining her full creative vision. She is releasing 'Verano!' on the 12th August as part of debut EP which will be launching in late 2026.
Raised in a musical household in London, Ivana was introduced to the piano by her father at a young age, eventually writing songs at the age of 10. With a drive to refine her musical ideas, she then taught herself guitar, bass and music production. Her identity as both a writer and a producer has given her the creative freedom to craft her sound precisely as she envisions it, with her Spanish heritage playing a key role, influencing the rhythms and melodies toward which she naturally gravitates. Recent inspiration include acts such as The Marias, Olivia Dean, Amaria and Clairo.
Ivana’s second single 'In Time' quietly gained traction, reaching over 350,000 streams and helping her connect with a growing audience beyond her local scene. Both 'In Time' and the release that followed, 'Around', have been featured on Spotify Editorial playlists including Butter, Fresh Finds UK & IE, R&B UK and Sweet Soul Sunday. ‘Butterflies’, also received notable press coverage from music outlets such as Earmilk.
Ivana June has been plying her trade in numerous live venues all across London with her devoted and extremely tight band, recently selling out her headline show at Pizza Express Live in December 2025. If the reception she gets at these gigs is anything to go by, Ivana is certainly one to watch for the future.
With a sound rooted in both introspection and groove, Ivana June is steadily building a body of work that reflects her voice: honest, soulful, and her own vision.
Spotify highlights and editorial playlist features
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In Time reaches 300,000 streams on Spotify
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In Time Featured on the Spotify Editorial Playlist 'Butter' December 2024- June 2025
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Around featured on 'Fresh Finds UK & IE' and 'R&B UK' March 2025 - June 2025
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Around featured on 'Sweet Soul Sunday' March 2025 - present
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Past Live Performances include:
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SOLD OUT Pizza Express Live (The Pheasantry) headline December 2025
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'Butterflies' headline release show at Folklore July 2025
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New Music Mondays at the Ned hosted by Jodie Bryant October 2025
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The Half Moon, headlining 'She's The Moment' May 2025
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Headline show at The Troubadour January 2024
Ivana June releases Verano!
Press Release
As summer enters its last month, Ivana June shows us that it isn’t a place or season, but a state of mind with ‘Verano!’
As social media fills our feeds with picture-perfect ‘Euro Summer’ holidays, Ivana June offers a different perspective. Her new single Verano! reminds us that summer isn’t a destination but a feeling - one found just as easily dancing through London streets as on a beach abroad.
Written and produced as a demo on her laptop at just 17, with early versions taking shape during lunch breaks at school, Verano! has followed Ivana June into adulthood before finally being released at 24. Perhaps that’s why the song feels timeless - it has quite literally grown up alongside its writer. Rather than rushing it onto streaming platforms, June spent her university years performing and refining it live with her band at venues such as Pizza Express Live, Folklore Hoxton, and 91 Living room before recording it in North London with producer Peter Anderson. Over the years, Verano! became a standout song in June’s live sets.
Ivana June is a London-based independent artist and songwriter blending soul, pop and Latin influences into music rooted in personal storytelling and relatability. She has steadily been growing her fanbase, with her previous single, ‘Peppermint Tea’ reaching 160,000 streams on Spotify. Growing up with a Spanish mother and English musician father, June’s heritage plays a central role in Verano!, marking the first time she has fully embraced her Spanish roots in her songwriting. The track’s title translates to “summer”, while its main hook is sung in Spanish: “Oh, verano, yo te veo” (“Summer, I see you”).
The feeling of summer that runs through Verano! is reflected in its blend of musical traditions. Led by June’s acoustic guitar, the song draws from the timeless groove of samba, while soul-inspired drums and vocal melodies bring contemporary intimacy. Flamenco palmas (handclaps) emerge in the bridge and final chorus, adding another nod to her Spanish heritage. Together, these influences create a sound that feels both nostalgic and timeless.
June says, “I realised that the summers I remember most weren’t necessarily the fancy holidays. They were walking around London with my headphones on, seeing my family in northern Spain, staying out too late with friends. I wanted ‘Verano!’ to celebrate that feeling rather than an idealised version of summer.”
As an independent artist, June has also taken ownership of the visual world surrounding her releases, creating and filming much of the imagery herself. Reflecting the song’s message, the artwork swaps beaches and sunsets for an urban landscape, reinforcing the idea that summer can exist just as vividly between concrete buildings as beside the sea. Following the response to the self-made Spotify Canvas for her previous single Butterflies, which gained 17k TikTok views and caught the attention of artist Absolutely, June continues to build each release as a complete artistic world.
‘Verano!’ is the second glimpse into Ivana June’s upcoming EP, set to release at the end of 2026. Bringing together samba, soul and flamenco without being confined to one tradition, Verano! mirrors the feeling at the heart of the song itself: existing somewhere between London and northern Spain, adolescence and adulthood, memory and the present.
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Ivana June releases Peppermint Tea
Press Release
London-based Ivana June drifts between tenderness and tension on 'Peppermint Tea'
Hailing from London, 23-year old Ivana June is released her first soulful single of 2026, Peppermint Tea, on the 4th March. June is a rising independent artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who blends Neo-Soul, Indie and Pop to create music that is both personal and deeply relatable.
A tender, late night track exploring vulnerability and quiet romance through a Soul/Pop lens.
After writing and producing Peppermint Tea's original demo, Ivana June set to recording it live at a studio in London with her producer Peter Anderson, (guitarist for Skinshape) and drummer Felix Foilleret. Peppermint Tea is June’s honest and vulnerable take on a novel and uncertain romance. “This song represents the potential for uncertainty in the early stages of a romance, but simultaneously the growing sense of comfort the two people may find in one another’s presence”
Although Peppermint Tea drifts through dreamlike, intimate production and harmonically rich vocal arrangements reminiscent of Sade and Hiatus Kaiyote, it is ultimately grounded in conversational, candid storytelling akin to that of Olivia Dean.
June wanted to explore the delicate balance between trepidation and desire, through her comparison of this entanglement to a mug of comforting peppermint tea. She says:
“I was at Notting Hill Gate station, meeting my then 'situationship'. I felt this sense of warmth and excitement even though our relationship was uncertain at the time, and I was afraid of being vulnerable and potentially getting hurt again, which brought butterflies to my stomach. Despite the fear, the invigorating warmth and sense of their presence was the inspiration for the comparison with a cup of peppermint tea"
As well as planning to release her debut EP over the course of this year, Ivana June will continue to perform live, plying her trade in numerous venues across London. She recently sold out her headline show at ‘Pizza Express Live’ with her full band; if the reception she gets at these gigs is anything to go by, Ivana June is certainly one to watch for the future.