Erika de Casier

Erika de Casier e Ramos Lizardo is a Portuguese-born Danish singer, songwriter and record producer. She began her career performing as half of the duo Saint Cava. After the duo disbanded, she independently released her debut studio album, Essentials, in 2019. She signed to British record label 4AD in 2020, and released her second studio album, Sensational, in 2021. On the 21st of February 2024, a third album was released via 4AD: Still. Erika de Casier was born in Portugal to a Belgian mother, and a Cape Verdean father. She attended Catholic school as a child, and at the age of eight, she and her family moved to Aarhus, Denmark. She has stated that she was a target of bullying due to her and her brother being the only black students at her school. She spent time painting throughout her adolescence. At age 16, she spent a year living with a host family in the United States. Upon returning to Denmark, she joined her school's choir and band and began producing her own beats. After graduating from school, she moved to Copenhagen. Before performing as a solo artist, she worked at a kindergarten. Erika de Casier initially made her mark as an ally of the Regelbau collective (home to Danish house acts DJ Sports, C.K and Central). The debut album Essentials was written and released through her own Independent Jeep label in 2019. Co-produced by de Casier and Natal Zeks (aka El Trick), the LP graced the 'Best of the year' lists at Mixmag, Gorilla vs. Bear, FACT, Dummy, and Crack Magazine. The slow-burn success story of the album gained the attention of British label 4AD, which signed de Casier in 2020, and released the sophomore 'Sensational' on the 21st of May 2021. The singer, songwriter and producer went to perform at some of the biggest festivals in the world; as well and writing for pop-stars (NewJeans), and lending her voice to hyped dance-tracks (Mura Masa, Shygirl). Returning with Zeks, the co-producer of Essentials and Sensational, de Casier added to the fold collaborators; Jonathan Jull Ludvigsen, Carl Emil Johansen, Niels Kirk, Christian Rhode Lindinger, Nick León, Kirsten Nyhus Janssen and Tobias Sachse; adding live drums, synths, guitar, bass to the third album Still released on 21st February 2024. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.