Born in Berlin in 2000, Emileo moved to Spain at 16 before heading south to the beautiful Morocco. The Young artist went on to win the Sinead O'Connor BA Commercial Modern Music Scholarship of BIMM Dublin in 2020 taking the artist to Ireland’s capital where she now resides as she creates her unique sound.

Sinead O’Connor herself described Emileo as having “something very special”.

Tonight at 7pm, the artist is going to deliver her impressive discography in its most stripped-back, intimate form.

Recently the accomplished musician organised the charity event ‘Music for Morocco’ after the country experienced a horrific earthquake – she was able to raise 1500€ of donations for the victims of the incident.

Watch the Hot Press Y&E Series - supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media - live on the Hot Press Instagram at 7pm each night.

Coming up this weekend on the Hot Press Y&E series...

Friday 10th: Gary O'Neill

Emerging Kilkenny Songwriter Gary O’Neill has garnered great success with his EP To Those I’ve Missed, a body of work which explores the effects of the relationships with the ones that we love and admire. The first single from the project, ‘Petals’, caught the attention of Hot Press and various stations across the nation, including Tomorrow Radio, LMFM, FLIRT FM, Raidio Na Life and RTE 2XM. The singer has released multiple albums, since moving much of his material offline as he gears up to set out on a new musical journey.

Saturday 11th: Qbanaa

With a name springing from her Cuban heritage, Qbanaa is setting the Irish scene alight with her diverse gifts, made evident off the bat with her debut single 'Truth and Desire', which was nominated for 'Track of the Year' by Hot Press. Based in Dublin, she grew up travelling back and forth from Cuba where music and salsa dancing were integral parts of her childhood. Earning a reputation for incredible live performances, Qbanaa has founded the Soul Juice jazz/Soul open mic in Dashi Smithfield – with an ethos of building a community around the Jazz-fusion scene in Dublin.