Ria Rua is an award-winning Irish Alt-Pop singer, songwriter, and producer.
A one-woman tour-de-force who is already turning industry heads before the release of her debut album later this year.
Ria Rua’s high energy live shows have seen her audience grow, wowing her expanding fan base with her multi-instrumental skillset, soaring vocals and perfecting the difficult task of being drummer & front woman simultaneously.
Her recent show at Dublin’s Vicar Street as special guest for Soda Blonde was met with rave reviews, and keen interest from festival bookers and promoters. Solidifying the fact that Ria Rua is one of Ireland’s hottest rising artists.
Her music has been heard on the radio from Japan to Germany to Joplin, Missouri. Her songs have been playlisted on Irish German and Luxembourgish national radio, and on local and college radio in the US and UK.
Ria Rua was as recently one of 50 Irish acts chosen by international bookers and labels to showcase as part of Ireland Music Week. She’ll be performing at festivals in Europe and the US in 2023.