DellaXOZ

Daniella Landy Lubasu (born 11 August 2004), known professionally as DellaXOZ , is an English singer. Born in Bolton, she began experimenting with Soundtrap at 12 years old as an outlet for her emotions, before diversifying into GarageBand. She has released two EPs: The Della Variant and Dellairium (2024). She is a member of Loud LDN.

Life and career Daniella Landy Lubasu was born in Bolton, a suburb of Greater Manchester where indie rock was popular. Her parents were Congolese, and would play Congolese music in the car, as well as listening to radio stations; when she was in primary school her father would play the hits of Rihanna and Beyoncé, while her mother would play older music such as seventies rock and ABBA. Her first musical experiences were listening to the radio and the UK Top 40 on TV;

She began writing as a teenager as an outlet for her emotions, She created an Instagram account in mid-2018 with the username DellaXOZ, as she wished to publish her musical output without her classmates finding out, followed by a dedicated TikTok account in late 2019, to which she uploaded cover versions;

During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Lubasu suffered from writer's block, which subsided after Addison Rae commented on one of her videos; The track went viral on TikTok, prompting a lawyer to get in touch and recommend that she get management. which was released on 11 August 2022, alongside a video for focus track "We Move". and in October 2023, Lubasu released "Boring", a track about celebrating break-ups, She then announced an EP, Dellairium, and the following month she released "Don't Do It", a partially spoken warning not to resume a harmful relationship out of familiarity. Dellairium was released in March 2024, and ended with "It's All Good, Kid", which became BBC Radio 1's Hottest Record in the World. A further track, "Unhinged", was released in January 2025 after a demo version went viral and was written about the deficiencies of dating.

Artistry In an interview with Whynow.co.uk, Lubasu stated that she was inspired by watching big artists such as Beyoncé on TV as well as from the energy of Nicki Minaj and the songwriting of Taylor Swift and Lorde. Robin Murray of Clash described Lubasu as an alt-pop musician in October 2023, and Amber Lashley of DIY described her works as indie pop in January 2025; a collective of London-based women and non-binary artists set up in May 2022, that year.