Erika de Casier

Erika de Casier e Ramos Lizardo, known professionally as Erika de Casier, is a Portuguese-born Danish singer, songwriter, and record producer. She began her career performing as half of the R&B 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.

Early life Erika de Casier was born in Portugal to a Belgian mother and Cape Verdean father. She attended Catholic school until 1998 when, at age eight, she and her family moved to Denmark.efn-ua|While an interview with Crack states that she moved to Aarhus, Essentials was well received by critics, and appeared on several lists of the best albums of the year from publications including Vice, Crack Magazine, and Gorilla vs. Bear, which also named Essentials as one of the best albums of the 2010s.

2020–present: Sensational, Still, and Lifetime

During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, de Casier experienced writer's block, but was later inspired by the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement to begin writing her second studio album, Sensational. She wrote and produced demos for each song independently before working with Zaks, who produced under the name El Trick, to complete them. In October 2020, she signed to UK record label 4AD and released her first single with the label, "No Butterflies, No Nothing", which also served as the lead single from Sensational, with a music video.

In March 2021, de Casier released her second single from Sensational, "Drama", which Pitchfork named among the best songs of the year. She announced the title of Sensational and its scheduled release date, and released her third single from the album, "Polite", in April 2021. The fourth single from the album, "Busy", was released in May 2021. Music videos released for the last three singles and "Someone to Chill with" starred De Casier as her alter ego Bianka, a self-assured woman. Sensational was released on 21 May 2021 through 4AD. It was described by Mixmags Patrick Hinton as "bolder and more assertive" than her debut album. In November 2021, she released The Sensational Remixes, a remix album of Sensational. "E-Motions", her single with British record producer Mura Masa from his 2022 studio album, Demon Time, was released in September 2022.

De Casier co-wrote several songs for K-pop girl group NewJeans's second EP, Get Up (2023), including the singles "Super Shy" and "Cool With You". De Casier said in an interview with GQ that it was her first time writing music for other artists, a process that she found "freeing". The EP and its singles were commercially successful and critically acclaimed; "Super Shy" was named among the best songs of the year by numerous publication, entering the top 10 in lists compiled by The Guardian, NME, Rolling Stone, and Pitchfork, among others. For their work on the EP, De Casier and fellow Danish songwriter Fine Glindvad were awarded Danish Songwriter of the Year at the Danish Music Awards 2023.

De Casier released her third studio album, Still, on February 21st, 2024.

Her fourth studio album, Lifetime, was surprise-released on May 8th, 2025. The album received positive reviews.

Artistry De Casier's music is mostly pop, and experimental pop, and has taken inspiration from music of the 1990s and early 2000s, incorporating genres such as G-funk, bossa nova, breakbeat, and trip hop. She has cited Sade and Destiny's Child as groups that shaped her sound, while stating that Portishead, Tricky, and Mariah Carey influenced her vocals. For Sensational, she developed an alter ego, the "fabulous", "Hausfrauen" Bianka.

Personal life In 2021, de Casier earned a master's degree in Music Creation from the Rhythmic Music Conservatory, and presented parts of Sensational as her final project.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums with selected details Title Details Essentials Released: 16 May 2019 Label: Independent Jeep Records Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming Sensational Released: 21 May 2021 Label: 4AD Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming Still Released: 21 February 2024 Label: 4AD Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming Lifetime Released: 8 May 2025 Label: Independent Jeep Records Format: LP, cassette, digital download, streaming

Remix albums + List of studio albums with selected details Title Details The Sensational Remixes Released: 12 November 2021 Label: 4AD Format: LP, digital download, streaming

Singles

Guest appearances

Remixes TitleYearArtist(s)"Physical"2020Dua Lipa

Songwriting credits