Greentea Peng

Aria Wells (born 1 December 1994), known professionally as Greentea Peng is an English singer-songwriter. Along with her music, she is also known for her distinctive fashion style with full-body tattoos, many piercings and much jewellery.

Early life Aria Wells was born in Bermondsey, South London, to an Arab father, who was a trained actor, and African mother. Meanwhile, she partook in singing for school activities and community events, especially church choir.

At age 12, after her parents separated, she and her mother moved to Hastings. She also had passed her GCSEs early and eventually dropped out. One of the bars she worked at the longest was in the nightclub Visions, located in Dalston. Together with her boyfriend at the time, she began making trips to California and Peru. She soon met her producer, Earbuds, and both began developing her debut six-track EP Sensi. She also wanted Sensi to reflect the emotions she had been harbouring and suppressing, as she stated that she made "something that sounds beautiful but contains some of that stickiness too". Media figures noted the multiple genres incorporated within the record's sound, including R&B, hip hop and dub reggae. In an MTV interview, she recalled being at her studio for a month, where she "banged out 15 tunes". By October, the video had reached 2.5 million views. Directed by Felix Brady, the video became distinctly known for its "dreamlike, kaleidoscopic visuals", as Wells is depicted navigating through mirror portals into various environments. On 1 November 2019, her second EP, Rising, came out on Different Recordings.

Aside from music, she has partaken in promotional campaigns for a few clothing brands. In August 2019, she sported rainbow knitwear made by AGR designer, Alicia Robinson, for the Notting Hill Carnival. In October 2019 she was also part of a promotional campaign for the sportswear brand Adidas, featuring poster advertisements and commissioned remix collaborations between up and coming artists from around the world.

2020–2022: Man Made and Greenzone 108 In January 2020, Wells was featured in The Observer newspaper's 20 for 2020 list of rising stars in music, media and culture. In August 2020, she released her single "Hu Man". She later performed the track on her television debut in an episode of Later... with Jools Holland.

In November 2020, her song "Revolution" came out as a response to the world events and social tensions that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In January 2021 she placed fourth in the BBC's Sound of... 2021 list. On 24 February 2021, she put forth her next single "Nah, it Ain't the Same", together with a music video. Given the stream of singles, Wells revealed that she was making her upcoming full-length album, Man Made (stylised in all capitals), which she stated will be set at a frequency of 432 Hz.

In June 2021, she released the album Man Made on AMF Records.

In 2022, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, she cancelled her UK headline tour that was set to occur in March.

In March 2022, Greentea Peng released the first single, "Your Mind", for the mixtape Greenzone 108 (stylized in all capitals). The track, which was originally believed to be a stand-alone single, was produced by Nat Powers, Jon Mills, and Dom Carmelo. To support the release of the single, she released "Be Kind To Your Mind" t-shirts and posters, from which all of the proceeds were donated to the charity Young Minds. It was produced by MJ Cole and Swindle and was accompanied by a music video designed by AboveGround. Also on 10 June 2022, the album The Versions by Neneh Cherry was released, on which she appeared on the track "Buddy X". On 19 August 2022, she released the third single, "Look To Him", which was accompanied by a music video, directed by Felix Brady. A week after the release of this single she announced the mixtape. On 9 September 2022, the mixtape Greenzone 108 was released through EMI.

2023–present: Tell Dem It's Sunny In March 2025, she released the album Tell Dem It's Sunny (stylised in all capitals) on AWAL.

Artistry Her musical influences include Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Miss Dynamite and Lily Allen.

She describes her genres as neo-soul and "psychedelic R'n'B".

Discography

Studio albums Man Made (4 June 2021) Tell Dem It's Sunny (21 March 2025)

Mixtapes Greenzone 108 (9 September 2022)

Extended plays Sensi (12 October 2018) Rising (1 November 2019)

Singles "Moonchild" (14 April 2018) "Loving Kind" (13 June 2018) "Medicine" (13 August 2018) "Downers" (12 July 2019) "Mr. Sun (miss da sun)" (25 September 2019) "Clockin'" (1 December 2019) "Ghost Town" (3 March 2020) "Hu Man" (4 August 2020) "Revolution" (30 October 2020) "Spells" (30 November 2020) "Nah It Ain't the Same" (23 February 2021) "Kali V2" (13 April 2021) "Dingaling" (14 May 2021) "Free My People" (9 September 2021) "Your Mind" (10 March 2022) "Stuck in the Middle" (10 June 2022) "Look to Him" (19 August 2022) "Top Steppa V2" (28 December 2022) "TARDIS (hardest)" (11 October 2024) "One Foot" (29 November 2024)