Violet Skies

Hannah Berney, known as Violet Skies, is a singer-songwriter from Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales.

Musical career In 2013, Violet Skies released her first song, "How the Mighty". WalesOnline called it "a pulsing, classically arranged electro slow-burner of a song that merges Massive Attack with a haunting piano and the singer's equally stark and soulful vocals", and it included the song on its list of the 51 greatest Welsh pop records of 2013.

In June 2014 she released her debut solo EP, Dragons, and played at the Glastonbury Festival on the BBC Introducing Stage. That same summer, she played a headline London show and later opened for A Great Big World at Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush. In January 2015 she released a new song, "Liar".

Violet also released an album and EP with Bristol-based producer Stumbleine through Monotreme Records in early 2014. In June 2019, Skies released the EP I'll Buy a House, which contains four of her singles. A few months later, she released the acoustic version of her EP.

She has also co-written the song "God Is a Dancer" for the British singer Mabel and the Dutch DJ Tiësto. "God Is a Dancer" spent eight weeks in the United Kingdom Top 40, peaking at number 15.

Personal life Born Hannah Berney in Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, After graduating, Violet attended Exeter University, where she studied French and history.

She and Charlie McClean founded sheWrites, a series of woman-only camps for songwriters, producers, and artists, that convene in different places around the world, in order to encourage women to make connections, make songs, and make an impact in the music industry.

When asked about her musical pseudonym, Violet Skies, she said her great-grandmother's name was Violet, and Skies was her mother's idea.

Discography All credits adapted from Spotify, Apple Music, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers database.

As lead artist

Singles Year Title Writer(s) Producer(s)2025"The Arrow"Violet Skies, Josh MurtyJosh Murty2024"Burning Buildings"Violet Skies, Heather Sommer, Rob ResnickViolet Skies, Rob Resnick2022"Waiting On A Miracle"Violet Skies, Ames, K.S. RhoadsK.S. Rhoads"Settle (Acoustic)"Charlie Martin, Joe Housley, Violet SkiesViolet Skies, The Nocturns"Over The Valley"Pat Linehan, Violet SkiesViolet Skies, Remy"We Don't Get Along"Martin Luke Brown, Violet SkiesMicah Jasper, Violet Skies"Settle"Charlie Martin, Joe Housley, Violet SkiesViolet Skies, The Nocturns"Never Be Cool (Acoustic)"Violet Skies, Charlie McCleanCharlie McClean"Never Be Cool""The Internet (Acoustic)"Dom Liu, Nick Wilson, Sean McDonagh, Violet SkiesMicah Jasper"The Internet"2021"Talk (Acoustic)"Violet Skies, Billy Lockett, Andrea RoccaAndrea Rocha"When I Come Home"Violet Skies, Taska BlackTaska Black"Talk"Violet Skies, Billy Lockett, Andrea RoccaAndrea Rocha2020 "Talk"Tiësto, Violet Skies, Luke Storrs, Micah JasperTiësto, Luke Storrs, Micah Jasper"Lonely"Violet Skies, Danny CasioViolet Skies, Danny Casio"Half My Life"Violet Skies, Thomas Daniel, Christian FioreChristian Fiore, Micah Jasper"Bruises"James Earp, Lewis CapaldiMahogany 2019"Two of Us This Christmas"Grizzly, Violet SkiesViolet Skies"This Could Be Love"Violet Skies, Martin Luke BrownViolet Skies, Roy Kerr"Give Me a Reason (Acoustic)"Charlie McClean, Christian Fiore, Daniel Evans, Thomas Daniel, Violet SkiesCharlie McClean, Christian Fiore, Violet Skies"Give Me a Reason""Is She Gonna Be There? (Acoustic)"Violet Skies, Harley Moon Kemp, Markus Videsäter, Max BergMarkus Videsäter, Max Berg, Violet Skies"Is She Gonna Be There?"2018"Cry for Me (Acoustic)"Dougie Freeman, Charlie McClean, John Cunningham, Violet SkiesCharlie McClean, Violet Skies"Cry for Me"Manon Grandjean, Charlie McClean, David Burris, John Cunningham, Violet Skies

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details Title EP details Lonely Released: April 3, 2020 Label: Violet Skies Formats: digital download, streaming Born on Valentine's Day Released: February 14, 2020 Label: Violet Skies Formats: digital download, streaming I'll Buy a House (Acoustic) Released: August 16, 2019 Label: Violet Skies Formats: digital download, streaming I'll Buy a House Released: June 28, 2019 Label: Violet Skies Formats: digital download, streaming

Albums Title Details If I Saw You Again Released: June 17, 2022 Label: Violet Skies Formats: digital download, streaming Songwriting credits

(featuring Distruction Boyz, DJ Tira, Prince Bulo)Vanessa Mdee Vanessa Mdee, Alexsej Vlasenko, Henrik Meinke, Jeremy Chacon, Jonas Kalisch, Nikolaos Giannulidis, Violet SkiesNikolaos Giannulidis2018 "Whisper My Name"Ilira Hitimpulse, Ilira Gashi, Jaro Omar, Violet SkiesHitimpulse