Olympia Vitalis

2026 Step Up Awardee


West London-born Olympia Vitalis is fast on the rise but still criminally underrated.
— Complete Music Update

West London-raised Olympia Vitalis has always been more observer than passenger.

Shaped by seven years singing in gospel choirs and raised on a musical diet that stretches from Aretha Franklin and Amy Winehouse to Nas and Kendrick Lamar, she arrived at soul music not by accident but by instinct, channelling lived experience into songwriting that finds the profound in the everyday.