Delilah Bon
Birth nameLauren Tate
Born (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997
Barnsley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • producer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2020–present
LabelsTrash Queen Records
Member ofHands Off Gretel
Websitewww.delilahbon.co.uk

Delilah Bon (8 March 1997, Barnsley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom) is the alias of Lauren Tate and a British singer, songwriter, rapper and producer.[1][2] She is also known as the lead singer of the grunge band Hands Off Gretel.[2][3] She has received significant coverage from Kerrang!,[4] the Barnsley Chronicle[5] and French music TV show Taratata.[6]

Career

Sparked by all the sexual assaults and social injustices Lauren Tate witnessed and experienced during her time performing with Hands Off Gretel, she started expressing her fury in form of lyrics and recorded the resulting songs - at first only meant for herself. Realizing that others would also feel empowered by her new music she started to publish her new work and entered the stage as Delilah Bon.[7][8]

She posted her first single "Devil" July 2020, followed by several other tracks and later released her debut album "Delilah Bon" in May 2021.[9] Her debut tour followed in autumn 2022.[2]

In the end of 2023 Bon was invited to perform at France's biggest music TV programm Taratata.[5][10] She performed her song "War on Women", shared the stage with Shaka Ponk and gave an interview, in which she announced working on her second album.[10][6]

Musical style and lyrics

Bon's music spans over several genres including 2000s style hip-hop, melodic rap and nu-metal.[3] She uses different styles in her performance, often alternating between screaming, rapping and singing.[3] As diverese as her own music are her influences: in interviews she listed artists such as P!nk, Xtina, Bikini Kill, the Destillers, Slipknot, Korn, Salt N Pepa, Rico Nasty and Eminem.[3]

With her lyrics, she adresses topics such as social injustice, sexual harassment, the specific experiences girls and non-binary people live through and other generally feminist themes.[7][8] Her art also serves as a way to process current events: her single "Dead Men Don't Rape" was Bons reaction to Roe v. Wade being overturned in the United States.[2][3]

When asked about the main message and values behind her music, Delilah Bon states:

Everything I do is just to empower people[8]

I always sing for the girls, for the gays[6]

Awards and nominations

Delilah Bon was nominated for the Heavy Music Awards 2023 in the category Best UK Breakthrough Artist.[11][12] She competed with Cody Frost, Lake Malice, Kid Bookie, As December Falls, Blackgold and ZAND.[12] December Falls would win this category.[13]

Discography

Studio album

  • Delilah Bon (Trash Queen Records, 2021)[9]

Singles/EPs

  • Witch ft. ALT BLK ERA (Trash Queen Records, 2023)[4]
  • Brat (Trash Queen Records, 2023)[9]
  • I Wish A Bitch Would (Trash Queen Records, 2023)[9]
  • Dead Men Don't Rape (Trash Queen Records, 2022)[9]
  • My Family (Trash Queen Records, 2022)[9]
  • I Don't Listen To You (Trash Queen Records, 2021)[9]
  • School (Trash Queen Records, 2020)[9]
  • Godzilla (Trash Queen Records, 2020)[9]
  • Where My Girls At? (Trash Queen Records, 2020)[9]
  • Chun-Li (Trash Queen Records, 2020)[9]
  • Chop Dicks (Trash Queen Records, 2020)[9]
  • Homework (Trash Queen Records, 2020)[9]
  • Bad Attitude (Trash Queen Records, 2020)[9]
  • Devil (Trash Queen Records, 2020)[9]

Releases as Lauren Tate

Studio albums

  • Songs For Sad Girls (Trash Queen Records, 2019)[14]
  • Love Songs (Lauren Tate, 2016)[15]
  • The Bankrupt Sessions (Lauren Tate, 2013)[15]

Singles/EPs

  • Trapped In My Skin (Lauren Tate, 2014)[15]
  • My Reflection (Lauren Tate, 2014)[15]

MP3 singles

  • You Know I'm No Good (Lauren Tate, 2017)[15]
  • What's Up (Lauren Tate, 2017)[15]
  • Dear Mr President (Lauren Tate, 2017)[15]
  • Down In A Hole (Tribute To Layne Staley) (Lauren Tate, 2017)[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Delilah Bon discography - RYM/Sonemic". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Meet: 10 Questions With … Delilah Bon". Backseat Mafia. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Tegan Jay (2022-11-24). "Delilah Bon Interview – Yorkshire Brat-Punk Talks Inspirations, Going Solo, and Playing the Leadmill". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  4. 1 2 "Delilah Bon: "I was held back... Now, I'm unapologetic, and loud, and..." 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  5. 1 2 "Songstress performs on France's biggest music programme". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  6. 1 2 3 "TARATATA N°575" (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  7. 1 2 "Meet Delilah Bon: The guitarist empowering women and non-binary people in rock through nu-metal tones and girl-gang vocals". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  8. 1 2 3 Camilla Whitfield (2021-01-20). ""A man told me to lose my guitar because it was distracting": Delilah Bon on sexual harassment in music and empowering others". aAh! Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Delilah Bon - Veröffentlichungen - MusicBrainz". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  10. 1 2 "Delilah Bon" (in French). 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  11. ↑ "Delilah Bon bags award nomination". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  12. 1 2 "Heavy Music Awards 2023 Finalists Announced". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  13. ↑ "Heavy Music Awards 2023". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  14. ↑ "Lauren Tate's Track By Track Guide To Her New Album Songs For Sad…". 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Lauren Tate". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-10-11.

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