heka

heka (aka Francesca Brierley) is an experimental artist, songwriter and producer whose intimate songwriting merges elements of folk, ambient and lo-fi electronics into hybrid compositions. With a background in visual art and creative computing, her practice is shaped by collage, layering acoustic and electronic textures to create music that moves between the personal and the abstract, the organic and the digital.

Raised in the Italian countryside before moving to London, heka’s songwriting is rooted in the relationship between language, memory and belonging. Moving between English and Italian, she explores the ways voice carries personal history, place and emotion.

She has shared stages with artists including John Maus, Sam Burton, bar italia, Black Country, New Road, Belle and Sebastian and The New Eves, and has recorded, toured and collaborated across projects including Drug Store Romeos, Gently Tender, Tapir!, Skydaddy, Naima Bock and Dana Gavanski.

In 2025 she formed Dorothy with long-time collaborators Marco Pini (GG Skips, RIP Magic, Sorry) and Jude Woodhead (Saint Jude). Their debut EP "Sea Songs" was released via Angel Tapes, an imprint of New York label Fire Talk, and the project will make its live debut at Green Man Festival 2026.

Her debut album is set for release in 2027.