Imogen Heap

Biography

Imogen Jennifer Jane Heap (born 9 December 1977) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur. She is considered a pioneer in pop music, particularly electropop, and in music technology.

While attending the BRIT School, Heap signed to independent record label Almo Sounds and later released her debut album I Megaphone (1998). It sold poorly and she was soon left without a record deal. In 2000, she and English record producer Guy Sigsworth formed the electronic duo Frou Frou, in which she was the vocalist, and released their only album to date, Details (2002). Their song "Let Go" earned them wider recognition after being used in Zach Braff's 2004 film Garden State.

Heap produced, recorded, arranged, mixed, and designed the cover art for Speak for Yourself (2005), her second studio album, on her own. It was self-released through her independent record label, Megaphonic Records. Its lead single "Hide and Seek" garnered success internationally after being featured in the Fox television series The O.C. Her follow-up 2005 single "Headlock" went viral on TikTok in 2024 and, in 2025, became both her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and her highest entry on the UK Singles Chart. Heap's third studio album, Ellipse (2009), peaked in the top-five of the Billboard 200 chart, produced the single "First Train Home", and made Heap the second woman after Trina Shoemaker to win the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. This was followed by her fourth studio album, Sparks (2014), which topped Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Heap also found commercial success with her 2016 children's song "The Happy Song" and collaborated with Clams Casino on the re-release of his 2011 cloud rap song "I'm God" in 2020.

Heap is known for her innovative musical approach, contributions to film and television soundtracks, independent success online, and devoted fanbase. She developed the Mi.Mu gloves, a line of wired musical gloves, and, in the 2020s, became known for her work with and advocacy for artificial intelligence in music. She composed the music for the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a sequel to the Harry Potter novels which premiered on the West End in 2016 and for which she won a Drama Desk Award. She has also been awarded the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her production work on Taylor Swift's 2014 album 1989, an Ivor Novello Award, and an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.

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