Nenda

The 2026 FM4 Award winner, NENDA, presents her debut album KRRRA – a multifaceted work that blends hip hop, indie rock, jazz, and spoken word. With powerful lyrics about identity, racism, and patriarchy, she creates an album full of attitude and heart. Her roots in Vienna, Tyrol, and Nigeria shape the themes, while musical diversity and personal honesty take center stage.

Produced alongside Femi Temowo (among others, Amy Winehouse), NENDA deconstructs the Krampus tradition in the title track KRRRA as a symbol of toxic masculinity and transforms it into a gesture of self-empowerment. Tracks like MOUNTAIN GOAT confront Austrian stereotypes, while R2F and STELLAR capture the loss of a loved one in melancholic sounds. An album that turns grief into resilience – for anyone who knows similar struggles.