The eighteen-year-old pop prodigy has spent the last year writing the kind of perfect coming-of-age anthems that fans of The Vamps, Conan Gray, Maisie Peters, and Olivia Rodrigo have spent the last few years eating up — with a bright, hook-heavy energy inspired by early 2010s British pop, from Pixie Lott and Rita Ora to Rizzle Kicks. Now, he’s ready to take centre stage.

His debut single, No Bad Blood, has been streamed over 150,000 times since its release at the start of 2026, helping Brenner amass his first major press and radio looks (including a coveted play on Radio X). Now, with the release of his sophomore effort, So It Begins…, this Winchester-born multi-hyphenate looks set to firmly position himself amongst the country’s finest rising pop stars, pairing diaristic songwriting with glossy, hook-driven production that signals an artist only just getting started.