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Ben Lester (born 16 April 1998) is an English recording artist and multi-instrumentalist. His style has been described as “a distinctive brand of chamber-pop” informed by the likes of The Beach Boys and The Flaming Lips.[1]

Lester was chosen as a BBC Introducing featured artist at age 19,[2] and was championed by presenter Gary Crowley as a “hugely talented singer-songwriter” who “creates his own unique moods”.[3] Following regular airplay of his debut single “Dreaming”, Lester signed to Mayfield Records,[4] and subsequently embarked on a UK tour in support of his upcoming debut album.[5] The self-titled album was released in January 2020[6] to critical acclaim.[7][8][9]

Personal life

Ben was born in Barnet and raised in Watford, where he attended Watford Grammar School for Boys.[10] He studied at The University of Southampton, graduating in 2019 with a BA Music.[11] He is the son of music journalist Paul Lester. He currently teaches music and drama at Thomas’s College.[12]

Discography

LPs

  • Ben Lester (2020)

References

  1. ^ “BBC Radio London – BBC Music Introducing in London, Ben Lester”. BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. ^ “Ben Lester, BBC Radio London Introducing – BBC Radio London”. BBC. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ^ “Ben Lester – New Songs, Playlists & Latest News – BBC Music”. BBC. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ^ “Ben Lester – 1”. Mayfield Records. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. ^ “Ben Lester”. www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. ^ “Ben Lester on Spotify”. Spotify. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. ^ “BBC Radio London – BBC Music Introducing in London, Ben Lester”. BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. ^ “talkRADIO listen again | talkRADIO”. talkradio.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. ^ “And last but not least… prog reviews round-up”. Prog Magazine. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  10. ^ “Ben Lester”. www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  11. ^ “Ben Lester”. www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. ^ “Thomas’s College Staff Biographies July 2025”. Issuu. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.