Ali John Meredith-Lacey, better known under the moniker Novo Amor, is a Welsh multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, sound designer and producer. Lacey rose to prominence after the release of his debut EP Woodgate, NY in March 2014.
Career
Lacey was born 11 August 1991 and raised in Llanidloes, Wales. and now resides in Cardiff. Drift, a two-track single self-released in 2012, was Lacey's first release as Novo Amor. Lacey's first Novo Amor EP, Woodgate, NY, was released 31 March 2014 on Norwegian label Brilliance Records. Building on the success of the EP, Lacey released "Faux", a collaboration with Ed Tullett, on Dumont Dumont and Brilliance Records on 23 June 2014. In the same month, Lacey also signed to UK publisher BDi Music, part of Bucks Music Group. "Callow", a further single as Novo Amor, was released 17 November 2014. This was followed by "Welcome to the Jungle", a Guns N' Roses cover for an AXE/Lynx advertising campaign on 6 January 2015, its video directed by Nabil. Lacey toured Germany, Switzerland and Austria across April and May 2015, and was nominated for 2 awards at the Music Week Sync Awards for the use of his music commercially. "Anchor", another single as Novo Amor, was released 23 October 2015. A second collaborative single with Ed Tullett, "Alps", was released 15 April 2016. On 26 May 2017, Bathing Beach, the second of Novo Amor's EPs, was released via AllPoints, the in-house label of Believe Recordings. On 10 November 2017, Lacey and Ed Tullett released Heiress, their full collaborative album on All Points. On 14 June 2018, Lacey announced his debut solo recordBirthplace, to be released 19 October 2018 via All Points. Lacey toured with Gia Margaret in 2019. They recorded and released two songs together, "Lucky For You" and "No Fun" on February 28, 2019. On July 30, 2020, he announced the upcoming release of his second solo album, Cannot Be, Whatsoever, slated to arrive once more via AllPoints on November 6, 2020.
Etymology
Novo Amor is Portuguese for New Love. The artist confirmed in a tweet that the name had a "Portuguese/Latin" origin, without providing any further explanation. He stated in an interview that he went through a break-up in 2012 before he started producing and that led to this name as he found his "New Love" in Music.
