Arlo Parks (born Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, 2000) is a British singer-songwriter and poet of Nigerian, French and British heritage. Her debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams (2021) won the Mercury Prize and earned her the Breakthrough Artist prize at the Brit Awards. Her music blends indie pop, soul and spoken word with diaristic lyricism; her third album Ambiguous Desire (2026) marks a shift toward electronic textures and club-influenced sounds.
The third album Ambiguous Desire was released on April 3, 2026 by Transgressive Records; the album includes a duet with Samphou and production by Paul Epworth.
Parks announced the Desire Tour 2026 world tour with stops in North America, Great Britain, and Europe; the North American leg starts on August 29 in Washington.
Magazine SPIN called Ambiguous Desire an album on which Parks, twice nominated for a Grammy, seeks refuge on the dance floor.
Parks released the single 'New Desire' and announced a series of intimate club performances - the first concerts in over a year.
Parks became a UNICEF ambassador - according to available information, the youngest person to ever hold this role.
