# Bea and her Business
**Bea and her Business** (also searchable as Bea and Her Bizness or, since 2026, simply **Bea**) is the former stage name of Bea Alexandra McArthur Wheeler (born 2004), an English pop singer-songwriter.[12](https://beaandher.business/) • [3](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html) • [4](https://beaandherbizness.substack.com/p/nostalgia-name-changes-and-the-new) She rose to prominence through TikTok covers posted during the COVID-19 pandemic and broke through with the 2023 single "Born to Be Alive," which reached over 10 million streams within weeks of release.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bea-and-her-business-mn0004514843) • [5](https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/bea--her-business/bio) Signing with Warner in 2023 at age 19, the same day she hit one million TikTok followers, she released the EPs *Introverted Extrovert* (2023) and *Me vs. Me* (2024) on [Elektra Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/elektra-records)/Warner Music UK, accumulating over 125 million streams and views by April 2025.[2](https://atwoodmagazine.com/bbmm-bea-and-her-business-me-vs-me-ep-interview-music-feature/) • [3](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html) • [7](https://www.warnermusic.ie/news/2025/15919/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bea Alexandra McArthur Wheeler, born 2004; English pop singer-songwriter[12](https://beaandher.business/) |
| Stage names | Beebs Music, then Bea and Her Bizness, then Bea and Her Business, then Bea (from 2026)[3](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html) • [4](https://beaandherbizness.substack.com/p/nostalgia-name-changes-and-the-new) |
| Breakthrough single | "Born to Be Alive" (2023), over 10 million streams within weeks of release[5](https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/bea--her-business/bio) |
| Label deal | Signed with Warner in 2023, aged 19, the day she hit one million TikTok followers[3](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html) |
| EPs | *Introverted Extrovert* (2023, 30 million-plus streams); *Me vs. Me* (24 May 2024, six songs, Elektra Records/Warner Music UK)[6](https://www.ticketmaster.com/bea-her-business-tickets/artist/3106579?tt_scene=anchor_view) • [2](https://atwoodmagazine.com/bbmm-bea-and-her-business-me-vs-me-ep-interview-music-feature/) |
| Recognition | Rising Star nomination at the Ivor Novello Awards 2025; Amazon Music Artists to Watch 2025; MTV Push nomination for the UK and Ireland[3](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html) • [7](https://www.warnermusic.ie/news/2025/15919/) |
| Cumulative reach | Over 125 million streams and views by April 2025[7](https://www.warnermusic.ie/news/2025/15919/) |
## Early life
Bea Alexandra McArthur Wheeler is the daughter of Nick Wheeler, founder of the shirt retailer [Charles Tyrwhitt](https://www.edgepedia.org/charles-tyrwhitt), and Chrissie Rucker, founder of The White Company, and she has two older sisters[3](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html). Accounts of her birthplace differ: AllMusic's biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes her as a native of London born in the city in 2004[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bea-and-her-business-mn0004514843), while a 2025 Independent profile states she was born in [Buckinghamshire](https://www.edgepedia.org/buckinghamshire), and her EP-era biography places her upbringing in the outskirts of [Oxfordshire](https://www.edgepedia.org/oxfordshire)[3](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html).
She wrote her first song at nine years old, a piece about the death of her pet dog, who was in fact still alive[5](https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/bea--her-business/bio). She initially played cello, then gravitated toward singing, and sang Adele and [Amy Winehouse](https://www.edgepedia.org/amy-winehouse) songs in occasional school performances[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bea-and-her-business-mn0004514843) • [5](https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/bea--her-business/bio). Immersing herself in [Lily Allen](https://www.edgepedia.org/lily-allen)'s music changed her approach to songwriting: Allen's humor and insight showed her that songs did not have to be about love, and Wheeler adopted a lyrics-first method, drawing imagery from books she read in her local library before realizing the writing worked best when applied to her own experiences[5](https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/bea--her-business/bio).
## TikTok beginnings and the name
The "Summertime Sadness" cover, made in early 2020 at a follower's request, blew up the same week her school closed for COVID-19, giving her time to post daily and attract attention from, and duets with, [Tove Lo](https://www.edgepedia.org/tove-lo), George Ezra, and [Paloma Faith](https://www.edgepedia.org/paloma-faith)[5](https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/bea--her-business/bio). Her cover of [George Ezra](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-ezra)'s "Budapest" prompted him to answer with an online duet[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bea-and-her-business-mn0004514843). She added her email address to her profile, which brought agents, session musicians, and labels into contact as her viewership grew[3](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html).
The stage name came from a phrase she invented at 15, deciding her birth name lacked showbiz flair[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bea-and-her-business-mn0004514843). In a 2026 Substack post she described "Bea and her business" as a mechanism to prove people wrong and an outlet that taught her how to be honest in her songwriting[4](https://beaandherbizness.substack.com/p/nostalgia-name-changes-and-the-new). She attended record-label meetings alone from age 16, at one point facing nine executives by herself[3](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html).
## Recording career
**Signing and first EP.** Wheeler signed with Warner in 2023 at 19, hitting one million TikTok followers that same day[3](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html). AllMusic records a licensing deal with Elektra/Warner Music UK, with "Born to Be Alive" as her first official single in 2023, gaining enough momentum to be played on Radio 1[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bea-and-her-business-mn0004514843). The debut single reached over 10 million streams within weeks of its May release and led to a first-ever live performance before tens of thousands[5](https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/bea--her-business/bio). It was followed by "All the Boys" and the debut EP *Introverted Extrovert*, whose songs accumulated 30 million-plus streams[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bea-and-her-business-mn0004514843) • [6](https://www.ticketmaster.com/bea-her-business-tickets/artist/3106579?tt_scene=anchor_view).
**Me vs. Me.** The second EP, released 24 May 2024 via Elektra Records/Warner Music UK, contains six songs, including the singles "Me Against My Head," "Good Things," and "WOW!"[2](https://atwoodmagazine.com/bbmm-bea-and-her-business-me-vs-me-ep-interview-music-feature/). "Me Against My Head," her first single of 2024, was written with Fraser T. Smith, a collaborator of Adele and [Sam Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-smith), and "WOW!" featured production by Stuart Price[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bea-and-her-business-mn0004514843). Wheeler describes the record as an insight into fear, self-deprecation, and feeling out of her depth in her teenage years, and she has said she wrote the lyrics first, hoping melodies would follow[2](https://atwoodmagazine.com/bbmm-bea-and-her-business-me-vs-me-ep-interview-music-feature/). Its songs were written between the ages of 17 and 19 from the perspective of her younger self[2](https://atwoodmagazine.com/bbmm-bea-and-her-business-me-vs-me-ep-interview-music-feature/).
**Later releases.** The single "We're Not the Same," about growing apart from a childhood best friend, arrived in February 2025[8](https://www.sacksco.com/pr/bea_and_her_business.html). "Rich," co-written with [Steve Mac](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-mac) and released in April 2025, was followed by a debut Australian tour supporting [The Wombats](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-wombats)[7](https://www.warnermusic.ie/news/2025/15919/) • [9](https://www.milkymilkymilky.com/post/introducing-bea-and-her-business).
## From Bea and Her Business to Bea
In a March 2026 newsletter, Wheeler announced she was releasing music as simply Bea, calling the change a new era and opening it with the single "Can't Help Falling Out Of Love," written years earlier with Matt Maltese when she was about 19[4](https://beaandherbizness.substack.com/p/nostalgia-name-changes-and-the-new). Streaming listings show the release under the shortened name on [Warner Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/warner-records) in February 2026, with further singles "Never Know Love" (April 2026) and "Ballet Pumps" (August 2026)[10](https://songstats.com/artist/j3unf0ma/bea-and-her-business). Her company, BEA AND HER BIZ LIMITED, a private limited company in the performing arts, was incorporated on 14 December 2022[11](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14541724).
## Style and reception
Critics have grouped her music with pop and indie pop, and AllMusic classifies her styles as Social Media Pop, Contemporary Singer/[Songwriter](https://www.edgepedia.org/songwriter), Contemporary Pop/Rock, and Pop[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bea-and-her-business-mn0004514843). The Independent compares her sound to Lily Allen's 2006 debut album *Alright, Still* melded with [Olivia Dean](https://www.edgepedia.org/olivia-dean)'s breezy pop ballads, and notes that her lyrics jump from self-love to everyday observations within a few bars[3](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html). Her songwriting partnership with the duo Oh Wonder began after she first went viral in 2020, and she has also worked with Eg White, Jonny Latimer, and J Moon[5](https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/bea--her-business/bio).
## References
1. [Bea and Her Business Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bea-and-her-business-mn0004514843)
2. [Track-by-Track: Bea and Her Business Unpacks 'Me vs. Me', Atwood Magazine](https://atwoodmagazine.com/bbmm-bea-and-her-business-me-vs-me-ep-interview-music-feature/)
3. [Bea and her Business: 'I would go to record label meetings alone aged 16', The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bea-and-her-business-interview-ivor-novello-awards-b2752335.html)
4. [Nostalgia, name changes and the new era, Bea (Substack)](https://beaandherbizness.substack.com/p/nostalgia-name-changes-and-the-new)
5. [Bea and her Business biography, Gigs in Scotland](https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/bea--her-business/bio)
6. [Bea & her Business artist page, Ticketmaster](https://www.ticketmaster.com/bea-her-business-tickets/artist/3106579?tt_scene=anchor_view)
7. [Bea and Her Business Shares the New Single 'Rich', Warner Music Ireland](https://www.warnermusic.ie/news/2025/15919/)
8. [Bea and her Business unveils "We're Not The Same", Sacks & Co.](https://www.sacksco.com/pr/bea_and_her_business.html)
9. [Introducing Bea and Her Business, Milky Milky Milky](https://www.milkymilkymilky.com/post/introducing-bea-and-her-business)
10. [Bea artist analytics, Songstats](https://songstats.com/artist/j3unf0ma/bea-and-her-business)
11. [BEA AND HER BIZ LIMITED company overview, Companies House](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14541724)
12. [Bea and her Business — Official Website](https://beaandher.business/)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Music › Musicians and ensembles › Individual musical biographies › Pop and R&B singer-songwriters › Pop singers, 2000s to present › Mainstream pop singers, 2020s*
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