Jacob Alon is a Scottish singer-songwriter. After releasing their debut single Fairy In A Bottle in 2024, they rose to prominence after appearing on Later... with Jools Holland. Their debut album In Limerence was released through Island Records and EMI Records in 2025, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize and Scottish Album of the Year Award, and led to Alon winning the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards 2026.
Early and personal life Alon grew up in Dalgety Bay, and learned the piano and guitar as a child. They studied theoretical physics and medicine at the University of Edinburgh, but dropped out to pursue music.
Alon identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. They have Tourette syndrome.
Career Alon's debut album, In Limerence, was released on 30 May 2025, produced by Dan Carey. The album received critical acclaim, and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2025, and longlisted for the 2025 Scottish Album of the Year Award.
Following the album's success, Alon was announced as the BBC Introducing Artist of the Year 2025.
During 2025, Alon supported the tours of Olly Alexander and Kae Tempest, and made their Glastonbury Festival debut.
Alon won the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards 2026.
In February 2026, Alon appeared and performed on The Graham Norton Show.
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details Title Details Peak chart positions UK SCO In Limerence Released: 30 May 2025 Label: Island Records, EMI Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 36 3
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP UKSales "Fairy in a Bottle" 2024 — In Limerence Confession — "Liquid Gold 25" 2025 98 Find Ur Ppl — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Awards and nominations + Year Award Work Category Result Ref. 2025 Mercury Prize In Limerence Album of the Year BBC Music Introducing Themself Artist of the Year rowspan="2" 2026 Brit Awards Critics’ Choice
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