Bea Alexandra McArthur Wheeler (born 20 February 2004), known professionally as Bea and previously known as Bea and her Business, is an English singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence with her single "Born to Be Alive" in 2023.
Early life Wheeler grew up in the "outskirts of Oxfordshire". She is the daughter of Nick Wheeler, founder of Charles Tyrwhitt clothes retail business, and Chrissie Rucker, founder of The White Company. She has two older sisters. Wheeler attended the Dragon School in Oxford.
Career Wheeler started posting videos of cover songs on TikTok when she was 16, such as Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness" and Lukas Graham's "7 Years", under the name Beebs Music, then under Bea and Her Bizness, before evolving to Bea and Her Business. In 2023, at the age of 19, Wheeler signed a deal with Warner Music UK. She teamed up with Oh Wonder's Anthony Vander West and Josephine Vander West to write the EP's songs.
In 2024, she again teamed up with Anthony and Josephine Vander West on the writing and production of her new EP, Me vs. Me. Several different songwriters, such as Andrew Jackson, Eg White and Sara Boe also participated in the writing of songs. In 2025, she was nominated for Rising Star at The Ivors Academy.
In 2026, her single Rich, which she released the year before, was featured in the first episode of the television series Off Campus.
Discography Compilation albums Title Details Bea and her Business Released: 13 February 2026 Label: Warner Formats: Streaming, digital download
Extended plays Title Details Introverted Extrovert Released: 3 November 2023 Label: Warner Formats: Streaming, digital download Me vs. Me Released: 24 May 2024 Label: Warner Formats: Streaming, digital download
Singles Title Year Album "Born to Be Alive" 2023 Introverted Extrovert "All the Boys" "Me Against My Head" Me vs. Me "Wow" 2024 "Good Things" "Sunburst Shoulders" "Safety Net" Bea and her Business "The Scientist" "We're Not the Same" 2025 "Rich" "Can't Help Falling Out of Love" 2026 rowspan="3" "Never Know Love" "Ballet Pumps"
Concert tours Headlining European tour (2024)
Supporting The Dreamsicle Tour (Maren Morris, 2025) Australian tour (The Wombats, 2025)
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