Nyssa (musician)

{{Short description|Canadian singer-songwriter}}

NYSSA is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, whose debut album Girls Like Me was released in 2020.Sarah Chodos, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/nyssa_girls_like_me_album_review "Toronto's NYSSA Subverts Traditions on 'Girls Like Me'"]. Exclaim!, August 20, 2020.

Her second album, Shake Me Where I'm Foolish, followed in 2024.Alex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/nyssa-shake-me-where-i-m-foolish-album-review "NYSSA Finds Fresh Excitement in Classic Rock on 'Shake Me Where I'm Foolish'"]. Exclaim!, February 1, 2024.

She has been a two-time longlisted Polaris Music Prize nominee, receiving nods at the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for Girls Like MeDavid Friend, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-daniel-lanois-savannah-re-charlotte-cardin-make-long-list-of-polaris/ "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize"]. The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021. and at the 2024 Polaris Music Prize for Shake Me Where I'm Foolish.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/polaris-music-prize-2024-long-list-the-beaches-charlotte-cardin-allison-russell-1.7230166 "2024 Polaris Music Prize long list: the Beaches, Tobi, Elisapie, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more"]. CBC Music, June 11, 2024.