Emma Blackery real name
Emma Louise Blackery (born 11 November 1991) is an English singer-songwriter, YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and author. Active since 2012, Blackery has garnered over a million subscribers on her YouTube channel and released two studio albums and six EPs. She has toured with Busted, and headlined tours for her debut studio album Villains, released on her RWG Records label in 2018.
As of 2025, she focuses her efforts on her music and growing her Twitch channel, where she streams ‘Just Chatting’, music, and gaming sessions twice weekly.
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Early life
Blackery grew up in Basildon, Essex, finishing sixth form at Bromfords School in Wickford.She was a waitress before beginning her career as a musician and YouTuber.
Music career
Debut and early success (2012–2018)
Blackery released her debut demo-EP, Human Behaviour, in early 2012 exclusively on Bandcamp. The title track was later re-recorded for her 2017 EP Magnetised along with other demos released by Blackery at that time. Her first official EP, Distance came out in July 2013 and spawned the music video for the lead track, “Go the Distance”, produced by Arthur Walwin.Her second EP, Perfect, was released on 11 November 2014.Its title track topped the UK Independent Singles Breakers Chart for one week, and entered the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart at number eight.In 2015, Elle included Blackery on its “30 Women Under 30 Who Are Changing the World” list.
Jason Perry produced Blackery’s fourth EP, Sucks to Be You, which was released in 2016.Its title track peaked at number 85 on the Scottish Singles Chart.On 4 April 2016, Blackery announced that she would join pop punk band Busted on their Pigs Can Fly tour.Sucks to Be You” was the runner-up for the first Summer in the City Song of the Year award.After touring with Busted, Blackery toured on her own and performed her music at other YouTube events.
She released her fifth EP, Magnetised, on 26 May 2017. It spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at number 63, and peaked at number five on the UK Independent Albums Chart and number two on the Official Independent Album Breakers Chart. On 6 August, Blackery received a Summer in the City Song of the Year award for “Nothing Without You”. The cover art for Magnetised was featured at the Apple Keynote event for the iPhone X in September 2017.
Other work
Twitch
As of 2025, alongside less frequent YouTube videos, Blackery focusses her efforts on her music releases and streams on Twitch. On the website, she frequently streams herself talking to viewers in chat, playing live music, or video games, typically Life is Strange and Peggle, and other requests. She typically streams twice a week, with updates on her social media platforms.
Writing
Blackery wrote Feel Good 101: The Outsiders’ Guide to a Happier Life (based on her 2013 Feel Good 101 video series), addressing depression, self-harm, anxiety, and other issues. The book was published in September 2017.
Personal life
In 2015, Blackery disclosed that she had been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome.
In February 2023, she announced her engagement to her partner Davey Bennett, guitarist of Pop Will Eat Itself.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Peak chart position | Release details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [46] | SCO [109] | ||
| Villains | 24 | 21 | Released: 31 August 2018Label: RWG RecordsFormats: Streaming, Digital, CD, LP, cassette |
| Villains Acoustic Anniversary Edition | – | – | Released: 31 August 2020Label: RWG RecordsFormats: Streaming |
| Girl in a Box | — | 21 | Released: 27 August 2021Label: AntiFragile MusicFormats: Streaming, Digital, CD, LP |
EPs
| Title | Peak chart position | Release details |
|---|---|---|
| UK [46] | ||
| Human Behaviour | — | Released: 17 May 2012Label: IndependentFormats: Digital |
| Distance | — | Released: 16 July 2013Label: IndependentFormats: Digital, CD, Streaming |
| Perfect | — | Released: 11 November 2014Label: Fireflight[110]Formats: Digital, CD, Streaming |
| Sucks to Be You | — | Released: 27 May 2016Label: IndependentFormats: Digital, CD, Streaming |
| Magnetised | 63 | Released: 26 May 2017Label: Emma Blackery Ltd.[111]Formats: Digital, CD, LP, Streaming |
| My Arms Are Open | — | Released: 15 May 2020Label: RWG RecordsFormats: Digital, CD, Streaming |
| Cannot Help Myself | — | Released: 6 October 2023Label: RWG RecordsFormats: Digital, CD, Streaming |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Sales[109] | SCO [20] | |||
| “Go the Distance” | 2013 | — | — | Distance |
| “The Promise” | — | — | ||
| “Perfect” | 2014 | 92 | — | Perfect |
| “Next to You” (feat. Arthur Walwin) | — | — | ||
| “Sucks to Be You” | 2016 | 89 | 85 | Sucks to Be You |
| “Nothing Without You” | 2017 | — | — | Magnetised |
| “Magnetised”[112] | — | — | ||
| “Don’t Come Home” | — | — | ||
| “Dirt”[32] | 2018 | 47 | 56 | Villains |
| “Dirt (acoustic)”[113] | — | — | Non-album single | |
| “Agenda” | — | — | Villains | |
| “Icarus” | — | — | ||
| “Take Me Out” | — | — | ||
| “Cute Without You”[48] | 2019 | — | — | Non-album single |
| “Wolves” | 2020 | 99 | 98 [114] | My Arms Are Open |
| “Blossom” | — | — | Non-album single | |
| “Crying” | 2021 | — | — | Girl in a Box |
| “Brutus” | — | — | ||
| “My Terms” | — | — | ||
| “Shadowplay” | — | — | ||
| “Ridicule” | — | — | ||
| “Celebrity Skin” (w/ Bronnie) | 2022 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| “What Have You Done for Me Lately?” [70] | — | — | ||
| “Cry to Your Mother”[70] | — | — | ||
| “Everybody Lies” | 2023 | — | — | Cannot Help Myself |
| “Apologise” | — | — | ||
| “Drop Dead Disco”[115] | 2024 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| “Fantasy”[115] | 2024 | — | — | |
| “All The Way Down”[115] | 2024 | — | — | |
| “Isn’t It Funny”[115] | 2025 | — | — | |
| “Nepo Baby”[115] | 2025 | — | — | |
| “Nostalgia (With MILXNAKE)”[115] | 2025 | — | — | Non-album single |
| “”USED”[115] | 2025 | — | — | Non-album single |
Bibliography
Feel Good 101: The Outsiders’ Guide to a Happier Life (Sphere, 2017, ISBN 978-0751569230)
See also
- List of YouTubers
- The Internet Takeover
- Dodie Clark
- Daniel Hardcastle
- Jacksepticeye
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