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“Okay Not to be Okay” Ecca Vandal

This way: Okay Not to be Okay

Ecca Vandal is a South African-born alternative rock singer, songwriter and rapper based in Melbourne, Australia. Vandal's first album, Ecca Vandal, was released in 2017, and her second, Looking for People to Unfollow, was released on 22 May 2026.

Ecca Vandal was born in Louis Trichardt, South Africa, to Sri Lankan Tamil refugee parents. When she was a child, her parents left South Africa with Ecca and her older sisters, and moved to Australia, settling in Melbourne.Vandal grew up listening to gospel music, before discovering soul, hip hop, and '90s R&B in her sister's record collection. After this, she "became obsessed with jazz music". Vandal attended the Victorian College of the Arts, studying jazz as part of a Bachelor of Creative Arts.

In 2014, Vandal released her debut single “White Flag”, co-produced with Kidnot and Hadyn Buxton. The track later appeared on a double A-side 7-inch single, “Battle Royal” / “White Flag”, released in 2015.

On 29 January 2016, Vandal's debut EP, End of Time was released, with her performing a promotional national tour throughout February.
  

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“Okay Not to be Okay” Ecca Vandal

This way: Okay Not to be Okay Ecca Vandal is a South African-born alternative rock singer, songwriter and rapper based in Melbourne, Austral...