Natalie R. Lu (born 2004), known professionally as Wisp, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She began releasing music in April 2023, and released her debut single, "Your Face". The track had went viral on TikTok and charted on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs. Wisp's debut extended play (EP), Pandora, was released in April 2024, and she later embarked on a headlining tour of the United States and supported British indie rock band Panchiko on several dates. Her debut studio album, If Not Winter, was released in August 2025. On Wisp's musical style, critics often described it as shoegaze, while others classified it as nu gaze.
Early life
Natalie R. Lu was born in 2004, and was raised in the Sunset District neighborhood of San Francisco. She is of Thai and Taiwanese descent. Lu attended Wallenberg High School, where she drew musical inspiration from her modern band class and the yearly music and arts festival. When she started her musical career, Wisp was a computer science major at the San Francisco State University.
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