Finn O'Sullivan
Former Rolling Stone managing editor John Dioso called the award winning singer/songwriter Finn O’Sullivan “the lovechild of Phoebe Bridgers and Taylor Swift,” and that marriage of songstress genius comes out in her lyricism and in her fearlessness in exploring not only the depths of feeling, but also some serious badassery. To quote another of her musical heroes and influences, Ezra Furman, she is unafraid to "feel all the feelings in the book tonight," and she writes about the universal themes of love and loss with both humor and compassion, with delicious guitar musicality. In one of her songs, she muses about a habit of putting her "faith in things that tend to fall apart, secretly hoping I can turn it into art."
Finn is a rising star, with serious accolades:
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Winner, Song of the Year, John Lennon Songwriting Contest, 2020 - Listen to “When the Power Comes Back On” and the other award-winning songs here.
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3rd Place, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase(Lyons, CO) 2025
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Finalist, NewSong Music Singer-Songwriter Competition(Asheville, NC), 2025
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Winner Songwriter Universe’s Song of the Month, November 2022
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Shortlisted, Coffee Music Project, November 2021
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Winner, eTown Handmade Songs (Boulder, CO), 2017
Depending on the venue, O’Sullivan plays solo, with a full band, or with “Children of Divorce,” a trio of femme songwriters who play originals as well covers of their “parents” Taylor Swift and Harry Styles. O'Sullivan earned her bachelor's degree from The University of Colorado Denver as a singer-songwriter major.
O'Sullivan once coined herself as "incredibly unfamous" based on a pinback button she found at a second hand store. Her song of the same name realizes that remaining incredibly unfamous is not the worst thing that could happen. For her, the phrase is primarily about staying true to self amidst pressures to fit someone else's idea of what it means to be successful in a daunting and challenging industry. Still, though the phrase is relevant, it is also, hopefully, eventually, wrong.