Violet Skies
Hannah Berney, known as Violet Skies, is a singer-songwriter from Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales.
Musical career
In 2013, Violet Skies released her first song, "How the Mighty". WalesOnline called it "a pulsing, classically arranged electro slow-burner of a song that merges Massive Attack with a haunting piano and the singer's equally stark and soulful vocals", and it included the song on its list of the 51 greatest Welsh pop records of 2013.In June 2014 she released her debut solo EP, Dragons, and played at the Glastonbury Festival on the BBC Introducing Stage. That same summer, she played a headline London show and later opened for A Great Big World at Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush. In January 2015 she released a new song, "Liar".
Violet also released an album and EP with Bristol-based producer Stumbleine through Monotreme Records in early 2014. In June 2019, Skies released the EP I'll Buy a House, which contains four of her singles. A few months later, she released the acoustic version of her EP.
She has also co-written the song "God Is a Dancer" for the British singer Mabel and the Dutch DJ Tiësto. "God Is a Dancer" spent eight weeks in the United Kingdom Top 40, peaking at number 15.
On 3 April 2020 Skies released an EP, Lonely, containing five songs: "Lonely", "Nothing at Night", "Half My Life", "Born On Valentine's Day" and "This Could Be Love".
She co-wrote a number of songs on Lily Allen's surprise October 2025 album release West End Girl.
Personal life
Born Hannah Berney in Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, she was a student at Wyedean School in Sedbury, where she wrote songs with friends during lunch breaks. After graduating, Violet attended Exeter University, where she studied French and history. While at Exeter, she was a contestant on The Voice UK in 2012.She and Charlie McClean founded sheWrites, a series of woman-only camps for songwriters, producers, and artists, that convene in different places around the world, in order to encourage women to make connections, make songs, and make an impact in the music industry.
When asked about her musical pseudonym, Violet Skies, she said her great-grandmother's name was Violet, and Skies was her mother's idea.
Discography
All credits adapted from Spotify, Apple Music, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers database.As lead artist
Singles
Extended plays
Albums
Songwriting credits
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Writer | Producer |
| 2025 | "Sleepwalking" | Lily Allen | West End Girl | Lily Allen, Violet Skies, Leroy Clampitt, Maaike Kito Lebbing, Blue May | Lily Allen, Blue May, Maaike Kito Lebbing, Seb Chew, Leroy Clampitt, Oscar Scheller, Violet Skies |
| 2025 | "Madeline" | Lily Allen | West End Girl | Lily Allen, Violet Skies, Chaz Carter, Jeremy Malvin, Blue May | Lily Allen, Blue May, Maaike Kito Lebbing, Seb Chew, Micah Jasper, Chrome Sparks, Leon Vynehall, Violet Skies |
| 2025 | "Relapse" | Lily Allen | West End Girl | Lily Allen, Violet Skies, Maaike Kito Lebbing, Blue May, Oscar Scheller | Lily Allen, Blue May, Maaike Kito Lebbing, Seb Chew, Oscar Scheller, Leon Vynehall, Violet Skies |
| 2025 | "Dallas Major" | Lily Allen | West End Girl | Lily Allen, Violet Skies, Chaz Carter, Jeremy Malvin, Blue May | Lily Allen, Blue May, Maaike Kito Lebbing, Seb Chew, Chrome Sparks, Micah Jasper, Violet Skies |
| 2025 | "Beg for Me" | Lily Allen | West End Girl | Lily Allen, Violet Skies, Lumidee Cedeño, Leroy Clampitt, Maaike Kito Lebbing, Steven Marsden, Blue May, Teddy Mendez, Edwin Perez | Lily Allen, Blue May, Maaike Kito Lebbing, Seb Chew, Leroy Clampitt, Leon Vynehall, Violet Skies |
| 2025 | "Let You W/In" | Lily Allen | West End Girl | Lily Allen, Violet Skies, Micah Grossman, Jeremy Malvin, Blue May | Lily Allen, Blue May, Maaike Kito Lebbing, Seb Chew, Leroy Clampitt, Oscar Scheller, Chloe Angelides |
| 2025 | "Who Thought I Knew" | Freya Skye | Violet Skies, Ella Boh, Davin Kingston, Freya Skye | Ella Boh, David Kingston | |
| 2025 | "Your Love" | Jisoo | Amortage | Violet Skies, Jisoo, Jack Brady, Jordan Roman, Lilian Caputo, Jenna Raine | Blissoo, The Wavys |
| 2024 | "Money Mad" | Trinity the Tuck | Sinematic | Violet Skies, Drew Louis, Jayelle | Drew Louis |
| 2024 | "The Healing" | Zara Larsson | Venus | Violet Skies, Rick Nowels | Rick Nowels |
| 2024 | "Venus" | Zara Larsson | Venus | Violet Skies, Rick Nowels | Rick Nowels, Austin Corona, John Christopher Fee, Manny Marroquin |
| 2024 | "No Man's Land" | Venbee, Marshmello | Earwulf, Jonny Lattimer, Nicholas James Gale, Erin Doyle, Violet Skies, Marshmello | Earwulf, Nicholas Gale, Marshmello | |
| 2023 | "Love Is An Overstatement" | Lauren Spencer Smith | Mirror | Lauren Spencer Smith, Violet Skies, Geena Fontanella, David Burris | Geena Fontanella, David Burris |
| 2023 | "Little Bit Sad" | Mae Muller | Sorry I'm Late | Henrik Michelsen, Mae Muller, Violet Skies | Henrik Michelsen |
| 2023 | "Like That" | Emma Rena, Micah Jasper | Emma Rena, Micah Jasper, Violet Skies | ||
| 2023 | "Life Goes On" | Solence | Hope is a Cult | David Strääf, Johan Swärd, Markus Videsäter, Violet Skies | David Strääf, Johan Swärd, Markus Videsäter |
| 2022 | "Sleep at Night" | Cat Burns | People Pleaser / Sleep at Night | Cat Burns, Violet Skies, Chris Smith | Risc |
| 2022 | "Bare Minimum" | Anna Clendening | Untiled X's | Maddy Simmen, Colin Brittain, Anna Clendening, Paige Blue, Violet Skies | Maddy Simmen, Colin Brittain |
| 2022 | "Love Ain't Meant To Hurt" | Sarah Close | Sarah Close, Adam Argyle, Violet Skies | Sarah Close, Jmac | |
| 2022 | "Living Room" | Ava August | Ellen Mary Murphy, Violet Skies, Ava August Zaharek | Lenii, Ellen Murphy | |
| 2022 | "Selfish" | Bow Anderson | Claire Sarah Anderson, Bow Anderson, Violet Skies, Philip Cook | Phil Cook | |
| 2022 | "Hallelujah" | Carah Faye | Spencer Peterson, BC Jean, Violet Skies, Carah Faye, Julianne Hope, Sizzy Rocket | ||
| 2022 | "Cruel Intentions" | Lexi Jayde | Closer to Closure | Ben Berger, Ryan Rabin David Roback, Hannah Berney, Alexis Burnett, Hope Sandoval, Violet Skies | Ben Berger, Ryan Rabin |
| 2022 | "In the Honey" | Wafia | Mathieu Jomphe Lépine, Lisa Scinta, Violet Skies | Billboard | |
| 2022 | "Svijet Na Ramenima" | Elis Lovrić | Elis Lovrić, Robin Howl, Violet Skies, Holly Fletcher | ||
| 2021 | "I Still Believe" | Diana Ross | Thank You | Charlie McClean, Autumn Rowe, Violet Skies, Ruth-Anne Cunningham | Charlie McClean, Jack Antonoff |
| 2021 | "World on Our Shoulders " | SONO | Robin Howl, Holly Fletcher, Violet Skies | ||
| 2021 | "Saturday Night" | Key | Bad Love - The 1st Mini Album | Mich Hansen, Jacob Uchorczak, Danny Shah, Violet Skies | Cutfather, Lee Soo-man |
| 2021 | "Tired Of Everybody" | Issey Cross | Danny Casio, Violet Skies, Issey Cross | Danny Casio, The Six | |
| 2021 | "Super 8" | De'Wayne | Stains | David Burris, De'Wayne Jackson, Micah Jasper, Violet Skies | David Burris, Micah Jasper |
| 2021 | "What Happens Now?" | Olivia O'Brien | Episodes: Season 1 | Zaire Koalo, Trevor Brown, Violet Skies, Olivia O'Brien | Zaire Koalo, Trevor Brown |
| 2021 | "Something for Nothing" | Micah Jasper, Elio | David Burris, Micah Jasper, Violet Skies, Elio | ||
| 2020 | "Echoes" | Lewis Watson | The Love That You Want | Lewis Watson, Sky Adams, Violet Skies | Richard Wilkinson |
| 2020 | "Highs & Lows" | Justin Caruso | Justin Caruso, Neil Ormandy, Violet Skies, Nicki Adamsson, Valérie Broussard | Justin Caruso | |
| 2020 | "20 Seconds" | Jessica Shy, Jovani | Maruks Videsäter, Max Berga, Harleymoon Kemp, Violet Skies | ||
| 2020 | "Doses" | Rika | Jackson Dimiglio-Wood, Violet Skies, Rika | Jackson Dimiglio-Wood | |
| 2019 | "Like We Used to Do" | Martin & Shirlie | In the Swing of It | Rob Eckland, Violet Skies, Harley Kemp | Rob Eckland, Paul Meehan, Brian Rawling |
| 2019 | "God Is A Dancer" | Mabel, Tiësto | The London Sessions | Tiësto, Josh Wilkinson, Violet Skies | Tiësto, Josh Wilkinson, Cameron Gower Poole |
| 2019 | "Learning How to Love" | Kalm, River | Jason Strong, Charles Anderson, Colin Magalong, Violet Skies | Kalm | |
| 2019 | "Du Med Dig" | Miriam Bryant | Miriam Bryant, Selen Ozan, Violet Skies | Selen Ozan | |
| 2019 | "Come Home To Me" | Léon | Léon | Charlie McClean, Violet Skies, Léon | Charlie McClean |
| 2019 | "That's For Me" | Vanessa Mdee | Vanessa Mdee, Alexsej Vlasenko, Henrik Meinke, Jeremy Chacon, Jonas Kalisch, Nikolaos Giannulidis, Violet Skies | Nikolaos Giannulidis | |
| 2018 | "Whisper My Name" | Ilira | Hitimpulse, Ilira Gashi, Jaro Omar, Violet Skies | Hitimpulse |