E^ST


Melisa Bester, who performs as E^ST or East, is a South African-born Australian singer-songwriter and musician. She has released four extended plays, Old Age, The Alley, Get Money! and Life Ain't Always Roses. E^ST toured nationally as a support act for Twenty One Pilots in March–April 2016 and for Panic! at the Disco in October 2018. Her debut studio album, I'm Doing It, was released on 31 July 2020.

Biography

Melisa Bester was born in South Africa in 1997 or 1998 and moved to Australia's Central Coast as a child.

2014–2018: Career beginnings

E^ST released her debut four-track extended play, Old Age, in July 2014. Dean Elphick of Happy Mag, described her first EP, "One thing that was evident on that debut was that she already sounded like a confident, established artist. Lots of people can sing well but it's obvious she has serious songwriting ability that stretch beyond her young years." In September 2015, she performed a mashup of "Bitter Sweet Symphony" and "Teardrop" for a Like a Version session on Triple J national radio. Her second four-track EP, The Alley, was issued in September 2015.
E^ST collaborated with Jim Eliot on "Life Goes On" in 2017. On 27 July 2018, it was announced that she signed with rock label Fueled By Ramen. E^ST was the opening act for Twenty One Pilots during the Australian leg of the Blurryface tour in March–April 2016. E^ST also backed Panic! at the Disco local leg of the Pray for the Wicked tour in October 2018. E^ST headlined her own tour in support of her fourth EP, Life Ain't Always Roses, which was released on 26 October 2018.

2019–present: ''I'm Doing It''

In March 2020, E^ST announced the release of her debut studio album, initially scheduling it for release on 12 June 2020. The album was preceding by the singles "Talk Deep" "Flight Path", "Fresh Out of Love", "Maybe It's Me" and "I Wanna Be Here". The album was later delayed and released on 31 July 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Notes