Person in history
Nessa Barrett
Nessa Barrett, American singer-songwriter
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2002 · August 6
- Age this year
- 24No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- singer-songwriter, Internet celebrity. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 24th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Janesa Jaida "Nessa" Barrett is an American singer-songwriter and social media personality. She rose to prominence on TikTok and began uploading song covers as a teenager, which led her to sign a recording contract with Warner Records. She released her debut single, "Pain", in 2020. In 2021, she released her debut EP, Pretty Poison, which combined elements of alternative pop and pop-rock. She then released her debut album, Young Forever, the following year. In 2023, she released another EP, Hell Is a Teenage Girl,
Early life
Early life Barrett is of Puerto Rican descent. She was born and raised in Galloway Township, New Jersey . During adolescence, Barrett felt alienated due to being the only Puerto Rican and one of the few children being raised by a single mother , following the divorce of her parents. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Barrett said she has been writing songs "since [she] could walk and talk". [ 3 ] ^ "Repertory" . ASCAP . Archived from the original on May 4, 2020 . Retrieved February 25, 2022 . ^ Armstrong,
Path and career
Career 2019–2021: Career beginnings and Pretty Poison In 2019, Barrett began posting videos on TikTok , which led to a recording contract with Warner Records . In July 2020, she released her piano‑based ballad debut single, "Pain". [ 1 ] In October 2020, she released her second single, "If U Love Me". [ 2 ] In December 2020, Barrett released a dark interpretation of " Santa Baby ". In February 2021, she released the track " La Di Die ",
Why this date
Nessa Barrett appears on our August 6 calendar for 2002 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2002.
- September 14Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5561
- June 13Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
- July 27Sknyliv air show disaster
- March 1Space Shuttle Columbia
- June 5Space Shuttle Endeavour
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 2002Adam HložekJuly 25
- 2002Hugo Bueno (footballer, born 2002)September 18
- 2002María Dueñas (violinist)December 4
- 2002Jordan LawlarJuly 17
- 2002Jahmyr GibbsMarch 20
- 2002Lee Eun-sang (singer)October 26
- 2002Riccardo CalafioriMay 19
- 2002Ryan GravenberchMay 16
Sources
Cite this page
“Nessa Barrett”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/nessa-barrett, accessed October 24, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Nessa Barrett
When was Nessa Barrett born?
August 6 2002.
How old would Nessa Barrett be today?
24 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on August 6?
Bafétimbi Gomis, Hunter Greene, Leslie Odom Jr. and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
Text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 and from Wikidata (CC0). Images come from Wikimedia Commons; credit and licence are shown with each image. Editorial entries are © What's On This Date. Sources & licensing · How this site works.