Tess Liautaud is a French/American singer-songwriter (born in Paris, American mother), currently based in New Zealand. Her music moves on the border between Americana and emotional soul – simple in form, but with a special nerve that brings to mind Jackson Browne and the Laurel Canyon era.

Together with his band, Liautaud creates a sound based on country guitar twang, banjo and soulful vocals. Music that goes straight to the heart and warms frozen souls. They deliver a personal interpretation of roots music – melancholic yet warm, with an expression that lands somewhere between tradition and innovation.

In September 2025, Tess completed her first European tour, called 'Sleepless in Europe'. She played and achieved success in Sweden, Spain, Holland, the UK and France, either as a headliner or as support for artists such as Sarah Lee Guthrie and Ward Hayden & the Outliers.