Reneé Rapp and Towa Bird are making their relationship public.
After traveling together for Rapp’s Snow Hard Feelings Tour, the couple made their first appearance as a pair on the red carpet at Vanity Fair’s Oscars afterparty on March 10.
The two were photographed together before relaxing inside with espresso martinis in hand.
Bird had previously shared her admiration for working with Rapp in an interview with Euphoria Magazine, calling the “Tummy Hurts” singer “so authentically herself” and saying she learned “so much” from her on tour.
Before being with Bird, Rapp had been linked to TikToker Alissa Carrington. They were together for almost a year before confirming their breakup in February 2024.
She was born in Hong Kong
Bird was born on March 30, 1999, in Hong Kong to British and Filipino parents. She spent her childhood in Thailand and London, according to NME.
In an interview with UCLA Radio, she mentioned how her family, who still live in Hong Kong with her sister, has been a source of happiness during tough times.
“I’m Filipino so like, what has always been really important to my family and growing up is like, a sense of community — whether that be through like, friends or family,” she explained. Even though there’s distance between them, Bird said she’s “very grateful” whenever she can catch up with her family.
She almost didn’t pursue a career in music
Speaking with ESPN in May 2023, Bird shared that her early life “primarily centered around sports,” and she was even planning to pursue an athletic career “professionally” before she got into music. However, after she learned to play the guitar at the age of 12, she said her life took a “full 180.”
Bird later went to Goldsmiths, University of London, but dropped out after two years to focus on music full-time.
She went viral on TikTok for her music covers Like many musicians, Bird was first discovered on TikTok. During the COVID pandemic, she became popular on the app for her music covers, which led to her gaining attention from major stars like Billie Eilish and Tyler, The Creator.
She got her big break playing guitar for Olivia Rodrigo After Olivia Rodrigo saw Bird on TikTok, the “Brutal” singer reached out to her about playing guitar in her Disney+ documentary Driving Home 2 U, which followed her career after releasing “Drivers License” in 2021. That same year, Bird signed with Interscope Records (the same record label that works with Rodrigo).
“I went from making songs in my room in London to landing in LA and being on this massive production,” Bird told NME about working on the project. “I was like, ‘Wow: this is what life could be like for me.’”
She previously toured with Reneé Rapp Before revealing their relationship, Bird was the opening act for Rapp on the U.S. and European leg of Rapp’s latest tour, which started in September 2023 in Houston and ended in March 2024 in Dublin, Ireland.
In a conversation with Euphoria Magazine, Bird spoke about touring with Rapp and her second opening act, Alexander 23, saying both musicians are “both great at their job and they love what they do.”
“I learned so much from them every day, in a real way,” she said. “Reneé is so authentically herself. The persona doesn’t change… when she talks to me, she talks to me in the same way she addresses her fans.”
The two also performed together in November 2023 when Rapp sang her single “Tummy Hurts” on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
They made their red carpet debut at the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty
Towa Bird and Reneé Rapp attended the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones.
Rapp and Bird made their relationship public in March 2024 when they made their red carpet debut at the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty. After posing separately on the red carpet, the two came together for several photos. They were also seen getting close inside the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, where the party took place.
How the Couple Handles Life in the Spotlight
Like many celebrity relationships—such as Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift or Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan—the pressure of being in the public eye is difficult. When talking about life in the spotlight, Rapp shared her thoughts in a 2023 interview with People.
“I see so much about my love life online. Some of it is totally funny and doesn’t affect me, and others of it really, really f—ing hurts my feelings. Trying to figure out how to deal with it,” she said.
“It’s definitely something that I struggle with and that will keep me up at night, and also something that I can laugh at some days. It just really depends. A lot of the things though are f—ing crazy and hilarious and also very hurtful.”