Declan Benedict McKenna is an English singer, songwriter, music producer, LGBTQ+ rights advocate, and political activist. He initially gained recognition for winning the Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition in 2015. McKenna self-released the song “Brazil”, a protest song criticizing FIFA and the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil, as his debut single in December 2014. The song reached number one on Sirius XM Radio’s Alt Nation Alt 18 Countdown for 23 January 2016 and held that spot for three weeks. The song also reached number 16 on the U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs chart. He released his debut studio album, What Do You Think About the Car?, on 21 July 2017. McKenna released his second studio album, Zeros, on September 4, 2020, after multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.