GENE GALLAGHER IS A 25-YEAR-OLD LONDON-BASED MUSICIAN, MODEL AND FRONTMAN OF ROCK AND ROLL BAND VILLANELLE.

AFTER MAKING THEIR LIVE DEBUT IN 2024, VILLANELLE HAVE RAPIDLY EMERGED AS ONE OF THE UK’S MOST EXCITING NEW BANDS, BREAKING ONTO THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CIRCUIT WITH APPEARANCES AT LOLLAPALOOZA, MAD COOL, READING AND LEEDS, ALL POINTS EAST AND PITCHFORK.

ALONGSIDE HIS MUSIC, GENE HAS ESTABLISHED A STRONG PRESENCE WITHIN FASHION. HE HAS FRONTED CAMPAIGNS FOR BURBERRY, BVLGARI, ADIDAS ORIGINALS FT WALES BONNER, GUESS JEANS AND STONE ISLAND, AND HAS DEVELOPED RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEADING HOUSES INCLUDING CHANEL, SAINT LAURENT AND FENDI. HIS EDITORIAL WORK INCLUDES COVERS AND FEATURES FOR BRITISH VOGUE, THE FACE, FT WEEKEND, SUNDAY TIMES STYLE, METAL MAGAZINE AND ICON.

IN 2026, GENE CONTINUES TO EMERGE AS ONE OF THE UK’S MOST EXCITING NEW FACES, REPRESENTING A NEW GENERATION OF BRITISH ROCK AND ROLL TALENT ACROSS MUSIC, FASHION AND THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL STAGE.