British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean debuted on Saturday Night Live by performing two songs from her second studio album, The Art of Loving , which came out in September.

Dean, who was just nominated for Best New Artist at next year’s Grammys, led off with “ Man I Need .”

The song “is about knowing how you deserve to be loved and not being afraid to ask for it,” Dean said in statement upon its release earlier this year. “It’s forward, sexy, fun! It’s made for dancing!”

Dean wrote “Man I Need” with Zach Nahome and Tobias Jesso Jr., the winner of the 2023 Grammy for Songwriter of the Year. He is nominated for that award again this year.

Dean’s second performance was of “Let Alone the One You Love,” the sixth track off her latest album.

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