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Oliver Tree Nickell (born June 29, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, rapper, comedian, and filmmaker from Santa Cruz, California. He signed to Atlantic Records in 2017, after his song "When I'm Down" became popular.

Oliver Tree Nickell was born June 29, 1993 in Santa Cruz, California, where he was also raised. He has said he had taken "piano lessons at three years old, [began] songwriting the next year, and [had] album written by age six". He sang and played guitar in a ska band called Irony, which was his first experience performing. In high school, Tree took interest in hip-hop and electronic music, becoming a DJ and recording with the rap group Mindfuck. He has performed shows opening for acts such as Tyler, the Creator; Nero, and Frank Ocean, and has released music under his pseudonym, Tree.