Her parents were residing in South Africa as missionaries for the Church of Sweden, but also performed undercover missions supporting efforts to combat apartheid.
Södahl returned to South Africa as a teenager, working as a volunteer for three months at an orphanage and writing music with the non-profit organization Star For Life.
[5][6] As a songwriter Nea has been using her real name, Linnea Södahl, and has written songs for Zara Larsson, Tove Styrke, Tinie Tempah, Felix Jaehn, Twice and Axwell, among others.
[12][13][8] As for Swedish artists, Södahl has, in addition to Zara Larsson, Axwell and Tove Styrke, also written songs for Linnea Henriksson, Sabina Ddumba, Skott, Kasbo and Shy Martin.
[18] The debut single "Some Say" was released through Milkshake Label (Sony Music Sweden)[19] and became a major international hit and the 13th most played song on European radio in 2020.