Dua Saleh (they/xe) is a Sudanese-American recording artist, songwriter, poet, and actor based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Their debut EP Nūr was released in January 2019 by the Against Giants record label to critical acclaim. Saleh, who came to the United States from Sudan as a child, wrote poetry from an early age. While attending Augsburg University, xe began to experiment with music, eventually releasing a demo in 2017.