Conrad Sewell
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell |
| Born | 31 March 1988 |
| Origin | Brisbane, Australia |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | 300 |
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| Website |
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Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter.Brisbane, Australia. Sewell is best known for his vocals on Kygo's single "Firestone" and his number-one single "Start Again". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, he won Song of the Year for "Start Again" and it was nominated in two other categories: Breakthrough Artist and Best Pop Release. His fourth single, "Remind Me", has also made the charts.
Early life
Growing up in Brisbane, Sewell started pursuing a music career from a young age, sending around demos since he was 8 years old.[1] He later tried his luck with short-lived rock band Sons of Midnight.[2] He is brother of Australian pop singer Grace. In 2006 he moved to the United Kingdom.[1]
Career
In 2004, Sewell auditioned for season 2 of Australian Idol, but did not pass the audition stage.[1] In 2014 Sewell wrote and featured on Kygo's hit, "Firestone". The single was a top five hit in many countries around the world.[3][4] His debut single "Hold Me Up" was written and produced by Brian Lee, The Euroz and Louis Bell. On 2 March 2015, Sewell announced his opening slot on Ed Sheeran's Australian tour via a video posted on his Facebook page. He joined Sheeran on 13 dates throughout Australia.[5] On 12 June 2015, Live Nation confirmed that Sewell would join Maroon 5 on their September tour as well as posting several tour dates.[6] Sewell supported Jess Glynne on her "Ain't Got Far to Go" UK tour in October and November 2015. In October, Sewell announced that his debut extended play, All I Know would be released on 13 November 2015.[7] He also posted various Australian and New Zealand tour dates throughout November.[8] In November 2015, at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, Sewell won Song of the Year for "Start Again".[9][10] It was nominated in two other categories: Breakthrough Artist – Release and Best Pop Release.[10] In February 2016, Sewell released "Remind Me" as a single from All I Know. The following month, Coca-Cola released a song and video for their new campaign, "Taste the Feeling". It features Sewell's vocals and production from Avicii.[11]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [12] | ||
| All I Know |
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9 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [12] |
AUT [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15] |
SWE [16] | ||||||||||
| "Hold Me Up" | 2015 | 39 | — | — | — | — | All I Know | |||||||
| "Start Again" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Who You Lovin" | 17 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Remind Me"[19] | 2016 | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Taste the Feeling" (with Avicii) |
— | 17 | 136 | 53 | 60 | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [12] |
AUT [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15] |
NL [20] |
NOR [21] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [22] |
UK [23] |
US [24] | |||||
| "Firestone" (Kygo featuring Conrad Sewell) |
2014 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 92 | Cloud Nine | ||
| "Braver Love"[31] (Arty featuring Conrad Sewell) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Glorious | ||
| "Little Love"[32] (Kilian & Jo featuring Conrad Sewell) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Tours
- Headlining
All I Know Tour (2015–16)[33]
- Opening act
- Cloud Nine Tour (2014–16) (Kygo)
- x Tour (2015) (Ed Sheeran)
- Maroon V Tour (Maroon 5)
- I Cry When I Laugh Tour (2015–16) (Jess Glynne)
- Cheers To The Fall Tour (2016) (Andra Day)
References
- 1 2 3 "Meet Pop's Hair-Flipping, Rock-Loving Rising Star Conrad".
- ↑ Mike Wass (1 April 2015). "Popping Up: Conrad Sewell". www.idolator.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Kygo Releases 'Firestone' Featuring Conrad On Spotify".
- ↑ "Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell)".
- ↑ "Conrad Sewell".
- ↑ "ANNOUNCED: Conrad Sewell Joins Maroon 5 Tour".
- ↑ "Conrad Sewell drops hot new single Who You Lovin from upcoming EP All I Know:". chartshaker.com. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Conrad Sewell To Tour November". krock.com.au. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "ARIAS - Conrad Sewell Wins Song Of The Year".
- 1 2 ARIA Music Awards for Conrad Sewell:
- Search Results 'Conrad Sewell': "Search Results for 'Conrad Sewell'". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- 2015 nominations: Baroni, Nastassia (7 October 2015). "Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, Tame Impala Lead 2015 ARIA Award Nominations". musicfeeds.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- 2015 winners: "And the ARIA Awards Goes to...". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Taste The Feeling - Coca-Cola".
- 1 2 3 List of Sewell's peak chart positions:
- Main: Hung, Steffen. "Discography Conrad Sewell". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- "Who You Lovin": Ryan, Gavin (17 October 2015). "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Spends Another Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Conrad Sewell". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Conrad Sewell". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Conrad Sewell". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Conrad Sewell". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (19 December 2015). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'Love Yourself' Racks Up Second Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "Remind Me - Single". iTunes UK. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Conrad Sewell". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Conrad Sewell". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Conrad Sewell". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "Firestone". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "British single certifications – Kygo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 June 2015. Enter Kygo in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Search
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Kygo)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "Troféoversikt – Kygo" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Kygo Feat. Conrad – Firestone" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Kygo feat. Conrad Sewell – Firestone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 October 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Braver Love feat. Conrad Sewell". iTunes [Australia]. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ "Little Love feat. Conrad Sewell". iTunes [Germany]. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "ALL I KNOW TOUR OF AUSTRALIA'S EAST COAST & NEW ZEALAND NEXT MONTH ANNOUNCED". frontiertouring.com. Frontier Touring. Retrieved 18 May 2016.