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In June 2015 he sang the recessional hymn at the funeral of Olivia Burke, a 21-year-old Irish [[J-1 visa]] student who was killed along with five others when an apartment balcony collapsed in Berkeley, California.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.evoke.ie/news/olivia-burke-funeral-berkeley-victim-died-with-her-soulmate-ashley-donohoe/ |work=evoke.ie | title= Hozier performs at funeral of Olivia Burke – Tributes to ‘caring, considerate’ daughter| date= 24 June 2015}}</ref> The same month, he also played the prestigious [[Glastonbury Festival]].
In June 2015 he sang the recessional hymn at the funeral of Olivia Burke, a 21-year-old Irish [[J-1 visa]] student who was killed along with five others when an apartment balcony collapsed in Berkeley, California.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.evoke.ie/news/olivia-burke-funeral-berkeley-victim-died-with-her-soulmate-ashley-donohoe/ |work=evoke.ie | title= Hozier performs at funeral of Olivia Burke – Tributes to ‘caring, considerate’ daughter| date= 24 June 2015}}</ref> The same month, he also played the prestigious [[Glastonbury Festival]].

Hozier has stated he is a feminist.<ref>http://www.laut.de/Hozier/Interviews/Ich-bin-ein-Feminist!-08-12-2014-1211</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 19:03, 16 August 2015

Hozier
Hozier at the Troubadour in West Hollywood (2014).
Hozier at the Troubadour in West Hollywood (2014).
Background information
Birth nameAndrew Hozier-Byrne
Also known asHozier
Born (1990-03-17) 17 March 1990 (age 34)
Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass guitar
  • piano
  • synthesizer
Years active2008–present
Labels
Websitewww.hozier.com

Andrew Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990),[1] known as Hozier, is an Irish singer and songwriter from Bray, County Wicklow.[2] He released his debut EP, featuring the hit single "Take Me to Church", in 2013 and his second EP, From Eden, in 2014. His debut studio album, Hozier, was released in Ireland in September 2014 and globally in October 2014.

Career

Beginnings

Hozier was born in Bray, County Wicklow, the son of a local blues musician.[3] He attended St. Gerard's School before he began studying music at Trinity College, Dublin, but dropped out midway through his first year to record demos for Universal Music.[4] While at Trinity, he became involved with the Trinity Orchestra. He was a member of the chorale ensemble Anúna from 2007 to 2012, and appears as a soloist on their 2012 release Illumination singing "La Chanson de Mardi Gras".[5] He toured and sang with the group internationally including performances in Norway and the Netherlands.[6]

2013–15: Take Me to Church and Hozier

Main article: Hozier (album)

In 2013, Hozier released the EP Take Me to Church (also containing "Like Real People Do", "Angel of Small Death and The Codeine Scene" and a live version of "Cherry Wine"), with the title track becoming his breakthrough single after it went viral on YouTube.[7] It reached number one on the Irish iTunes singles chart and number two in the official chart on 25 October 2013. Hozier followed up Take Me to Church with the new EP From Eden (also containing "Work Song", "Arsonist's Lullabye" and a live version of "To Be Alone"), and a number of festival tour dates and television appearances in the United States.[8] Hozier released his self-titled album, Hozier on 19 September 2014. It featured five singles, including Take Me to Church, Work Song, and From Eden, which were hits on his earlier EPs. On December 5, 2014, it was announced that "Take Me to Church" was nominated at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year in 2015.

He performed for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2014, Saturday Night Live,[9] and Late Night with Seth Meyers.[10][11]

He performed "Take Me to Church" with Annie Lennox at the 2015 Grammy Awards.[12]

He then performed "Take Me to Church" once again at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.

In June 2015 he sang the recessional hymn at the funeral of Olivia Burke, a 21-year-old Irish J-1 visa student who was killed along with five others when an apartment balcony collapsed in Berkeley, California.[13] The same month, he also played the prestigious Glastonbury Festival.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
IRE
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		BEL (FL)
[16] 		CAN
[17] 		DEN
[18] 		GER
[19] 		NLD
[20] 		NZ
[21] 		UK
[22] 		US
[23]
Hozier 1 3 2 2 9 14 7 3 3 2

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[31]
Take Me to Church
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Rubyworks
  • Format: Digital download
 107
From Eden
  • Released: 9 March 2014
  • Label: Rubyworks
  • Format: Digital download
 —
Live in America
  • Released: 31 July 2015
  • Label: Rubyworks
  • Format: Digital download
 —
"—" denotes an EP that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE
[14] 		AUS
[32] 		BEL (FL)
[16] 		CAN
[33] 		DEN
[18] 		GER
[19] 		NLD
[20] 		NZ
[21] 		UK
[22] 		US
[23]
2013 "Take Me to Church" 2 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 Hozier
2014 "From Eden" 2 — 59 — — — — — — —
"Sedated" 3 — — — — — — — — —
2015 "Work Song" 47 — — — — — — — — 120
"Someone New" 13 24 55 90 — — — 13 19 108
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Year Title Album
2014 "Arsonist's Lullabye" Hozier (Deluxe edition)

Awards

Billboard Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 Hozier Top New Artist Nominated
"Take Me to Church" Top Streaming Song (Audio) Nominated
Hozier Top Rock Artist Won
"Take Me to Church" Top Rock Song Won
Hozier Top Rock Album Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 "Take Me to Church" Best Song with a Social Message Nominated
European Border Breakers Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 Hozier Album of the Year Won
Grammy Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 "Take Me to Church" Song of the Year Nominated
Teen Choice Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 "Take Me to Church" Choice Rock Song Pending

References

  1. ^ "Hozier - Biography". Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Meet the Bray singer cracking America". Irish Independent. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Hozier - Biography". Billboard.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. ^ "An interview with Hozier". Irish Times (Culture). 14 October 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Anúna Timeline June 2015".
  6. ^ Anna Job (1 August 2013). "Hozier | Interview". Goldenplec.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Birth of a Buzz: Behind the Scenes as Hozier Goes Viral". Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Wicklow singer Hozier takes The Ellen Show by storm". MSN News. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  9. ^ "DOUBLE whammy! Hozier's SNL performance is a total hit, with the Wicklow singer singing two hits". evoke.ie. 14 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Living the dream! Hozier performs on stage at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, surrounded by lingerie clad beauties = 3 December 2014". evoke.ie.
  11. ^ "Hozier joins Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande & Ed Sheeran to perform at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2014". evoke.ie. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Superstar duet! Guess who Hozier is performing with at the Grammy Awards?". evoke.ie. 29 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Hozier performs at funeral of Olivia Burke – Tributes to 'caring, considerate' daughter". evoke.ie. 24 June 2015.
  14. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Hozier". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
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  23. ^ a b "Hozier – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  24. ^ a b "Hozier dethrones James Bay to reclaim Irish No 1". 10 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  26. ^ a b "Canadian certifications – Hozier". Music Canada. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  27. ^ a b c "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Hozier" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  28. ^ a b "American certifications – Hozier". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  29. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Hozier – Hozier". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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  33. ^ "Hozier – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  34. ^ Ryan, Gavin (1 August 2015). "ARIA Singles: Belgium's Lost Frequencies Is Number One For Second Week". Noise11. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  35. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2015" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  36. ^ "Hozier - Take Me to Church" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  37. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  38. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Hozier – Take Me to Church". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  39. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  40. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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