Jamie Woon
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Jamie Woon (born March 29, 1983[1]) is a British singer, songwriter and producer signed to Polydor who gained widespread acclaim in 2010 for his single Night Air, following his previous independent release, Wayfaring Stranger EP.[2]
The son of Celtic folk singer and backing artist Mae McKenna, he was born and raised in New Malden in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London.[3] After attending the BRIT School, he graduated the year behind Amy Winehouse, who he later supported live.[4][5]
Woon's sound and style is presently described as soul inflected vocals backed by samplers and programming, or a single guitar track. He describes his music as "... R&B, it's groove-based vocal-led music ...".[3]
On 4 January 2011, the BBC announced that Woon had been placed fourth in the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.[4]
Woon's debut album is entitled Mirrorwriting and is to be released on 4 April 2011 via Polydor Records.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| 2011 | Moonwriting
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– |
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Wayfaring Stranger |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] |
UK IND [9] | |||
| 2010 | "Night Air" | 67 | 5 | Mirrorwriting |
| 2011 | "Lady Luck" | – | – | |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Wayfaring Stranger" | Sophie Clements[10] |
| 2008 | "Spirits" | – |
| 2010 | "Night Air" | Lorzenzo Fonda[11] |
References
- ^ "YouTube - jamiewoon's Channel".
{{cite web}}: Text "title Jamie Woon's YouTube channel" ignored (help) - ^ AshMeikle (2010-09-04). "The return of the talented Jamie Woon". Shout4Music.com. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ a b Geoghegan, Kevin (2011-01-04). "BBC Sound of 2011: Jamie Woon". BBC News. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ a b "Jamie Woon". BBC Music. 4 January, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Lester, Paul (2010-11-05). "New band of the day : Jamie Woon (No 903)". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "Wear My Heart On My Sleeve". Wotyougot. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "Wayfaring Stranger Ep: Jamie Woon: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 27.11.2010 (wk46) : CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE". zobbel.de. 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ Jamie Woon - Night Air - Chart Position, UK Indie Chart, Retrieved 2011-01-09
- ^ “” (2007-02-05). "Wayfaring Stranger (dir. Sophie Clements)". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Jamie Woon – "Night Air (Deadboy Remix)"". Stereogum. 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2011-01-04.