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Birdy
Birth nameJasmine van den Bogaerde
Born (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 28)
OriginLymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom[1]
GenresFolk
LabelsLady of The Lake, 14th Floor Records,[2] Warner Bros. Records,[3] Warner Music Group
Websitebirdymusic.co.uk

Jasmine van den Bogaerde (born 15 May 1996), also known by her stage name Birdy, is an English musician. She is known for winning the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12. Her version of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love" was released in January 2011, peaking inside the top twenty of the UK Singles Chart and in some European territories. Her self-titled debut album "Birdy" was released on 7 November 2011.

Life and career

1996–2008: Early life and career

Birdy was born on 15th May 1996, in Lymington, England. Her mother is a concert pianist, and Birdy learned to play piano at the age of five, and began writing her own music at the age of seven.[4] Birdy currently studies at Priestlands School in Lymington, a small state school which specialises in performing and visual arts. She sings and plays the piano. Her great uncle was the actor Sir Dirk Bogarde.[1]

Jasmine van den Bogaerde uses the name 'Birdy' because when she was a young child when she was being fed she would open her mouth wide like a little bird, her parents named her this and it has become a nickname.[citation needed]

In 2008, at the age of 12, Birdy won the UK talent contest Open Mic UK, a spinoff of the Live and Unsigned competition. She won both the under-18s category and the Grand Prize, against 10,000 other competitors.[5][6] She performed her own song at the competition called "So Be Free" in front of 2,000 people.[7]

2009–Present: Rise to fame, record deal and Birdy

After the competition, Birdy was then offered a publishing contract with Good Soldier Songs Ltd, run by Christian Tattersfield, chairman of Warner Bros. Music UK[7] and the label 14th Floor Records. Tattersfield previously signed other singer/songwriters such as David Gray.[8] In 2009, Birdy performed live on piano for BBC Radio 3's Pianothon in London.[9]

In 2011, at the age of 14, Birdy released a cover version of Bon Iver's song "Skinny Love".[10] The song became her first hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at 17. The single was chosen as "Record of The Week"[11] by UK radio DJ Fearne Cotton,[7] resulting in it being added to BBC Radio 1's B-list playlist[2] as soon as it was released in March 2011.[3] The official music video for the song was directed by Sophie Muller.[12] The song was also featured on The Vampire Diaries episode "The Sun Also Rises", which aired on 5 May 2011. Since then, Birdy has covered the song "The A Team" by Ed Sheeran, as well as The XX's "Shelter", which was also featured on The Vampire Diaries episode "The End of the Affair", which aired on 29 September. "Skinny Love" peaked at number 1 in the Netherlands.

On 19 July 2011, Birdy performed in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[13] In the session, she performed a cover of The XX's "Shelter" as well as Ed Sheeran's "The A Team". Her eponymous debut album was released on 7 November 2011; the album peaked 13 in the UK, 40 in Ireland and top 10 in Belgium and The Netherlands.

On 21 December 2011, Birdy received a Golden Single from 3FM during Serious Request in the Netherlands for selling more than 25,000 copies from her debut album. She promptly donated it to be auctioned online.

A day later, Birdy received a Golden Single from Studio Brussel during Music for Life in Belgium for selling more than 15,000 copies from her debut album. She also donated it to be auctioned online, it was sold for €2000.

Discography

Studio albums

Album Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK BEL (VL)
[14] 		BEL (WA)
[15] 		IRE NL
[16] 		SCO
[17]
Birdy 13 6 22 40 2 18

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[20] 		BEL (VL)
[14] 		BEL (WA)
[15] 		IRE
[21] 		NL
[16] 		SCO
[22]
2011 "Skinny Love" 15 3 4 40 1 17 Birdy
"Shelter" 50 — — — — —
"People Help the People" 33 — — — 32 32
2012 "1901" — — — — — —
"—" denotes that the song was not released in that country or did not chart.

References

  1. ^ a b c Indy Almroth-Wright Twleve year-old 'Birdy' wins UK talent contest. BBC news. December 2008. Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
  2. ^ a b Radio 1 playlist shows 14th Floor as Birdy's record label. Bbc.co.uk (2007-02-24). Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
  3. ^ a b Birdy makes Radio 1 sing. Musicweek.com (2011-03-09). Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
  4. ^ "A new pensioner star is about to go top 1". Global Radio. February 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-15. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Hewitt, Phil (November 29, 2009). "Review: Open Mic UK national grand final, Guildhall, Portsmouth". Chichester Observer. Retrieved 2011-02-17. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "News | Birdy set to fly high, and take on the UK top 40, after winning singing competition in 2008!". Openmicuk.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  7. ^ a b c The Festival. New Forest Fairs news page. Newforestfoodfairs.co.uk. Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
  8. ^ Glassman, Julie. (2005-12-28) The rise of the singer-songwriter . BBC News. Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
  9. ^ BBC Radio 3's Pianothon. BBC 3 Classical Music. Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
  10. ^ Maverick Sabre: Singer/Songwriter/Rapper. Titanium-music.blogspot.com. 1 July 2011. Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
  11. ^ Birdy-Song of the week on Radio 1. River Studios News, 2011. Riverstudios.co.uk. Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
  12. ^ Digital Birdy unveils 'Skinny Love' music video. Digitalspy.co.uk (2011-04-05). Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
  13. ^ Archived Live Lounge recording. Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
  14. ^ a b "Discografie Birdy". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "Discografie Birdy". ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  16. ^ a b "Dutch Charts > Rumer". dutchcharts.nl/.
  17. ^ Peak positions for albums on the Scottish Albums Chart:
  18. ^ Published Friday, Sep 30 2011, 01:40 BST (2011-09-30). "Birdy to cover Postal Service, Phoenix for debut album – Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2011-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Certified Awards Search. BPI
  20. ^ "Chart Stats – Birdy". chartstats.com. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  21. ^ "Irish Charts > Birdy". irish-charts.com/. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  22. ^ Scottish Peak Positions:

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