Nina Nesbitt
Nina Nesbitt | |
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| Born | 11 July 1994[1] Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genres | Acoustic, pop, rock |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 2011–present[2] |
| Labels | Universal Music Group[3] |
| Website | www |
Nina Lindberg Nesbitt (born 11 July 1994) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from Edinburgh
She is best known for her biggest hit single "Stay Out", which peaked at number twenty one on the UK Singles Chart in April 2013, becoming her first top forty single. She has released a number of EP's, her second EP, titled The Apple Tree, was released in April 2012 and peaked at number six on the iTunes download charts after receiving airplay on BBC Radio 1,[4] and also peaked at the top of the iTunes singer/songwriter chart.[5] the first in 2012 which included the song "The Apple Tree". Whilst, her debut single "Boy", from the EP of the same name was released in 2012 and peaked at number one hundred and thirty nine in the UK Singles Chart.
In 2013, she came to mainstream attention, with her single "Stay Out". The "Way of the World EP" and single was released on 23 July 2013, as a follow-up to her first charting single "Stay Out", it joined BBC Radio 1's 'A' playlist. In August 2013, she recorded a version of Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop" for a new John Lewis advertising campaign, subsequently it charted at number 61 on 1 September in the UK Singles Chart. She featured on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge singing a cover of British singer John Newman's single "Love Me Again". Her latest single "Selfies" was released on 9 February 2014 and featured on her debut album, Peroxide, released on 17 February 2014 in the United Kingdom.
Life
Nesbitt was born on 11 July 1994 in Edinburgh; she attended the small village school in Bellsquarry, Livingston and attended Balerno Community High School. Her father is Scottish and her mother is Swedish. She started her music career by writing and recording songs in her bedroom and uploading the videos to her YouTube channel. She plays the guitar, piano and flute. As a child, she competed in local and regional gymnastic competitions with her primary school. Before meeting Ed Sheeran, Nina Nesbitt was a teenage model.
Music career
Early career
After meeting Ed Sheeran, she was invited to support him on his European tour, and was also invited to support Example after he heard her cover of "Stay Awake".[2][5] She also appeared in the video for Ed Sheeran's song "Drunk".
2012–13: The Apple Tree, Boy, Stay Out and Way In The World
Her second EP, titled The Apple Tree, was released in April 2012 and reached #6 on the iTunes download charts after receiving airplay on BBC Radio 1,[4] and also reached #1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart.[5] On 9 October 2012, Nesbitt embarked on her second UK headline tour, this time to support the release of her debut single "Boy" under new label Island Records. The tour included support from singer-songwriter Josh Kumra and singer-songwriter Billy Lockett. The tour commenced 9 October 2012 at Oran Mor, Glasgow, Scotland and finished 18 October 2012 at Dingwalls, London, England.[6] She subsequently announced the title of her next EP, Stay Out, which was released on 8 April 2013; its title track of the same name entered the charts at number 21 in April 2013; it fell to No 41 the following week. Her next EP was entitled "Way In The World" and was released on 21 July 2013. The title track was released as a single, the video for which was released on 12 June 2013. Nesbitt's next single will be a cover of the Fleetwood Mac song Don't Stop which will be used in an advert for department store John Lewis. On 6 September 2013 Nesbitt sang "Flower of Scotland" at Hampden Park before Scotland faced Belgium in a Group A World Cup Qualifier.
2013–present: Peroxide
On 25 November 2013, Nina announced on her Twitter and Facebook pages that her debut album, Peroxide, would be released on 17 February 2014 in the United Kingdom. Nina did an album signing tour around the UK, starting in HMV on Princes Street in Edinburgh the day her album was released.'PEROXIDE' went to number one in the iTunes charts just hours after its release. The lead single from the album, "Selfies", was released on 9 February 2014. She also announced via Facebook that she will be releasing the "Nina Nesbitt" EP exclusively in the US on 1 April 2014.[7]
Discography
Studio Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| UK [8] |
IRE [9] |
SCO [10] | ||
| Peroxide |
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11 | 40 | 1 |
Extended plays
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| Boy |
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| Stay Out |
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| Way In The World |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| UK [8] |
BEL (Vl) [15] |
BEL (Wa) [16] |
IRE [9] |
SCO [17] | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | "Boy" | 139 | — | — | — | — | Boy | ||||||||||
| 2013 | "Stay Out" | 21 | 76 | 89 | 77 | 11 | Stay Out & Peroxide | ||||||||||
| "Way In The World" | 55 | 86 | 77 | — | 28 | Way In The World | |||||||||||
| "Don't Stop" | 61 | — | — | — | — | Peroxide | |||||||||||
| 2014 | "Selfies" | 40 | — | — | — | 23 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Nina Nesbitt". Facebook. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ a b Lester, Paul (16 April 2012). "New Band of the Day - Nina Nesbitt (No 1,250)". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ Lyons, Beverley (4 July 2012). "Nina Nesbitt insists on an apple a day before she takes to T in the Park stage". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Track - 04 May 2012". Record of the Day. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "17-year-old Edinburgh singer Nina Nesbitt rides high in charts". Edinburgh Evening News. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Nina Nesbitt BOY UK Tour". Clixie. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=617534798328217&set=a.565587136856317.1073741831.110018739079828&type=1&theater
- ^ a b Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For all except noted: "Nina Nesbitt > UK Charts". Officialcharts.com/ Official Charts Company.
- For "Boy": "CHART: CLUK Update 22.09.2012 (wk37)". Zobbel.de/. 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b Peak positions in Ireland:
- For "Stay Out": "Chart Archive > April 11, 2013". Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ^ Peak positions in Scotland:
- ^ "Nina Nesbitt - The Apple Tree EP on Soundcloud".
- ^ "Twitter / ninanesbitt: PRE-ORDER The Apple Tree EP". Twitter.com. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Twitter / JakeGosling: Just produced and EP for Nina". Twitter.com. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Connecting to the iTunes Store". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Nina Nesbitt". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Nina Nesbitt". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Peak positions for the singles in Scotland:
- For "Stay Out": "Chart Archive > April 20, 2013". Official Charts Company. 20 April 2013.
- For "Way In The World": "Chart Archive > August 3, 2013". Official Charts Company. 3 August 2013.
- For "Selfies": "Chart Archive > February 22, 2014". Official Charts Company. 22 February 2014.