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Samuel Colin Evanson (born 21 May 1999), is a Welsh singer and songwriter known for his soulful and evocatively charged voice. His highly anticipated debut studio album titled We Are Meant To Break The Rules was released on 14th June 2024 and has received rave reviews from many press outlets including Wonderland Magazine who described Evanson as a 'rising star in the Indie game' [1]. The first single from the album, 'She Was Blind' released on February 13th 2024 has been described as having an "emotive lyrical theme which is felt along with his soaring voice" in a recent review of the single published by RGM Magazine. Samuel has recently been featured on various Spotify Editorial playlists and received heavy press coverage.
Early life
[edit]Samuel was born on 21 May 1999 in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire and from a young age has always aspired to be a singer. Evanson's music career began back in 2016 when he released a cover song on Facebook which went viral overnight, the following year he performed live on BBC One and raised money for BBC Children In Need. After realising he had this talent he proceeded to enter competitions and won several local awards for various performances, he decided that's what he wanted to do or "at least give it a good go". When he moved to Liverpool in 2019 to pursue his music career the COVID pandemic hit and he was unable to fulfil his dreams and had to get a full time job to cover his bills, this is where he also discovered his love for acting and worked on several productions during this period.
Career
[edit]Samuel relocated from North Wales to Liverpool, England, in 2019 to begin his career in music but due to the pandemic he was unable to pursue this and had to gain full time employment to pay his bills and fund his dreams. He has since been working in television amongst other things and has recently returned to music, Samuel released the first single from his debut album on 13th February 2024 titled 'She Was Blind'. Samuel's music has been featured on BBC Radio Merseyside and on television. He may be known also for his acting role, playing 'Joey' in the television series Joey's which was released in 2023 and was featured in the Liverpool Echo.[2]
Evanson's most successful single to date ‘All of a Sudden’ has recently hit 1 million streams and has been featured on numerous Spotify editorial playlists. The track speaks about the sudden changes in a relationship after someone cheats and how everything changes in an instant. Evanson describes the track as “one of his best pieces of work so far”.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
- We Are Meant To Break The Rules (2024)
Singles
- "Forever Lover (From "Joey's: The Series") (2023)
- "She Was Blind" (2024)
- "All of a Sudden" (2024)
- "Jade Green" (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ Staff, Wonderland (2024-06-14). "Samuel Evanson - "We Are Meant To Break The Rules"". Wonderland. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ McAuley, Paul (2023-09-20). "Actor inspired to create series after spending life with Scousers". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2024-02-24.