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Rag'n'Bone Man
Rag'n'Bone Man at Rock im Park 2017
Rag'n'Bone Man at Rock im Park 2017
Background information
Birth nameRory Charles Graham
Born (1985-01-29) 29 January 1985 (age 39)
Uckfield, East Sussex, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
LabelsColumbia[1][2]
Websiteragnbonemanmusic.com/

Rory Charles Graham[3] (born 29 January 1985), better known as Rag'n'Bone Man, is an English singer-songwriter. His first hit single "Human" was released in 2016 and his debut album, also named Human, was released in February 2017. At the 2017 Brit Awards he was named British Breakthrough Act and also received the Critics' Choice Award.

Career

Early years (1985–2010)

Graham was born in Uckfield, East Sussex on 29 January 1985.[4] He attended the school Ringmer Community College, was expelled, and then enrolled at Uckfield Community Technology College. At the age of 15, he MCed with a drum and bass crew using the handle Rag 'N' Bonez, inspired by watching repeats of the 1970s British sitcom Steptoe and Son. When he moved to Brighton, his friend Gi3mo formed the Rum Committee and invited him to join the group as well. He started performing at Slip-jam B, where he met a lot of people who helped him to start his musical career.[5] Over the next few years, they supported hip hop artists Pharoahe Monch and KRS-One at Brighton’s Concorde 2, and released their own album through Bandcamp.

Wolves and Disfigured EPs (2011–2015)

Around 2011, Graham started working with UK hip hop label High Focus, releasing a number of recordings with them such as; a collaboration E.P with MC/Producer Leaf Dog under the name (Dog 'n Bone E.P [2013]) and also a project with MC/Producer Dirty Dike under the name (Put That Soul On Me [2014]).

Shortly afterwards Graham began to collaborate with record producer Mark Crew, who at the time was working on Bastille’s debut album Bad Blood. In 2013 Graham signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell which enabled him to pursue his music career full-time.

In 2014, working in collaboration with Mark Crew, Graham released an EP, Wolves through Best Laid Plans Records, containing nine tracks with guests including rapper Vince Staples, Stig Of The Dump, and Kate Tempest.

The follow up, in 2015 was the Disfigured EP, also released through Best Laid Plans Records. Lead track "Bitter End" was supported, then play-listed on BBC Radio 1 Xtra, and made it onto BBC Radio 1's 'In New Music We Trust' playlist.

Human (2016–present)

His first hit single "Human" was released on Columbia Records[6] in July 2016. It peaked at number one in the Official Singles Charts in Austria, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. It was certified Gold in Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.

The song "Human" was used as the theme music to the Amazon Prime series Oasis. The song was also used in the official launch trailer for EA, BioWare's video game Mass Effect: Andromeda[7], as well as in the trailer for the 2017 film Thank You for Your Service[8]

His debut album, also titled Human, was released on 10 February 2017.[9] The album opens with the song "Human", features the single "Skin", and has tracks produced variously by Two Inch Punch, Jonny Coffer and Mark Crew.

In 2017, Rag'n'Bone Man collaborated with British virtual band Gorillaz, appearing on the song "The Apprentice" from their fifth studio album Humanz deluxe edition.

Accolades

In 2017, Rag'n'Bone Man won the British Breakthrough Act and Choice Award at the 2017 Brit Awards.[10]

Rag'n'Bone Man also won International Newcomer and International Male Artist at the 2017 Echo Awards in Germany.[citation needed]

Personal life

In May 2017, Rag'n'Bone Man endorsed Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election. During an interview with Channel 4 he said, he saw Corbyn as a "man that speaks with passion". He added that he could "relate to what he says and have never felt like that before".[11]

Discography

Main article: Rag'n'Bone Man discography

References

  1. ^ "Columbia Records on Facebook". Columbia Records. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "BRITs 2017 Critics' Choice Shortlist: Dua Lipa, Anne-Marie, Rag'n'Bone Man Make the Cut". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ Graham, Rory Charles. "ASCAP Ace Search". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  4. ^ Barton, Laura (1 January 2015). "'A little punk, a little jazz, a little shoegaze': meet the new blues" – via The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Rag N' Bone Man: The MC building a refuge for his past loves". Huckmagazine.com. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  6. ^ "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - SONY MUSIC U.K.'S TIPS FOR 2016". Hitsdailydouble.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  7. ^ "MASS EFFECT™: ANDROMEDA – Official Launch Trailer". YouTube. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Thank You for Your Service Trailer #1 (2017)". YouTube. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man - 'Human' Review - NME". NME. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  10. ^ Hann, Michael (8 December 2016). "Rag'n'Bone Man wins 2017 Brits critics' choice award". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  11. ^ Simpson, Fiona (21 May 2017). "Rag'n'Bone Man joins list of stars backing Jeremy Corbyn in the General Election". London: London Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 June 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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