Robbie Boyd

Robbie Boyd
Background information
Origin	London, United Kingdom
Genres	Pop folk
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, singer, musician
Years active	2010–present
Website	www.robbie-boyd.com

Robbie Boyd is a singer, songwriter and musician from London, United Kingdom.

This British singer/songwriter, has performed live on ITV's This Morning twice;^[1][2] written a song with the legendary Ray Davies;^[3] caught the attention of Sir Tim Rice ,^[4] and been regularly aired on Absolute Radio, Xfm ^[5] and various BBC radio stations including Graham Norton's show on BBC Radio 2. ^[6]

Boyd has performed in various European countries ^[7] and also further afield, including Argentina ^[8] and Japan. ^[9] He has been invited to Nashville on more than one occasion to record, perform and write with other musicians. ^{[10] [11]}

Boyd and his band ^[12] have supported artists such as McFly, ^[13] The Feeling ^[14] and The Kooks. ^[15] They have played at a number of events and festivals in the UK ^{[16] [17]} and sold out several headline shows in London including The Borderline,^[18] The Barfly ^[19] and Bush Hall.^[20]

Boyd was the first Briton to perform on the roof of London's O2 Arena.^[21]

Boyd's songs have captivated a worldwide audience of over 10,000 Facebook fans ^[22] and more than 500,000 YouTube views.^[23]

His debut album So Called Man was released in 2014.^[24] Along with appearances at festivals over the summer, Boyd is currently (2016) busy writing more songs and working on a second album.^[25]

In 2010, Boyd's musical talents attracted the attention of Sir Tim Rice who included Boyd's songs "Oh Alaska" and "New Hampshire" in his BBC Radio 2 series American Pie.^[26][27] The following year, Robbie and his band won the "Alternative" category of Live and Unsigned and were also named London's "Busker of the Year".^[28] In 2013 they reached the top 20 of MTV's Brand New for 2013 competition.^[29]

Boyd has released a number of singles and EPs, all of which have received positive reviews. ^{[30][31][32][33]} In May 2014 he released his debut album So Called Man which was equally well received.^[34][35][36]

In 2015 Boyd began writing and performing with several individual female artists including Katey Brooks,^[37] Lledra ^[38] and Persephone.^[39]

Boyd plays a number of musical instruments, including the Okinawan sanshin.^[40]

Discography

Albums

• So Called Man (2014)

EPs

• Sleeping in Ruins (2014)
• Under My Skin (2013)
• Painted Sky (2013)
• Spring Generation (2012)
• Autumn's Flown (2012)
• A London Reminition (2011)

Singles

• "Taste Life" (2015)
• "Brave" (2015)
• "Less Than Friends" (2014)
• "When I Believe" (2012)
• "Orion's Belt" (2012)
• "I Won't Let You Go" (2012)

References

External links

• Official website