Birth name Daniel Francis Croll Name Dan Croll Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Role Singer · dancroll.com | Years active 2011—present Albums Sweet Disarray Labels Turn First, Racquet Music group Eye Emma Jedi | |
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Born 18 July 1990 (age 33)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, England ( 1990-07-18 ) Origin Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Associated acts Eye Emma Jedi, Dire Wolf, Jethro Fox Genres Indie rock, Folktronica, Pop rock, Indie pop Similar People Anni B Sweet, John Legend, Nach Profiles | ||
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Daniel Francis "Dan" Croll (born 18 July 1990) is a British singer-songwriter born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. He moved to Liverpool when he was 18 to attend the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). While at LIPA, he won the national Songwriter of the Year award from the Musicians' Benevolent Fund and was one of eight students picked to have a one-to-one with LIPA founder Sir Paul McCartney. He is currently signed to Communion Music.
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- Dan croll in out at guitar center
- Dan croll from nowhere live wdbm
- Early releases
- 2012 present
- Tours
- References
Dan croll from nowhere live wdbm
Early releases
Croll's first release was as part of the Communion record label's compilation New Faces, released on 23 April 2012. Communion have supported Croll both with this release and promoting many of his early live
2012 – present
Croll signed to Turn First Records at the start of 2012. His debut single, "From Nowhere", was released worldwide on 24 September 2012 via Turn First / Racquet Records (Croll's own imprint) as a digital download and limited 7". "From Nowhere" spent 3 days at the top of the Hype Machine popular charts, was playlisted in the UK on BBC 6 Music, XFM and Amazing Radio, and received spot plays on BBC Radio 1. Croll was named a Guardian New Band of the Day in November 2012 and described as "Paul Simon jamming with Prince. Very nice".
Croll released his second single "Compliment Your Soul" in March 2013. This was followed up by the release of "In/Out" in July 2013.
On 13 October 2013, Croll released the song "Home" on his own VEVO channel on YouTube.
On 29 October 2013, during an on-air Virgin Radio interview, Croll confirmed he had finished recording his full-length debut album. The LP was expected to be released early in 2014.
His song "Compliment Your Soul" was included in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 14. As well as FIFA, a remix of From Nowhere, titled From Nowhere (Baardsen Remix), was featured on the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto V. The song was featured on one of the game's radio stations, Radio Mirror Park, and in the official trailer of the game regarding its release on PC, and the next-generation Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles.
In November 2013 he announced, during a concert in Camden Town, London, that his first album Sweet Disarray, would be released on 10 March 2014.
On 19 April 2014 for Record Store Day, Croll released a limited 10" orange vinyl featuring 2 unreleased songs. Side A featured Hello My Baby (featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo)' which was backed with Ever at Your Side. Croll went to Durban to record Hello My Baby with the group. The limited vinyl was released in independent record stores on the day.
In September 2015, Croll released the single "One of Us." In June 2016, Croll announced that he had signed with Communion Music. The electro-song "Swim" was released on 25 August 2016 through the label. The music video for "Swim" was released on 31 August 2016. Croll's second studio album Emerging Adulthood was released on 21 July 2017.
Tours
Croll supported Bastille on their UK October 2013 Tour, and Imagine Dragons on their European Leg during November 2013. He also supported London Grammar for a few dates in February 2014, and his debut UK headline tour began in March 2014, in support of his debut album Sweet Disarray. After the release of 'One of Us', Croll will now do 2 one off gigs in New York and California.. Dan Croll is currently on tour for his new album "Emerging Adulthood" with alternative band, The Dig, and hitting cities in the northeast, mid-west and west coast of the United States.