Origin London, United Kingdom Role Singer-songwriter Name Robbie Boyd | Website www.robbie-boyd.com Years active 2010–present Genres Pop music, Folk music | |
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Born 11 September 1985 (age 38) ( 1985-09-11 ) Occupation(s) Songwriter, singer, musician Albums So Called Man, Autumn’s Flown, Painted Sky, Spring Generation, Under My Skin, Sleeping in Ruins Similar People Graham Fellows, Shane Richie, Chris Staples, Gary Kemp, Carl Palmer Profiles | ||
Simple - Robbie Boyd (Live @ O2 Academy2 Islington)
Robbie Boyd is a singer, songwriter and musician from London, United Kingdom.
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This British singer/songwriter, has performed live on ITV's This Morning twice; written a song with the legendary Ray Davies; caught the attention of Sir Tim Rice , and been regularly aired on Absolute Radio, Xfm and various BBC radio stations including Graham Norton's show on BBC Radio 2.
In 2017 Boyd released his second album Break the Chain. To promote the album he has spent the early part of 2017 on the road. A February tour of several European countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland), was followed by an extensive tour of Australia in March and April.
Boyd has always enjoyed performing to audiences around the globe. In previous years he has performed in various European countries and also further afield, including Argentina and Japan. He has been invited to Nashville on more than one occasion to record, perform and write with other musicians.
Boyd and his band have supported artists such as McFly, The Feeling and The Kooks. They have played at a number of events and festivals in the UK and sold out several headline shows in London including The Borderline, The Barfly and Bush Hall.
Boyd was the first Briton to perform on the roof of London's O2 Arena.
Boyd's songs have captivated a worldwide audience of over 10,000 Facebook fans and more than 500,000 YouTube views.
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. 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". In 2013 they reached the top 20 of MTV's Brand New for 2013 competition.
Boyd has released a number of singles and EPs, all of which have received positive reviews. In May 2014 he released his debut Album So Called Man which was equally well received.
In 2015 Boyd began writing and performing with several individual female artists including Katey Brooks, Lledra and Persephone.
Boyd plays a number of musical instruments, including the Okinawan sanshin.