| Declan Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1981 Coventry, England |
| Genres | Acoustic, Pop/Rock, Alternative |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Singing, Guitar, Keyboards, Flute |
| Labels | Warner Music Group, Covboy Records |
| Website | declanbennett.co.uk |
Declan Bennett is an English singer/songwriter, from 2001 to 2006 appearing under the name Sumladfromcov, now performing under his own name. As a teenager he was a member of pop/rock band Point Break, and he has also performed lead roles in shows in London's West End and throughout the United States.
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As a teenager, Declan performed with the Belgrade Youth Theatre and the Coventry Youth Operetta Group (YOG) Coventry, including appearances in Willy Russell’s Our Day Out in September 1996,[1] and in Boy Band, which featured a number of his own compositions.[2] He also performed with the National Youth Music Theatre, in The Kissing-Dance 1999.[3]
In May 1999, Declan was one of nine teenagers chosen to sing live on the British morning TV show This Morning in a feature that put together a boy band. Following his appearance, he was contacted in the studio by another band, Point Break, which featured Brett Adams and David ‘Ollie’ Oliver from UK children’s TV programme Byker Grove, who were signed to Warner Music, and who were looking for a new member. The band released five singles, four of which made the UK top 20, and an album,which was number one in three countries in southeast Asia, including Japan, and made the UK top 40. Declan left the band in December 2000.
In January 2002, Declan was given the part of Guru Dazzle in Boy George’s West End show Taboo which received four Olivier Award nominations and he later took over one of the lead roles, Billy, playing alongside Matt Lucas, Boy George, and Julian Clary among others till the show closed in London in April 2003.[4]
Declan also played the role of Billy in the UK tour of the show from December 2003 to 2004.
In January 2005, Declan released his first solo album The Painters Ball under the pseudonym Sumladfromcov on his own record label Covboy Records. This was followed by a limited-edition EP The Kitchen in May 2006.
In September 2006, Declan took over the role of Roger Davis in the American national tour of Broadway rock opera Rent. He completed a nine-month tour of the United States from September 2006 to May 2007..[5] He would reprise the role on Broadway from October 2007 till May 2008.
Now performing as a singer-songwriter under his own name, in March 2007, Declan released a five-track iTunes-only EP 10 Nelson Road. His second full-length album, entitled An Innocent Evening Of Drinking, was released on 14 April 2008.m An iTunes-only single "Therapy" packaged with two remixes (Olivia's Mix and New York Live Studio Mix) was released in the USA on 27 April 2009, in the rest of the world on 23 March 2009.
On January 31, 2010, Declan performed on the Grammy Awards with Green Day as a cast member of American Idiot the musical. The rock opera opened on Broadway on April 20, 2010. Declan was a member of the ensemble, understudying the roles of Will and Rock and Roll Boyfriend.
Declan released his latest album record:BREAKUP on April 25, 2011.
With Point Break
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1999 | Do We Rock | Warner Music, single. |
| 1999 | Stand Tough | Warner Music, single. |
| 2000 | Freaky Time | Warner Music, single. |
| 2000 | You | Warner Music, single. |
| 2000 | Apocadelic | Warner Music, album. |
| 2000 | What About Us | Warner Music, single. |
Solo releases
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2005 | The Painters Ball | Covboy Records, album. Released under the name Sumladfromcov, ref COVBCD01, on 24 January 2005. |
| 2006 | The Kitchen | Covboy Records, EP. Limited release under the name Sumladfromcov and sold at gigs and through the official website only. |
| 2007 | 10 Nelson Road | Covboy Records, EP. Download-only release through iTunes on 5 March 2007. |
| 2008 | An Innocent Evening of Drinking | Covboy Records, album, ref COVBCD002. Released on 14 April 2008. |
| 2009 | Therapy | Covboy Records, single. Download-only release through iTunes on 23 March 2009. |
| 2011 | record:BREAKUP | Covboy Records, album, ref COVBCD003. Released on 25 April 2011. |