Andi Fraggs

Andi Fraggs (born Andrew Fraggs Bennett in 1986, Merseyside, England) is a British multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and music producer. Fraggs has contributed to a number of internationally successful musical projects and his work has featured on television adverts in the UK and US and also on radio. His debut solo album, Always First, was released in 2012 and included the successful single "Beautiful Feeling". In December 2014, Fraggs announced via social media that he has been shortlisted to represent the Republic of Moldova at the 60th Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 with his self written and produced song, 'One Song'. Fraggs stated that 'One Song', featuring music by Andi Fraggs and Massimo Paramour and lyrics by Andi Fraggs, was written with the theme of 'building bridges' between nations and the 60th anniversary of Eurovision in mind. Fraggs took part in the Moldova national selections in January 2015. He appeared on all major television and radio channels in Moldova and Romania and his song received strong public support, with more online poll votes than any other entry, but the jury stated that they were looking for a more traditional entry for Moldova and his song was eliminated. In late January 2015, Andi Fraggs' music was chosen by Him_Self_Her for a major Toolroom dance compilation.

Career

Fraggs' music has been featured on several TV shows, including HBO's Entourage, The Sunday Times's UK TV advert, ITV Monaco Grand Prix coverage, Channel 5 Fashionista Diaries and has been used in a major promotion for Bacardi, appearing on the popular Bacardi B-Live compilation. His first solo single, the double A-side "Addiction"/"November", was released in 2010 and became a number one pre-order single on Play.com. In 2011, he won the VDR 'Best New Artist' prize. His next single "The Way I Feel" was presented at the international Midem music festival in France, released as part of on an official companion compilation.

In summer 2012, the video for Andi's single "If It's Wrong" became his most popular released video online, with over 70,000 views in one day on YouTube.^[2] His song "Beautiful Feeling" became an 'Anthem of the year' on Gaydar Radio as well as a Club Nation anthem.^[3] Andi performed in front of 18,000 people at Pride London in Trafalgar Square in 2013, and has so far performed to over 100,000 people in the UK at many leading entertainment venues including O2 Academy in London and Manchester, Concorde2 in Brighton, Classic Grand in Glasgow, 100 Club and Bush Hall in London, Cardiff Globe, Leamington Spa Assembly, Bristol Tunnels and many more. He has received many positive reviews for his theatrical performances, including a 4-star review from GT and acclaim from several popular music magazines.

Andi has worked live and on music releases with several well known artists, including Massimo Paramour, Toyah Willcox, Mas Ricardo, Luca Bachetti, Michael Gray, Hazel O'Connor, David Hoyle and The Humans featuring R.E.M.'s Bill Rieflin. Andi has written articles for several magazines and, in this field, has interviewed known figures including Kate Pierson (The B-52's), Christina Crawford (Mommie Dearest) and Peter Michael Marino (the Desperately Seeking Susan musical). Andi's music videos have had over 1 million views online. He is currently writing and producing several musical projects, including a forthcoming second album and several new dance collaborations.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Other releases

Tours

• 2011: From Sheep Farming to Anthem
• 2012: The Changeling Resurrection
• 2012: Beautiful Feeling Tour (Including separate dates with Toyah Willcox and Hazel O'Connor)

References

1. ↑ "Twenty20 Sound – Juno Records". www.juno.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2011. 
2. ↑ "Interview: Andi Fraggs - Beige Magazine". www.beigeuk.com. Retrieved 2012-08-27. 
3. ↑ "Club Nation Playlists". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21. 

External links

• Official Page
• Official Page on Facebook
• Official Page on Twitter
• Official Page on YouTube