Conrad Sewell

Conrad Sewell
Birth name Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell
Born 31 March 1988
Origin Brisbane, Austraila
Genres Singer-songwriter
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2012–present
Associated acts Kygo, Grace

Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian-born singer and songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Aside from being featured on Kygo's single "Firestone", Conrad just released the first of his solo music. It was also recently announced that Sewell will support Ed Sheeran on his Australian tour in Spring 2015.

Career

Early career

Growing up in Brisbane, Sewell started pursuing a music career from a young age, sending around demos since he was 8 years old.[1]

He spent years recording songs in garages and working to save money to move to the UK where pop music was more accepted. At the age of 18, Sewell moved to the UK and maxed out a credit card to record a demo.

2014–present: "Firestone" and solo music

After moving to LA, Conrad started working on his solo project. Several people have been a part of creating the new music including Jamie Hartman (Christina Aguilera, Joss Stone), Sam Hollander (Train, One Direction), and Eric Rosse (Sara Bareilles, Gavin Degraw). His debut single, "Hold Me Up", was written/produced by Brian Lee (Lady Gaga, Icona Pop), The Euroz and Louis Bell.

Prior to his solo release, Sewell wrote and sung on Kygo's hit, "Firestone". The single is currently climbing charts around the world.[2][3]

On March 2, 2015 Sewell announced his opening slot on Ed Sheeran's Australian tour via a video posted on his Facebook page. He will joining Sheeran on 13 dates throughout Australia.[4]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
[5]		 AUT
[6]		 BEL
(FL)
[7]		 BEL
(WA)
[8]		 DEN
[9]		 FIN
[10]		 FRA
[11]		 GER
[12]		 NLD
[13]		 NOR
[14]		 SWE
[15]		 SWI
[16]		 UK
[17]
"Firestone"
(Kygo featuring Conrad)		 2014 42 5 4 5 6 3 5 3 4 1 2 4 8
"Hold Me Up" 2015 39 — — — — — — — — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Pop's Hair-Flipping, Rock-Loving Rising Star Conrad".
  2. ↑ "Kygo Releases 'Firestone' Featuring Conrad On Spotify".
  3. ↑ "Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell)".
  4. ↑ "Conrad Sewell".
  5. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Discography Conrad Sewell". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kygo feat. Conrad – Firestone". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Kygo feat. Conrad – Firestone". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kygo feat. Conrad – Firestone". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kygo feat. Conrad – Firestone". danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Kygo feat. Conrad – Firestone". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Kygo feat. Conrad – Firestone". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kygo feat. Conrad – Firestone". officialcharts.de. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Kygo feat. Conrad – Firestone". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  14. ↑ Peaks in Norway:
    • "Firestone": "Kygo discography". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Kygo feat. Conrad – Firestone". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Kygo feat. Conrad – Firestone". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Firestone". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2015.