Becky Hill
| Becky Hill | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rebecca Claire Hill |
| Born | 14 February 1994[1] |
| Origin | Bewdley, Worcestershire, England[2] |
| Genres | Pop, dance, house |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Parlophone |
| Associated acts | |
| Website |
www |
Rebecca Claire "Becky" Hill (born 14 February 1994)[1] is an English singer and songwriter from Bewdley, Worcestershire.[2] She rose to prominence after appearing on the first series of The Voice UK, auditioning with "Ordinary People". She joined Jessie J's team and reached the semi-final of the competition. On 29 June 2014 she became the first The Voice UK contestant to score a UK number 1 when the song, "Gecko (Overdrive)" with Oliver Heldens topped the UK Singles Chart.
Career
Becky began making music in a band called Shaking Trees – receiving much BBC Introducing support from the likes of Andrew Marston at BBC Hereford & Worcester who selected her band to perform at the Nozstock Festival of Performing Arts,[3] as well as a live session for Adam Green and Josh Withey at BBC Radio Shropshire.[4]
2012: The Voice
Hill has appeared in a number of live performances for YouTube, including a web series called The Rebelations. She auditioned for the first series of The Voice UK, and at the blind auditions she performed "Ordinary People". Judges Jessie J and Will.i.am turned around for her, the only coaches with an available space on their teams. She opted to join Jessie. In the battle rounds she competed against Indie and Pixie performing the song "Irreplaceable", she won the battle and progressed to the live shows. She got to the Semi-final stage of the competition where she was eliminated.
Performances
| Performed | Song | Original Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Audition | "Ordinary People" | John Legend | Joined Team Jessie |
| Battle Rounds | "Irreplaceable" (against Indie and Pixie) | Beyoncé | Winner |
| Week 1 | N/A | ||
| Week 2 | "Good Luck" | Basement Jaxx | Safe |
| Week 3 | N/A | ||
| Week 4 | "Seven Nation Army" | The White Stripes | Bottom three |
| Semi-final | "Like a Star" | Corinne Bailey Rae | Eliminated |
2013–present: Breakthrough
Since appearing on The Voice UK, versions of David Guetta's "She Wolf" and "Not Giving In" by Rudimental have been published, as have covers of Paolo Nutini's "Last Request" and Alex Clare's "Too Close". Hill featured on Rudimental's track "Powerless", taken from their debut album Home. She also provided cover for Ella Eyre's vocals for Rudimental's set at Glastonbury 2013, Bestival 2013 and Lovebox 2013. Hill provided vocals for and co-wrote Wilkinson's song Afterglow,[5][6] which peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart in October 2013,[7] the song also peaked at number 1 on the UK Dance Chart and number 15 on the Scottish Singles Chart. "Powerless" received a full single release on 23 February 2014. The song peaked at number 73 on the UK Singles Chart. Hill appeared on and co-wrote a vocal version of Oliver Heldens' "Gecko", renamed "Gecko (Overdrive)", alongside MNEK. The song topped the UK Singles Chart on 29 June 2014 thus making her the first The Voice UK contestant to achieve a number 1. She is currently working on her debut album, as mentioned on her official YouTube channel, scheduled for release in 2015.[8]
On November 9, 2014, Becky released her second solo-single, "Losing", which was produced by MNEK. The single debuted at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart.[9] Hill co-wrote Australian recording artist Reigan Derry's debut single "All of the Pieces".[10]
In July 2015, French house producer Watermät released vocal version of his track "Frequency" featuring guest vocal by Becky Hill. The track was renamed to "All My Love".
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organisation | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MTV | Brand New For 2015[11] | Nominated |
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] | |||
| 2014 | "Caution to the Wind" | — | Non-album singles |
| "Losing" | 56 | ||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
UK Dance [13] |
AUS [14] |
AUT [15] |
GER [16] |
IRE [17] |
NED [18] |
SCO [19] |
SWE [20] |
SWI [21] | ||||
| 2013 | "Afterglow" (uncredited) (Wilkinson featuring Becky Hill) |
8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | Lazers Not Included | |
| 2014 | "Powerless" (Rudimental featuring Becky Hill) |
73 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Home | |
| "Gecko (Overdrive)" (Oliver Heldens featuring Becky Hill) |
1 | 1 | 71 | 35 | 23 | 30 | 48 | 2 | 55 | 23 | Non-album singles | ||
| 2015 | "All My Love" (Watermät, Becky Hill and TAI) |
115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "Piece of Me" (MK featuring Becky Hill) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Becky Hill". Facebook. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Becky Hill". BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ "BBC Hereford & Worcester – BBC Introducing in Hereford & Worcester, Andrew Marston introduces live music from Becky Hill (Bewdley)". Bbc.co.uk. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "BBC News – Becky Hill's Shaking Trees' BBC Introducing session". Bbc.co.uk. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "Wilkinson – 'Afterglow. Ft. Becky Hill". Selfblown.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ "Wilkinson – Afterglow ft. Becky Hill". Datatransmission.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ "WILKINSON". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ "Oliver Heldens and Becky Hill claim UK number one single with 'Gecko' – Music News". Digital Spy. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "Official Charts - Becky Hill (artist page)". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "Reigan Derry". Rush Entertainment. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "MTV's Brand New For 2015 Nominees announced". MTV. 24 November 2014.
- 1 2 Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
- For all except where noted: "Official Charts > Artist > Becky Hill". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- For "Afterglow": "Chart Archive – October 26, 2013". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013.
- For "All My Love": "New Chart Entries > 22 August 2015". zobbel.de. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ Peak positions for the dance singles in the UK:
- For "Afterglow": "Chart Archive > October 26, 2013". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013.
- For "Powerless": "Chart Archive > March 1, 2014". Official Charts Company. 1 March 2014.
- For "Gecko (Overdrive)": "Chart Archive – July 5, 2014". Official Charts Company. 5 July 2014.
- ↑ ARIA, ARIA. "ARIA Report 28 July 2014" (PDF). ARIA.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Becky Hill". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Becky Hill". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "ARIA Chartifacts 38 July 2014". AustralianCharts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Becky Hill". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "Afterglow": "Chart Archive > October 26, 2013". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013.
- For "Gecko (Overdrive)": "Chart Archive – July 5, 2014". Official Charts Company. 5 July 2014.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Becky Hill". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Becky Hill". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "Certified Awards" (enter "Wilkinson" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry.
- ↑ "Certified Awards" (enter "Becky Hill" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry.
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