Jack Garratt
| Jack Garratt | |
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_cropped.jpg) Jack Garratt performing in Chicago in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jack Robert Garratt |
| Born |
11 October 1991 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Island Records |
| Website |
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Jack Garratt (born 11 October 1991) is a British singer and multi-instrumentalist from Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire. He will release his debut studio album Phase in February 2016.
Early life
Jack Robert Garratt was born 11 October 1991 in High Wycombe Hospital in Buckinghamshire.[1][2] His mother was a primary school music teacher and his father was a police officer.[2] He grew up in the village of Little Chalfont.[3] About his childhood he has stated that: "I just really enjoyed making noises and really enjoyed the reaction that I got from making those noises. So they [parents] put me on music lessons to encourage me to hone in on that talent rather than show off."[2] The first single he bought when he was six was Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!".[4] He wrote his first song when he was 12 and learned to play a variety of instruments from the guitar, drums and piano to the harmonica, mandolin and ukulele.[3] He attended St. Clement Danes secondary school in Chorleywood
Career
Junior Eurovision 2005
In September 2005 Jack entered the UK national selection to select the UK entry for that year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Belgium.[5] On the night Jack's song "The Girl" finished 8/8 with just 13 points. He has since said "That was the first time I tried to achieve anything as a musician but my intentions were wrong. I did it more for attention rather than for a love of what I was doing."[4]
2009–13
Jack Garratt went to university to train to be a teacher.[2] He signed to an independent record label and began working on an album with the title Nickel and Dime.[6] The music was acoustic blues music.[7] He was played on BBC Three Counties Radio in March 2012 as part of BBC Introducing.[8]
He abandoned the album when he realised that "I wasn't proud of the songs I was writing, and I was performing the music because I liked the way that people reacted rather than because I was proud of the songs."[2] He dropped out of university and "had a real self-destructive moment" and has said that "I felt like I was going through a quarter or a midlife crisis, but I was not even 20."[2] He decided to write music "with a totally different level of respect and integrity" and spent a year writing new songs.[2]
2014–present: Phase
On 28 October 2014, Jack released his first two extended plays Remnix and Remnants. On 28 November 2014 he released the single "The Love You're Given". His 2014 single "Worry" was playlisted by BBC Radio 1, and he headlined the BBC Introducing stage of the Reading and Leeds Festivals.[8] On 12 April 2015 he released the EP Synesthesiac. On 5 July 2015 he released the single "Weathered". On 27 September 2015 he performed at the Apple Music Festival which took place at The Roundhouse, London. He was the winner of the Critics' Choice category at the 2016 BRIT Awards, BBC Sound Poll of 2016 and is on MTV's Brand New 2016 shortlist.[9][10][11] He will release his debut studio album Phase on 19 February 2016.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Phase |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Remnix |
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| Remnants |
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| BBC Music: Huw Stephens Session |
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| Synesthesiac |
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| Apple Music Festival: London 2015 |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
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| UK [12] |
ITA [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | "The Love You're Given" | — | — | Phase | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | "Chemical" | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Weathered" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Breathe Life" | 183 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Worry" | — | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | "Fire" | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organisation | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | BBC | Introducing Artist of the Year[14] | Himself | Won |
| BRIT Awards | Critics' Choice[9] | Won | ||
| MTV UK | Brand New for 2016[10] | Nominated | ||
| BBC | Sound of 2016[11] | Won | ||
References
- ↑ "Jack Garratt - England & Wales Births 1837-2006". Genes Reunited. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "BBC Sound of 2016 winner Jack Garratt: The story so far". BBC News. 8 January 2016.
- 1 2 "BBC Music Sound Of, 2016 - 1st Jack Garratt". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Jack Garratt: Nine things you probably didn't know about the Brits Critics' Choice winner". BBC Newsbeat. 27 November 2015.
- ↑ "Jack Garratt tops BBC 'Sound of 2016'". Junior Eurovision. 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "Jack Garratt Performs". DeeTV. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ "Jack Garratt Interview". BurnFM. 22 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Jack Garratt: The Story So Far". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Jack Garratt wins Brits Critics Choice 2016". The Daily Telegraph. 27 November 2015.
- 1 2 "MTV's Brand New for 2016 shortlist revealed". MTV. 25 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Jack Garratt tops BBC Sound of 2016 list". BBC. 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "CHART CLUK Update: 5.12.2015 (wk49)". Official Charts Company. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 6 (dal 2016-02-05 al 2016-02-11)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ "BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year". BBC. 10 November 2015.
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