Conrad Sewell

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Conrad Sewell
Birth name Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell
Born (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 36)
Origin Brisbane, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2012–present
Labels 300
Associated acts
Website conradofficial.com

Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Sewell is best known for his vocals on Kygo's single "Firestone" and his number-one single "Start Again". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, he won Song of the Year for "Start Again" and it was nominated in two other categories: Breakthrough Artist and Best Pop Release. His second single "Remind Me" has also made the charts.

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] Sewell is the brother of singer Grace, who is best known for her 2015 cover of "You Don't Own Me".[2]

In 2004, Sewell auditioned for season 2 of Australian Idol, but did not pass the audition stage. He later tried his luck with short-lived rock band Sons of Midnight.[3]

He spent years recording songs in garages and working to save money to move to the United Kingdom where pop music was more accepted. At the age of 18, Sewell moved to the U.K. to record a demo.

2014–present: "Firestone" and All I Know EP

After moving to Los Angeles, Sewell 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 and 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 was a top five hit in many countries around the world.[4][5]

On 2 March 2015, Sewell announced his opening slot on Ed Sheeran's Australian tour via a video posted on his Facebook page. He joined Sheeran on 13 dates throughout Australia.[6]

On 12 June 2015, Live Nation confirmed that Sewell would join Maroon 5 on their September tour as well as posting several tour dates.[7] Sewell supported Jess Glynne on her "Ain't Got Far to Go" UK tour in October and November 2015. In October, Sewell announced that his debut extended play, All I Know would be released on 13 November 2015.[8] He also posted various Australian and New Zealand tour dates throughout November.[9]

In November 2015, at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, Sewell won Song of the Year for "Start Again".[10][11] It was nominated in two other categories: Breakthrough Artist – Release and Best Pop Release.[11]

In February 2016, Sewell released "Remind Me" as a single from All I Know. The following month, Coca-Cola released a promotional song and video for their new campaign, "Taste the Feeling". It features Sewell's vocals and production from Avicii.[12]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[13]
All I Know
  • Released: 13 November 2015
  • Label: 300
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 9

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[13]
"Hold Me Up" 2015 39 All I Know
"Start Again" 1
"Who You Lovin" 17
"Remind Me"[16] 2016 22
"Taste the Feeling"
(Avicii vs. Conrad Sewell)		 - single only

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[13]		 BEL
[17]		 FRA
[18]		 GER
[19]		 NL
[20]		 NOR
[21]		 SWE
[22]		 SWI
[23]		 UK
[24]		 US
[25]
"Firestone"
(Kygo featuring Conrad Sewell)		 2014 10 4 5 3 4 1 2 4 8 92 Cloud Nine
"Braver Love"[32]
(Arty featuring Conrad Sewell)		 2015 — — — — — — — — — — Glorious
"Little Love"[33]
(Kilian & Jo featuring Conrad Sewell)		 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single

Tours

Headlining

Supporting

References

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