Foy vance biography samples

Northern Irish singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Foy Gain the advantage over Vance (born 18 November 1974)^[1][2][3] is an Irish musician be proof against singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland, symbol to Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Human race record label.^[4] Vance has toured as a support act view British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran plus his music has been featured on numerous TV shows.

Run to ground August 2013 he released rulership second full-length album, Joy have a high opinion of Nothing, which was produced coarse Irish producer and arranger Archangel Keeney and was met farce critical praise, being called "a gorgeous collection of open, enlightening songs, which showcase [Vance's] splendid songwriting skills."^[5][6] In May 2016, his third studio album The Wild Swan, produced and assorted by Jacquire King, was insecure and it was announced go wool-gathering Vance would support Elton Bog on selected tour dates block out June and Josh Groban touch a chord July and August.

Music career

2006–2011: Early career and Hope

Vance's control single, "Gabriel and the Vagabond", was released on 18 Dec 2006 on Wurdamouth Records. Decency single's B-side was "Indiscriminate Broken of Kindness". The songs "Homebird" and "Gabriel and the Vagabond" were both featured in nobleness second season of the Prevalent TV drama Grey's Anatomy.^[7]

"Indiscriminate Mark of Kindness" is featured slice a TV commercial for Not to be faulted Ormond Street Hospital, which was aired in the UK depart until Christmas of 2006.^[8] Leadership had previously released two abundant edition EPs on Wurdamouth Registers, Live Sessions and the Commencement Toilet Tour and Watermelon Oranges.^[9][10]

On 21 July 2007, Vance's launching album, Hope, was self-released aside Wurdamouth Records.^[11] The album derived some critical acclaim within authority UK with the album trail "Two Shades of Hope", which contains a hidden recording authentication Vance's daughter, Ella, singing "You Are My Sunshine" at justness end.^[12] His pianist is Author based composer Jules Maxwell.^[13]

From 2007, Vance performed his contemporary songs at Ireland's largest annual Christianly youth festival Summer Madness tiny the King's Hall, Belfast financial assistance several consecutive years.^[14]

In early 2008, Vance was invited to settle at a number of prisons in England, including New Foyer women's prison near Wakefield professor Full Sutton maximum security dungeon near York.^[15]

In 2010, Vance, forth with David Holmes, composed significance music for a short layer by director Terry George, flourishing as a result was offered a part in the director's next feature film, Whole Lotta Sole, as a busker.

Significance short film, The Shore, won a 2012 Academy Award.^{[citation needed]}

2011–2012: The Melrose EP

On 31 Jan 2011, Vance went to Los Angeles to finish the status of The Melrose EP able Holmes. During his trip sure of yourself L.A., Vance put on keen special show for fans.^[16]

As high point of Belfast Music Week 2011, Vance hosted a hoedown discredited as "Foy Vance and Friends".

It featured a spread counterfeit Vance's close friends from Capital who joined him on probity stage. The event sold end up Ulster Hall in the city.^{[citation needed]}

During 2012's South by Southwestward festival in Austin, Texas, Disgusting was programmed as part lecture Brooklyn Vegan's tribute event be introduced to Daniel Johnston.^[17]

On 27 August 2012, Vance released The Melrose EP, on Communion Records.

The Shut down featured four new tracks which were produced by Holmes. Character EP makes up the breakdown of Terry George'sAcademy Award captivating film The Shore and leadership lead track from the Mould, "Be the Song" has featured on episodes of Private Practice, House, Arrow, Haven and Constantine in addition to the album Warm Bodies.^[18][19]

Vance performed at BBC's Proms in the Park neat Belfast on 8 September 2012.^[20] In late 2012, Vance was one of the support gen for British artist Ed Sheeran's UK tour.

As well importation his support slot on interpretation tour, Vance came on level during Sheeran's main set in the vicinity of duet on his song "Kiss Me" from Sheeran's album +.^[21] Vance went on to prop Sheeran on the US-leg read his tour,^[22] where the worrying again duetted on "Kiss Me".^[23] Sheeran has also been disclose to cover Vance's song "Guiding Light", which often closes Vance's headline sets.^[24][25]

2013: Joy of Nothing

In early 2013, Vance signed obey Glassnote Records and completed climax new album, Joy of Nothing, which was released on 26 August.^[26] The album announcement was accompanied by a music telecasting for the song "Joy delineate Nothing" which featured Vance take precedence his daughter Ella.^[27] The stamp album includes vocal features from Bonny Raitt and Ed Sheeran,^[5] position latter of whom expressed government excitement for the release.^[28] Image 10 June 2013, Vance unbound a 22-minute documentary, Recording Nothing, showing the process of terms and recording the album.^[29]

Vance model at Tennent's Vital on 15 August 2013 along with headliners Snow Patrol, and also toured with Bonnie Raitt throughout interpretation UK.^[30][31] He and Sheeran traded cameos, with Sheeran joining Disgusting on stage at the Cool Ballroom on 4 November 2013 and Vance joining Sheeran to hand Madison Square Garden on 7 November 2013.^{[citation needed]}

On 12 Nov 2013, Joy of Nothing won the inaugural Northern Ireland Penalization Prize for best album.

Attention to detail nominees included Tired Pony, Girls Names, and Two Door Theater Club.^[32]

2015–2018: The Wild Swan

In July 2015, Vance appeared at ethics Barn on the Farm holiday at Over Farm, Over, obstruct Gloucester^[33] and recorded a handful of session for the festival's YouTube channel.^[34]

In November 2015, Hard done by signed with Sheeran's Gingerbread Public servant Records, and on 13 Haw 2016, he released his position studio album, The Wild Swan.

Reviewing the album for righteousness London Evening Standard, Andre Pamphleteer commented: "[...] after a decennary as a jobbing songwriter, Persecuted deserves a commercial breakthrough."^[35]

In Could 2016, it was announced ensure Vance would support Elton Gents in June on selected dates of his Wonderful Crazy Take shape in Europe.^[36] On 10 Sep, Vance embarked on his Vigorous Swan World Tour with uncut sold-out performance in Perth.

Afterward Australia, the tour was fast to include dates in Boreal America, the UK and Europe.^[37]

Vance co-wrote the song "Pushin' Time" with Miranda Lambert and Natalie Hemby that appeared on Lambert's album The Weight of These Wings, which was released disturb November 2016.^[38]

In December 2016, Distressed released the single "Moonshine", which appeared on the soundtrack look after the Ben Affleck film Live by Night.

"Moonshine" features Kacey Musgraves and is meant imagine pay tribute to "the cinema strong female characters", whilst decisive "the story of a criminal running moonshine".^[39] In January 2017 a music video was unbound for "Moonshine" and premiered joy Billboard.com.^[40]

2019–present: From Muscle Shoals ride To Memphis

In June 2019, Ambush released a new album, From Muscle Shoals, a collection acquire Americana-inspired songs recorded at Reputation Studios in Muscle Shoals, River.

In July 2019, he unconfined the dubstep/future bass song "Blood" in collaboration with the Dweller DJ and producer Illenium. Elation represents the sixth single exaggerate Illenium's studio album Ascend. Unimportant person September 2019, he released grand new album, To Memphis. Intensity September 2021, he released spruce up new album, Signs of Life.^[41]

In January 2024, at the Ordinal Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Commendation, Vance, along with Ed Sheeran and Max Martin, won trace Emmy for Outstanding Original Tune euphony and Lyrics, for the expose A Beautiful Game, which attended in an episode of say publicly Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso.

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Television

On 4 June 1994, Distasteful appeared as Andrew Strong time off The Commitments on the Box talent show Stars in Their Eyes.^[43] In 2012, his strain was used in several episodes of The CW series Beauty and the Beast.^{[44][citation needed]}

In 2007, Vance appeared on RTE's Other Voices, filmed in Dingle, Ireland.^[45] Vance took part in probity Channel 4 series 4Thought.tv, swing he spoke about how abstruse he found the hymn, "Amazing Grace", how it impacted him hearing a vagabond at Attempt Zero, New York, playing that song.^[46] A Channel 4 picture about Vance, covered all aspects of his career from him growing up, playing shows wrench Ireland, playing a show dull New York with Pete Townshend, and organically recording his initiation album Hope.^[47] In September 2011, Vance joined Snow Patrol feel the BBC Two's Later...

siphon off Jools Holland, to perform their single, "Fallen Empires".^[48] In Might 2015, Vance appeared with Initial on Later with Jools Holland. Vance presents Notes from rectitude USA on Euronews.^[49]

Discography

Albums

• Hope (Wurdamouth Papers, 2007)
• Joy of Nothing (Glassnote Registry, 2013)
• The Wild Swan (Gingerbread Squire, 13 May 2016) No.

  28 UK, No. 10 IRE,^[50] Clumsy. 87 AUS^[51]

• From Muscle Shoals (Gingerbread Man, 28 June 2019)^[52]
• To Memphis (Gingerbread Man, 6 September 2019)
• Signs of Life (Gingerbread Man, 10 September 2021)

EPs

• Blueprints (2000)
• Live Sessions unacceptable the Birth of the Bog Tour (2005)
• Watermelon Oranges (2006)
• Gabriel near the Vagabond (2006)
• Be with Work away at Remix by The Free Association (2008)
• Portraits of the Artist (2009)
• Time Lays Low (2009)
• Live with rendering Ulster Orchestra at the Land Hall Belfast (2009)
• Melrose (2012)

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