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Barns Courtney
English musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barnaby George "Barns" Courtney[4] (born 17 November 1990)[5][6] is an English singer, songwriter, and musician.
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Early life
Courtney was born in England[7] then moved with his family to Seattle, Washington when he was 4.[8] He returned to the United Kingdom when 15.[9]
Career
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2005–2015: early career
Barnaby Courtney formed his first band SleeperCell at the age of 15, with whom he won various battle of the bands competitions and then participated in Channel 4's Orange Unsigned, a national televised battle of the bands event[10]
Courtney signed a record deal at the age of 19, as the frontman of indie band Dive Bella Dive with Island Records,[11] developing the band's debut album in Los Angeles. However, issues with the producer, Red One, stalled their project and, bound by contractual obligations, Courtney and his band were unable to re-record the material.[12]
Despite touring and recording multiple albums, none could be released due to the band's contractual ties to Red One. It was only when Red One terminated their contract that Courtney could approach a new producer with his composition "Fire" which became his breakout single.[11]
The track "Fire" gained unexpected traction after being used in the Bradley Cooper movie Burnt, which enabled Courtney to quit his retail job and sign a deal with Virgin Records.[11]
2015–2016: beginnings as a solo artist
In 2015, Courtney released his first track as a solo artist, "Glitter & Gold", which received radio play on BBC Introducing Suffolk and by BBC Radio 1's Phil Taggert,[13] and led to an appearance at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Exeter the following year.[14] "Glitter & Gold" also reached #1 on the UK Spotify Viral Chart, and #2 on the iTunes Alternative Chart.[15]
Also in 2015, "Fire" was featured in the Bradley Cooper movie Burnt[16] and went on to receive airplay on American rock radio in 2016. To date[when?], "Fire" has been streamed more than 150 million times on Spotify, while "Glitter & Gold" has been streamed more than 230 million times. Courtney played at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in a showcase for NME magazine in March 2016[17] and performed "Fire" on Conan O'Brien's TBS talkshow Conan in June.[18] In 2017, Courtney was hailed as a "stomping, swaggering rock & roll balancing act teetering between blinding light and total darkness," In early 2017, the It's All Indie website selected Courtney as its #1 Sound of 2017.[19]
Courtney has opened for artists including The Who,[20] The Libertines, Ed Sheeran, The Lumineers, Tom Odell[21] and Fitz and the Tantrums,[22] and opened for Blur at the closing party for the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[23] In 2016–2017, while working on his first full-length album,[24] he performed at the BottleRock Napa Valley festival in California,[25] the Governors Ball Music Festival in New York[26] and the LaureLive Music Festival in Cleveland, OH later in 2017.
In 2016, Barns Courtney played at the Rock Werchter festival in Belgium on the KlubC stage.
2016–present: The Attractions of Youth, 404, and Supernatural
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In late January 2016, he also announced details of an extensive US headlining tour, in addition to the release of his debut EP, The Dull Drums.[27] His song, "Hellfire", was named as the official theme song for Extreme Rules in 2017.
On 29 September, he released his debut studio album The Attractions of Youth. It charted at number eight on US Heat, and at 95 on the UK Sales charts.
On 6 September 2019, his second album, 404, was released. It features the hit song "99".
On July 19, 2024, he released his third studio album, Supernatural.[28]
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Discography
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Singles
Notes
- "Glitter & Gold" did not enter the Billboard Alternative Airplay Songs chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Alternative Digital chart.[48]
- "Golden Dandelions" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 33 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.[53]
- "Hollow" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an extra tip on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[38]
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