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Dylan (musician)
English singer-songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Natasha Katherine Woods (born 25 October 1999),[1][2] known professionally as Dylan (stylised in all caps), is an English musician, singer and songwriter. She signed to Island Records in 2022[3] and released her debut mixtape The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn in October 2022, which peaked at No. 19 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]
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Early life
Woods was born to parents Lorna (née Maxwell) and Robert[5] and grew up in the village of Bures on the Essex–Suffolk border. She started playing music from a young age, learning the guitar from the age of 10. She was diagnosed with Irlen syndrome as a child, after struggling at school with reading. She attended Stowe School, where she was a member of Queen's. Woods learned to play piano and guitar by ear, and began to write songs. With help from her music teacher Ben Weston,[6] Woods sent some of her music to producer Will Hicks, who took an interest in her work.[1]
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Dylan released her debut EP named Purple in October 2019.[7] It included debut single "Bad Bitches Beat Heartbreak"[8] and second single "Sour Milk" to which Dylan said "'Sour Milk' is about the push and pull of a relationship; not wanting someone when they're around but craving them when they're distant. I tend to find stupid reasons to call it quits with someone, and then immediately regret it when they leave; it's a constant rollercoaster of feelings and not knowing what you want…"[9]
Purple was followed by two further EPs, Red in 2020[10] and No Romeo in 2022.[11] Speaking about the title track, Dylan said, "I wrote 'No Romeo' with my best friends in mind. I was tired of them going back to their questionable exes and letting themselves be treated like crap (although I think I needed the song as much as they did!) and wanted, as always, to write something empowering. The aim was to write an anthem for the late-night drives with the windows down, the shouting at the sea because life and the screaming crying throwing up heartbreak moments."[12]
In mid-2022, Dylan supported Ed Sheeran on his +–=÷× Tour.[13][1] and was signed to Island Records.
On 28 October 2022, Dylan released the mixtape, The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn. Dylan was named as Deezer's 'focus artist' shortly after.[14] In December 2022, Dylan was also announced by BBC Radio 1 as a nominee of the Sound of 2023 longlist.[15]
On 4 August 2023, she released "Liar Liar" with Bastille.
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Tours
Headlining
- The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn Tour (2023; seventeen shows)[32]
- The Rebel Child Tour (2023)
Supporting
- Bastille - Give Me the Future Tour (2022; nine shows)[33]
- Tate McRae - Europe Tour 2022 (2022; fifteen shows)[34]
- Ed Sheeran - +–=÷x Tour (2022; twenty-six shows)[35]
- Gayle - Scared But Trying Tour (2023, fifteen shows)[36]
Notes
- Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
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