Tom Grennan

Tom Bevin Grennan (born 8 June 1995) is a British musician who was born in Bedford, now based in London. Grennan found fame as the guest vocalist on Chase & Status's "All Goes Wrong", which was featured as the Hottest Record on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show, and later performed by Grennan on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and on BBC Two's Later... with Jools Holland.[1]

Tom Grennan
Grennan performing in 2017
Born (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Occupation
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Years active2014–present
Musical career
Genres
LabelsInsanity
Websitetomgrennanmusic.com

Biography

At the age of 18, Grennan was mugged by a group of strangers on the street and was left with four metal plates and screws in his jaw that "still hurt when winter comes".[2][3] He trained to become a professional footballer. He played for Luton Town for a while, tried for Northampton Town and Aston Villa. He was later released. Grennan is a lifelong supporter of Manchester United.[4] He worked briefly at Costa Coffee. He told Music Week: "I was close to playing over in the States but something was telling me not to and obviously it was the music".[5][6]

His musical beginnings are obscure, but he says he was at a house party where he sang "Seaside" from The Kooks. He didn't remember it, but his friends were impressed and pushed him into performing more.[3][6] He studied acting at St. Mary's University in Twickenham.[3] Also at age 18, he started doing gigs around London with his acoustic guitar, mainly in small pub appearances for almost three years. After a performance at Finsbury pub, a representative of Insanity Records heard him play and offered a contract.[6] His debut EP, Something in the Water was produced by Charlie Hugall. He had his big break when he was featured in the Chase & Status 2016 single "All Goes Wrong" that was picked as "Hottest Record" on Annie Mac's Radio 1 Show. After that he was invited for an appearance on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, and a follow up appearance on BBC Two's show Later... with Jools Holland.[7] The song charted in the UK Singles Chart peaking at number 65.[8] It also charted in Scotland and some European charts.

In 2017, he was shortlisted for MTV Brand New Award singing at MTV Showcase at London's Electric Ballroom on 2 February 2017).[9] Also in 2017, he had a cameo appearance in Charli XCX's music video for her song "Boys" alongside many well-known artists and duetted with grime MC Bugzy Malone on "Memory Lane".[3] He performed in Trafalgar Square during the F1 Live in London show in support of Formula One drivers. He started an all UK tour in March 2018 in support of his debut album Lighting Matches, released in July 2018. His song "Found What I've Been Looking For" appears on the FIFA 18 soundtrack and is also used by Sky Sports as the theme song for Super Sunday and RBI19 Baseball.

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[10]		 BEL (Fl)
[11]		 GER
[12]		 IRE
[13]		 SWI
[14]
Lighting Matches
  • Released: 6 July 2018
  • Label: Insanity Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 5191602836
Evering Road
  • Released: 5 March 2021
  • Label: Insanity Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 To be released

Extended plays
Title Details
Something in the Water
  • Released: 28 October 2016[16]
  • Label: Insanity Records
  • Format: Digital download
Release the Brakes
  • Released: 10 March 2017[17]
  • Label: Insanity Records
  • Format: Digital download
Found What I've Been Looking For
  • Released: 28 July 2017[18]
  • Label: Insanity Records
  • Format: Digital download

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[10]		 BEL (FL)
[11]		 BEL (WA)
[19]		 IRE
[13]
"Something in the Water"[16] 2016 ———— Lighting Matches
"Praying"[20] 2017 ——[upper-alpha 1]——
"Found What I've Been Looking For"[18] 82——[upper-alpha 2]99
"Royal Highness"[22] ————
"I Might"[23] ————
"Wishing on a Star"[24] 2018 ———— Non-album single
"Sober"[25] ———— Lighting Matches
"Barbed Wire"[26] ————
"Run in the Rain"[27] ————
"This Is the Place"[28] 2020 73——— Evering Road
"Oh Please"[29] ————
"Amen"[30] ————
"Little Bit of Love"[31] 2021 92———
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[10]		 BEL (FL)
[11]		 BEL (WA)
[19]
"All Goes Wrong"
(Chase & Status featuring Tom Grennan)		 2016 65—[upper-alpha 3]—[upper-alpha 4] Tribe
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
(as part of Artists for Grenfell)		 2017 1—— Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[10]
"Memory Lane"
(Bugzy Malone featuring Tom Grennan)		 2017 65 King of the North

Guest appearances
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Home"[32] 2015 The New Blxck The Night Is Dark and I'm Far from Home
"Footsteps"[33] 2016 Kojey Radical 23Winters
"Coming Back to You"[34] 2018 NAYA Ruby
"Do We Really Care? Pt. 1"[35] 2020 Future Utopia, Tia Carys 12 Questions

Other releases
Title Year
"City of Stars"[36][upper-alpha 5] 2019

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Work Result
2016 MTV Brand New for 2017 Himself Included
[38][39][40]
BBC Sound of 2017
Ticketweb Ones To Watch 2017
2017 BBC Radio 1 Hottest Record of the Year "Found What I've Been Looking For" Tenth[41]
2018 Q Awards Best Breakthrough Act Himself Nominated[42]
Radio X Best Songs Of 2018 "Found What I've Been Looking For" Included[43]
Global Rising Star Award Himself Nominated[44]
Best Indie

Notes
  1. "Praying" charted at number 46 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
  2. "All Goes Wrong" charted at number 24 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.
  3. "All Goes Wrong" charted at number 3 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
  4. "All Goes Wrong" charted at number 47 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.
  5. Cover of the La La Land (2016) song (originally performed by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone), recorded and released as part of O2's Priority campaign in July 2019.[37]

References
  1. "BBC Music - BBC Music Sound Of, 2017 - Tom Grennan". BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. "Oxfordshire Magazine for What's on, Culture & Lifestyle in Oxford - OX Mag". Oxmag.co.uk.
  3. Davies, Hannah J. (28 December 2017). "Tom Grennan: the pop wideboy putting dark days behind him". Theguardian.com.
  4. "MY UNITED: TOM GRENNAN". Manchester United F.C. 22 June 2019.
  5. "BBC Music - BBC Music Sound Of, 2017 - Tom Grennan". BBC.
  6. Baillie, Katie (12 November 2017). "Tom Grennan got discovered doing drunk karaoke, now he's a favourite of Elton". Metro.co.uk.
  7. "Tom Grennan finds what he's been looking for". Campaign Against Living Miserably. 21 September 2017.
  8. "CHASE & STATUS FT TOM GRENNAN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  10. "Tom Grennan | full Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  11. "Discografie Tom Grennan". Ultratop. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. "Tom Grennan – German Charts". GfK. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  13. "Discography Tom Grennan". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. "Discographie Tom Grennan". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  15. https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/15566-4816-2
  16. "Something in the Water - EP by Tom Grennan". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  17. "Release the Brakes - EP by Tom Grennan". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  18. "Found What I've Been Looking For - EP by Tom Grennan". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  19. "Discographie Tom Grennan". Ultratop. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  20. "Praying (Acoustic) - Single by Tom Grennan". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  21. "BRIT Certified - bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Tom Grennan" or "Artists for Grenfell" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  22. "Tom Grennan drops new single, announces debut album, Lighting Matches". Music Week. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  23. "Tom Grennan releases new single "I Might" off forthcoming album Lighting Matches". Vents (magazine). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  24. "Wishing on a Star (BBC Live Version) – Single by Tom Grennan". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  25. "Sober (Acoustic) – Single by Tom Grennan". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  26. "Barbed Wire (Acoustic) – Single by Tom Grennan". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  27. "Run in the Rain (Acoustic) – Single by Tom Grennan". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  28. "This is the Place – Single by Tom Grennan". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  29. "Oh Please – Single by Tom Grennan". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  30. "Amen – Single by Tom Grennan". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  31. "Listen to Tom Grennan's Little Bit Of Love single". Radio X. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  32. "The Night Is Dark and I'm Far from Home by The New Blxck". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  33. "23Winters by Kojey Radical". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  34. "Ruby by NAYA". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  35. Garner, George (12 August 2020). "Fraser T Smith announces debut album ft Stormzy, Dave, Bastille & more, signs to Platoon/70hz". Music Week. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  36. "Tom Grennan - City of Stars". Sonymusicfans.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  37. "O2 Priority campaign aims to inspire that magic feeling". Campaignlive.co.uk. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  38. "introducing our mtv brand new for 2017 shortlist..." MTV. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  39. "BBC Sound of 2017: Urban acts dominate longlist". BBC. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  40. "TicketWeb Ones To Watch 2017". Blog.ticketweb.co.uk. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  41. "The Killers Claim Annie Mac's Hottest Record of 2017". BBC Radio 1. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  42. "Q AWARDS 2018 SHORTLIST NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED". Bauer Media Group. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  43. "Radio X's Best Songs Of 2018". Radio X. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  44. "The Global Awards 2019: Full Nominations And How To Vote!". Capital. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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