- Bryn Christopher
Infobox musical artist
Name = Bryn Christopher
Background = solo_singer
Born =Birmingham ,England
Instrument = Vocals,
Genre =Soul ,R&B
Occupation =Singer ,songwriter
Label = Polydor
URL = [http://www.brynchristopher.com www.brynchristopher.com]Bryn Christopher (born c.1985) is a
singer-songwriter fromBirmingham ,England .Influences
Bryn cites his influences as greats such as
Otis Redding ,Sam Cooke ,Nina Simone andStevie Wonder .Musical career
Early years
In 2003, Bryn played the role of 'Prince Charming' alongside Irish comedian
Jimmy Cricket in the pantomime 'Cinderella' at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre in Staffordshire. [cite web|url=http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/06/11/young-star-bares-soul-to-prove-a-hit/|title=Young Star Bares Soul To Prove A Hit|publisher=Express & Star |accessdate=2008-06-11]Bryn’s was the support slot on the
Amy Winehouse tour at the rear end of 2007, while he was still relatively unknown. More recently, he has been picked up by the US agent,William Morris Agency .The Quest
His first single release "The Quest" was released on
June 9 2008 throughPolydor Records . The single draws on his brother’s personal experience as a soldier stationed inBasra . "The Quest" was recently featured in the closing scene of season 4 ofGrey's Anatomy .Bryn teamed up with co-writer/producer Jarrad Rogers and production team Midi Mafia (
Jennifer Lopez ,Talib Kweli ,Nelly ) to make his debut album "My World", which was released September 2008.Midi Mafia recently secured the exclusive rights to use samples from theStax Records Catalogue, and has used some of these for the first time ever on Bryn’s album.His second single is called Smilin'.
Festival appearances
Bryn recently hosted a residency at North London’s live spot
The Boogaloo throughout April 2007, and will be following this with dates at London’sSoho Revue Bar . He has also played at this summer’sWireless Festival inHyde Park on the same day asJay Z , as well as Glastonbury,T in the Park , Oxegen andV Festival .Discography
Albums
His debut album 'My World' was released on September 8, 2008. UK #18cite journal
title = Official Album Chart for the week ending 20 September 2008
journal =ChartsPlus
issue = 369
pages= 5-8
accessdate = 2008-09-17
publisher = IQ Ware Ltd
location = Milton Keynes]*1. Help Me
*2. Smilin'
*3. Sour Times
*4. Stay With Me
*5. The Quest
*6. My World
*7. Found A New Love
*8. Seconds Ago
*9. Way You Are
*10. GoneGoneGone
*11. My Kinda Woman
*12. Taken Me Overingles
* The Quest
* Smilin'Bonus Tracks
* Waiting For.... (B/w The Quest)
* How Did You Know (B/w Smilin')Charts
References
External links
* [http://www.brynchristopher.com Bryn Christopher’s Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/brynchristopher Bryn Christopher MySpace page]
* [http://www.polydor.co.uk Polydor Records Official Site]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Bryn+Christopher Bryn Christopher on Last.fm]
* [http://www.brynchristopher.fr Bryn Christopher French Site]
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