- CocknBullKid
-
CocknBullKid Birth name Anita Blay Born 1985 Origin Hackney, London, United Kingdom Genres Pop Occupations Singer–songwriter Years active 2008–present Labels Moshi Moshi (2008-present), Island Records (2010-present) Associated acts Marina and the Diamonds, Kele Okereke, Duran Duran Website cocknbullkid.com Anita Blay (born 1985, Hackney) better known by her professional name CocknBullKid, is an English singer-songwriter. Her first releases were released under the name thecocknbullkid.
Contents
Career
Born in to Ghanaian parents, Blay cultivated an interest in music as a teenager, songwriting with rapper Plan B when she was 16.[1] After a series of day jobs she released her debut single, On My Own, in July 2008. This was followed by an appearance on Later... with Jools Holland in October 2008.
Her work encompasses a number of influences including such disparate talents as Björk, Celine Dion,[2] Morrissey and synthpop acts such as The Human League.[1] Following a number of low profile releases she signed to Moshi Moshi through Island Records in 2009.
Her first single under the new deal, One Eye Closed, was released in November 2010.[3] The follow-up single, Hold On To Your Misery, was released on 5 March 2011. The promotional video was released on 22 January 2011. Her album Adulthood recorded in London, Paris and Stockholm with production from Liam Howe, includes contributions from Gonzales, Peter Morén from Peter, Björn & John and Joseph Mount of Metronomy. The album is due to be released in April 2011.[dated info][3]
She toured with Marina and the Diamonds and Bloc Party's Kele Okereke in October and November 2010.[3] She is supporting Duran Duran on their UK Tour, beginning May 18, 2011 at Newcastle Metro Arena. She also opened for Janelle Monae on her UK tour in 2011. It was announced on 27 July 2011 that she will perform as the main support act on the UK and Ireland legs of Patrick Wolf's Lupercalia tour.[4]
Discography
Studio album
Year Album Details 2011 Adulthood - Release Date: May 23, 2011 [5]
- Label: Moshi Moshi/Island Records
Extended plays
Year Album Details 2009 Querelle - Release Date: 4 August 2009
- Label: IAMSOUND Records
Singles
thecocknbullkid
Year Single Album 2008 "On My Own" - 2009 "I'm Not Sorry" Querelle [EP] CocknBullKid
Year Single Album 2010 "One Eye Closed" Adulthood 2011 "Hold On To Your Misery" "Asthma Attack" "Yellow" "Hold On To Your Misery" (Re-Release) References
- ^ a b "Paul Lester meets thecocknbullkid". Guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jan/02/thecocknbullkid-pop-rock-electronic-music. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ "thecocknbullkid A no nonsense pop star". Independent.co.uk. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/thecocknbullkid--a-nononsense-pop-star-1676908.html. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ a b c "CockNBullKid Announces New Single". Glasswerk.co.uk. http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/news/national/10635/CocknBullKid+Announces+New+Single. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ http://twitter.com/#!/_PATRICK_WOLF/status/96282249602932736
- ^ [1]
External links
Categories:- 1985 births
- English electronic musicians
- English female singers
- English pop pianists
- English pop singers
- English singer-songwriters
- Living people
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
