Jersey Budd

Jersey Budd
Origin	Leicester, England
Genres	Alternative rock Indie rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2008 – present
Website	[1]

Jersey Budd is a singer from Leicester, England.

Music Career

He released his first album in 2008 called Wonderland, which included the singles "She Came Back" and "Bright Soul". In 2010 he released Louis Armstrong's "When You're Smiling" with Leicester City F.C., in celebration of the club's success in reaching the Championship Play Offs and he sang the song on the pitch before the 1st leg against Cardiff City at the Walkers Stadium. He re-released the single in 2011 and appeared on ESPN's Talk of the Terrace in early September of that year. Also in 2011 he announced plans for a second, yet unnamed album of which he released some demo's to on his website. Jersey has supported top acts including Kasabian, James Morrison, Amy McDonald and Turin Brakes. He will play a gig in December 2011 at Leicester's 1,200 capacity o2 academy.

Personal life

As a singer Budd has been compared to legends such as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Due to his Leicester roots, Budd is close friends with Kasabian members Tom Meighan and Sergio Pizzorno. Budd is a huge Leicester City fan.

References

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2009/03/25/introducing_jersey_budd_feature.shtml
• http://jerseybudd.com/
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/09/jersey-budd-kasabian

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