Holly Ffion Humberstone(born 17 December 1999) is an English singer-songwriter fromGrantham,England. In 2021, she signed arecording contractwithInterscopeandPolydor Records.Her firstextended play(EP) following the signings,The Walls Are Way Too Thin,was released in November 2021. Afterwards, she won theBrit Award for Rising Starat the2022 Brit Awards.She released her debut studio album,Paint My Bedroom Black,in October 2023. Her workHaunted Housewas nominated for the Best Song Musically and LyricallyIvor Novello Award.[3]
Holly Humberstone | |
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 Humberstone performing in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Holly Ffion Humberstone[1] |
| Born | 17 December 1999[2] Grantham, Lincolnshire,England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Website | hollyhumberstone |
Early life
editHumberstone is fromGranthamand is one of four sisters.[4][5]Her parents are NHS doctors.[6][7][8]She studied atKesteven and Grantham Girls' Grammar School[9]and theLiverpool Institute for Performing Arts.[4]
Humberstone started writing songs at a young age. She has discussed growing up in a small town, stating there was "no music scene growing up in rural Lincolnshire, so I just really did my own thing" in an interview withThe Telegraph.[8]Humberstone was formerly a violinist for the Lincolnshire Youth Symphony Orchestra and was first spotted by a manager whilst performing on her localBBC Music Introducingradio show.[10]
Career
edit2019–2021: Debut andThe Walls Are Way Too Thin
editHumberstone performed atGlastonbury Festival 2019on theBBC Music Introducingstage.[11]Her debut single "Deep End" was then released on 30 January 2020.[12]Her second single, "Falling Asleep at the Wheel", was released on 19 March, while her third single, "Overkill", was released on 26 June.[13][14]On 30 July 2020, she released a cover of "Fake Plastic Trees"by the English rock bandRadiohead.Her debut EP, also titledFalling Asleep at the Wheel,was released on 14 August, which contained her three previous singles, alongside the tracks "Vanilla", "Drop Dead" and "Livewire".[15][16]On 9 December 2020, she was included inVevoDSCVR's Artists to Watch 2021.[17]She performed her song "Vanilla" on the channel.[18]
In March 2021, ahead of the release of her single "Haunted House" and her second EP, Humberstone signed withPolydor Recordsin the United Kingdom and Darkroom/Interscope Recordsin the United States. She also signed a publishing deal withUniversal Music Publishing Group.[19]On 13 October 2021, Humberstone performed "Scarlett" from her EPThe Walls Are Way Too ThinonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[20]On 9 December 2021, it was announced that Humberstone had been awarded theBrit Award for Rising Star,which recognises pop's most promising new acts to watch.[10]Sam Fendersurprised Humberstone with the award whilst they were recording an acoustic duet of his song "Seventeen Going Under".[8]
2022–present:Paint My Bedroom Blackand tours
editOn 21 January 2022, she released the single "London is Lonely".[21] Humberstone was the opening act forGirl in Red's Make It Go Quiet Tour of North America in March 2022,[22]as well as the opening act for the second half of the North American leg ofOlivia Rodrigo'sSour Tour.[23]After a string of standalone singles including "Sleep Tight", she released a compilation album of her music released at that point in time,Can You Afford to Lose Me?.It was made available on 24 October 2022.[24]In June 2023, she announced that her debut album would be titledPaint My Bedroom Black.It was released on 13 October 2023 and was promoted with three singles, "Antichrist", "Room Service" and "Superbloodmoon", the lattermost of which featured American artistd4vd.[25][26]In July 2023, she was featured on the song "Diving" by British bandBombay Bicycle Club.[27]
In February 2024, Humberstone released "Dive", along with announcing that a new EP "Work In Progress" would be released on 15 March,[28]noting that the tracklist was made up of demos she had forgotten about that she wanted to release, instead of a more typical deluxe album.[29]On August 5, 2024, she was announced as an opener for the 16 August 2024 show ofTaylor Swift'sThe Eras Tour.[30]
Musical style and influences
editHumberstone music has been described aspop,[16][31]synth-pop,[32]indie rock,[16]alternative rock[33]andpop rock.[34][35]Her music style has been compared to artists such asLordeandBon Ivergiven its intimate andatmospheric style.[10]Humberstone citesDamien Rice,Ben Howard,Phoebe Bridgers,andHaimas musical inspirations.[36]Rice's debut studio albumO(2002) is considered by Humberstone to be her 'first favourite album'.[37]She has stated she mostly identifies with "female writers who overshare", and has described her own musical style as "quite self-exposing".[8]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [38] |
SCO [38] | ||
| Paint My Bedroom Black |
|
5 | 3 |
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SCO [38] | ||
| Can You Afford to Lose Me? |
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39 |
Extended plays
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [38] |
SCO [38] | ||
| Falling Asleep at the Wheel |
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— | — |
| The Walls Are Way Too Thin |
|
64 | 35 |
| Work in Progress |
|
— | — |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Sales Chart [38] | |||
| "Deep End" | 2020 | — | Falling Asleep at the Wheel |
| "Falling Asleep at the Wheel" | — | ||
| "Overkill" | — | ||
| "Fake Plastic Trees" | — | Non-album single | |
| "Drop Dead" | — | Falling Asleep at the Wheel | |
| "Vanilla" | — | ||
| "Haunted House" | 2021 | — | The Walls Are Way Too Thin |
| "The Walls Are Way Too Thin" | 26 | ||
| "Please Don't Leave Just Yet" | — | ||
| "Scarlett" | — | ||
| "Friendly Fire" | — | ||
| "Seventeen Going Under" (Acoustic version withSam Fender) |
— | Non-album singles | |
| "London Is Lonely"[43] | 2022 | 41 | |
| "I Would Die 4 U"[44] | — | ||
| "Sleep Tight" | — | ||
| "Can You Afford to Lose Me?" | — | Can You Afford to Lose Me? | |
| "Antichrist"[45] | 2023 | — | Paint My Bedroom Black |
| "Room Service"[45] | — | ||
| "Superbloodmoon" (featuringd4vd) |
— | ||
| "Into Your Room"[46] (solo or withMUNA)[47] |
— | ||
| "Kissing in Swimming Pools" | — | ||
| "Paint My Bedroom Black" | — | ||
| "Cigarettes & Wine" (featuringDel Water Gap)[48] |
2024 | — | TBA |
| "Dive" | — | Work in Progress |
Tours
editHeadlining
edit| Tour name | Dates | Locations | Setlist | Other band members | Support acts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep End Tour[49] | 2021 | UK and Ireland:London, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Leeds, Manchester, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham | Solo | Benjamin Francis Leftwich;Dora Jar | |
| Sleep Tight Tour[50] | 2022 | UK:Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow, Manchester, London, Norwich, Nottingham.
North America:New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco |
Benjamin Francis Leftwich;Allison Ponthea | ||
| This Feels Like The Truman Show[51] | February-March 2024 | Europe and UK:Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Munich, Zurich, Luxembourg, Cologne, Antwerp, Edinburgh, Manchester, Lincoln, Leicester, London, Bristol, Dublin | Paint My Bedroom Black; Into Your Room; The Walls Are Way Too Thin; Overkill; Vanilla; Kissing In Swimming Pools; Cocoon (featuring Medium Build); Dive; Deep End; London Is Lonely; Antichrist; Lauren; Falling Asleep At The Wheel; Elvis Impersonators; Flatlining; Girl; Sleep Tight; Ghost Me; Friendly Fire; Scarlett | Lauren O'Donnell Anderson (drums); Jack Rennie (guitar); Seth Tackaberry (bass / keyboards) | Medium Build |
| The Holly Humberstone Show[52] | May 2024 | North America:Nashville, Washington Philadelphia, Boston, Brooklyn, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver | TBC | Lauren O'Donnell Anderson (drums); Jack Rennie (guitar); Seth Tackaberry (bass / keyboards) | Carol Ades |
Supporting
editDivinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent Tour (Lewis Capaldi) - 2019/20[53]
Sour Tour(Olivia Rodrigo) - 2022
Make It Go Quiet Tour (Girl In Red) - 2022
The Eras Tour(Taylor Swift) - 2024
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