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==Early life==
==Early life==

[[Image:E491.jpg|thumb|left|240px|[[Seaford College]], where Odell was a student]]
Odell was born in [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]], to an airline pilot father and a primary school teacher mother.<ref name="dailymail.co.uk">{{cite web|author=Simon Lewis |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2279338/Tom-Odell-Women-rock-stars--I-want-like-Adele-The-Brit-Award-winner-poised-superstardom.html |title=Tom Odell: 'Women are the only rock stars now... I want to be like Adel': The Brit Award-winner is poised for superstardom &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2013-02-16 |accessdate=2013-06-30}}</ref> He has an older sister and a younger brother<ref name="glamourmagazine.co.uk">{{cite web|last=Selby |first=Jenn |url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/entertainment/monitor/2013/02/tom-odell-interview-music-long-way-down |title=Tom Odell Interview Long Way Down Burberry – Celebrity & Music (Glamour.com UK) |publisher=Glamourmagazine.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-06-30}}</ref> He spent part of his childhood in [[New Zealand]] because of his father's job. He was educated at [[Seaford College]] <ref name="dailymail.co.uk"/> He studied piano classically to Grade 7. He began writing his own songs at the age of thirteen but told no one, because he felt it was "uncool".<ref name="dailymail.co.uk"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Cosyns |first=Poppy |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/sftw/4673489/Tom-Odell-on-songwriting-since-age-of-13.html |title=Tom Odell on songwriting since age of 13 |publisher=The Sun |date=2012-11-30 |accessdate=2013-06-30}}</ref>
Odell was born in [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]], to an airline pilot father and a primary school teacher mother.<ref name="dailymail.co.uk">{{cite web|author=Simon Lewis |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2279338/Tom-Odell-Women-rock-stars--I-want-like-Adele-The-Brit-Award-winner-poised-superstardom.html |title=Tom Odell: 'Women are the only rock stars now... I want to be like Adel': The Brit Award-winner is poised for superstardom &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2013-02-16 |accessdate=2013-06-30}}</ref> He has an older sister and a younger brother<ref name="glamourmagazine.co.uk">{{cite web|last=Selby |first=Jenn |url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/entertainment/monitor/2013/02/tom-odell-interview-music-long-way-down |title=Tom Odell Interview Long Way Down Burberry – Celebrity & Music (Glamour.com UK) |publisher=Glamourmagazine.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-06-30}}</ref> He spent part of his childhood in [[New Zealand]] because of his father's job. He was educated at [[Seaford College]] <ref name="dailymail.co.uk"/> He studied piano classically to Grade 7. He began writing his own songs at the age of thirteen but told no one, because he felt it was "uncool".<ref name="dailymail.co.uk"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Cosyns |first=Poppy |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/sftw/4673489/Tom-Odell-on-songwriting-since-age-of-13.html |title=Tom Odell on songwriting since age of 13 |publisher=The Sun |date=2012-11-30 |accessdate=2013-06-30}}</ref>


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Tom Odell
File:ODELLBRIT.jpg
Background information
Birth nameTom Peter Odell
Born (1990-11-24) 24 November 1990 (age 34)
Chichester, West Sussex
GenresIndie pop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, piano
Years active2012–present
LabelsColumbia, In the Name Of
Websitetomodell.com

Tom Peter Odell (born 24 November 1990) is a British singer-songwriter. He released his debut extended play, Songs from Another Love, in 2012 and won the BRITs Critics' Choice Award in early 2013. His debut studio album, Long Way Down, was issued on 24 June 2013.

Early life

Odell was born in Chichester, West Sussex, to an airline pilot father and a primary school teacher mother.[1] He has an older sister and a younger brother[2] He spent part of his childhood in New Zealand because of his father's job. He was educated at Seaford College [1] He studied piano classically to Grade 7. He began writing his own songs at the age of thirteen but told no one, because he felt it was "uncool".[1][3]

At the age of eighteen, Odell abandoned plans to attend the University of York[4] and attempted to gain a place at a music college in Liverpool.[5] He appeared at open-mic events nightly: "It was full of humiliation: dragging a keyboard round, turning up to find out I’d been taken off the bill, gangs of lads grabbing the mic off me and laughing ... I learnt to perform and learnt what songs work."[1][6] After a year, he moved back to Chichester after being made redundant from his job as a barman.[5] Using his grandmother's car, he travelled regularly to London to play shows and to put advertisements in music schools.[6][7] He then moved to London to play as part of the band Tom and the Tides.[7][8] However, he later decided to become a solo artist because he "didn't want to have to rely on people".

Career

Odell is signed to In the Name Of, an imprint of Columbia Records. He was discovered by the label head Lily Allen, who remarked that "his energy onstage reminded me of David Bowie".[9] He was given an album advance: "I went out and bought an old Mini Cooper for cash. Then three weeks later I got back from a show in Scotland and the car was gone. So if you see a racing-green classic Mini Cooper, it’s mine".[1] He released his debut extended play, Songs from Another Love, in October 2012.[10] He made his television debut in November 2012 as a performer on Later... with Jools Holland; the show's producer Alison Howe later described it as "a classic Later debut".[5][11] Odell was announced as one of fifteen nominees for the BBC Sound of 2013 poll in January 2013.[12] Also that month, his single "Another Love" was used by the BBC to advertise their 2013 schedule.[13] Odell's music has been used in numerous Burberry fashion runway shows.[14] Odell was named the BRITs' Critics' Choice Award winner, previously won by artists including Adele and Florence and the Machine,[15] and was interviewed alongside previous winner Emeli Sandé during the television ceremony in February 2013.[16]

Odell's debut album, Long Way Down, was released on 24 June 2013 [17] and reached No. 1 in the UK Official Chart. He was due to support The Rolling Stones at London's Hyde Park on 13 July 2013,[18] but was unable to perform because of illness.[19]

Influences

Odell grew up listening to Elton John. One of the first albums he listened to was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973). He also cites David Bowie, Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan, Arthur Russell, Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell, Billy Joel, Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Rodríguez and Bruce Springsteen as influences.[2][6][20][21][22][23] He is a fan of Arcade Fire, James Blake, Cat Power, Blur, Beach House, Radiohead and Ben Folds.[2][6][22][24][25]

Odell has said his lyrics are inspired by his "inability to sustain a relationship with someone for longer than six months." He says, "I find that I write much better songs when I'm being honest, and writing about things that happen to me. It can get a little weird though, when friends or girlfriends work out that a song is about them. But it’s amazing what you can get away with it. Artistic license, I think they call it."[26]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[27] 		AUT
[28] 		BEL (Vl)
[29] 		BEL (Wa)
[30] 		DEN
[31] 		GER
[32] 		IRE
[33] 		NL
[34] 		NZ
[35] 		SWI
[36]
Long Way Down 1 48 5 26 36 17 5 1 39 2

Extended plays

Title Album details
Songs from Another Love
The Another Love EP

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[27] 		AUT
[28] 		BEL (Vl)
[29] 		BEL (Wa)
[30] 		FRA
[38] 		GER
[32] 		IRE
[33] 		NL
[34] 		SWI
[36]
"Can't Pretend" 2013 67 — 52[a] 83[b] — — — — — Long Way Down
"Hold Me" 44 — — — — — — — —
"Another Love" 10 3 1 16 63 11 24 6 24
"Grow Old with Me" 46 — 53 — — — — — —
"I Know" 92 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart details
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
"Sirens" 2013 — Long Way Down
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Result
2013 MTV Brand New For 2013[42] Nominated
BRIT Awards Critics' Choice[16] Won
BBC Sound of 2013[12] Nominated
2014 BRIT Awards British Male Solo Artist Pending
BRIT Awards British Breakthrough Act Pending

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Can't Pretend" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 2 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
  2. ^ "Can't Pretend" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 33 on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e Simon Lewis (2013-02-16). "Tom Odell: 'Women are the only rock stars now... I want to be like Adel': The Brit Award-winner is poised for superstardom | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  2. ^ a b c Selby, Jenn. "Tom Odell Interview Long Way Down Burberry – Celebrity & Music (Glamour.com UK)". Glamourmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  3. ^ Cosyns, Poppy (2012-11-30). "Tom Odell on songwriting since age of 13". The Sun. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  4. ^ http://cml.sad.ukrd.com/audio/214444.mp3
  5. ^ a b c Tom Lamont (2013-03-24). "Tom Odell: 'Having your heart broken makes for good songs' | Music | The Observer". Guardian. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  6. ^ a b c d Thorogood, Tom (2013-01-15). "Exclusive: Tom Odell talks to The Sun". The Sun. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  7. ^ a b "Tom Odell talks music, fame and the Brits". YouTube. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  8. ^ "Tom Odell interview by In:Demand Scotland on SoundCloud - Hear the world’s sounds". Soundcloud.com. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  9. ^ "Lily Allen Gushes About BRITS Critics' Choice Winner Tom Odell - Yahoo! omg! UK". Uk.omg.yahoo.com. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  10. ^ a b c "'Songs From Another Love' by Tom Odell". iTunes. Retrieved 2012-12-22. Cite error: The named reference "ep" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Later... with Jools Holland - Series 41, Episode 10". BBC. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  12. ^ a b "Sound of 2013 Profile: Tom Odell". BBC. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  13. ^ "BBC One – Love 2013". TV Ad Music. 2 January 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  14. ^ "Tom Odell performs at Burberry's London Fashion Week show - video - Music News - Digital Spy". Digitalspy.ie. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  15. ^ "Laura Mvula, Tom Odell and AlunaGeorge for BRITs Critics' Choice 2013". Digital Spy. 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  16. ^ a b "Brit Awards tip Tom Odell for the top". BBC. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  17. ^ a b "'Long Way Down' by Tom Odell". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  18. ^ "Newsbeat - Tom Odell releases Another Love EP". BBC. 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  19. ^ "Stones turn up the head at Park gig". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  20. ^ "Welcome to ShawConnect – Music Blog – Interview: Rising star Tom Odell". Blogs.shawconnect.ca. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  21. ^ "Tom Odell named BRITs Critics' Choice Winner". Sky News. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  22. ^ a b Tan, Emily (2012-10-31). "Introducing: Tom Odell". The Line Of Best Fit. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  23. ^ "Street North East | Interview with Tom Odell ahead of Jake Bugg show, in Newcastle". Streetnortheast.com. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  24. ^ Olivia Schaff (2012-12-20). "Tips 2013: Tom Odell | Feature | Music". Music.thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  25. ^ Earnshaw, Helen (2013-04-15). "Tom Odell Exclusive Interview". Femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  26. ^ "Get To Know: Tom Odell | Music". Hunger Tv. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  27. ^ a b "Tom Odell > UK Charts". officialcharts.com/.
  28. ^ a b "Discographie Tom Odell". austriancharts.at/ Hung Medien.
  29. ^ a b "Discografie Tom Odell". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
  30. ^ a b "Discographie Tom Odell". ultratop.be/fr/ Hung Medien.
  31. ^ "Discography Tom Odell". danishcharts.com/ Hung Medien.
  32. ^ a b "Discografie Tom Odell". charts.de/ Hung Medien.
  33. ^ a b Peak positions in Ireland:
  34. ^ a b "Discografie Tom Odell". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
  35. ^ "Discography Tom Odell". charts.org.nz/ Hung Medien.
  36. ^ a b "Discographie Tom Odell". hitparade.ch/ Hung Medien.
  37. ^ a b "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  38. ^ "Discographie Tom Odell". lescharts.com/ Hung Medien.
  39. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2013". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  40. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tom Odell; 'Another Love')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  41. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Another Love')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  42. ^ "MTV's Brande New For 2013 Nominees announced". MTV. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
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