Dylan (musician)
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Birth name | Natasha Katherine Woods |
Born | Bures, England | 25 October 1999
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar |
Years active | 2019–present |
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Website | www |
Natasha Katherine Woods (born 25 October 1999),[1][2] known professionally as Dylan (stylised in all caps), is an English musician, singer and songwriter. She signed to Island Records in 2022[3] and released her debut mixtape The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn in October 2022, which peaked at No. 19 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]
Early life
[edit]Woods was born to parents Lorna (née Maxwell) and Robert[5] and grew up in the village of Bures on the Essex–Suffolk border. She started playing music from a young age, learning the guitar from the age of 10. She was diagnosed with Irlen syndrome as a child, after struggling at school with reading. She attended Stowe School, where she was a member of Queen's. Woods learned to play piano and guitar by ear, and began to write songs. With help from her music teacher Ben Weston,[6] Woods sent some of her music to producer Will Hicks, who took an interest in her work.[1]
Career
[edit]Dylan released her debut EP named Purple in October 2019.[7] It included debut single "Bad Bitches Beat Heartbreak"[8] and second single "Sour Milk" to which Dylan said "'Sour Milk' is about the push and pull of a relationship; not wanting someone when they're around but craving them when they're distant. I tend to find stupid reasons to call it quits with someone, and then immediately regret it when they leave; it's a constant rollercoaster of feelings and not knowing what you want…"[9]
Purple was followed by two further EPs, Red in 2020[10] and No Romeo in 2022.[11] Speaking about the title track, Dylan said, "I wrote 'No Romeo' with my best friends in mind. I was tired of them going back to their questionable exes and letting themselves be treated like crap (although I think I needed the song as much as they did!) and wanted, as always, to write something empowering. The aim was to write an anthem for the late-night drives with the windows down, the shouting at the sea because life and the screaming crying throwing up heartbreak moments."[12]
In mid-2022, Dylan supported Ed Sheeran on his +–=÷× Tour.[13][1] and was signed to Island Records.
On 28 October 2022, Dylan released the mixtape, The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn. Dylan was named as Deezer's 'focus artist' shortly after.[14] In December 2022, Dylan was also announced by BBC Radio 1 as a nominee of the Sound of 2023 longlist.[15]
On 4 August 2023, she released "Liar Liar" with Bastille.
Awards and accolades
[edit]Lists
[edit]Publisher | Listicle | Year[note 1] | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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NME | "The 20 best mixtapes and EPs of 2022" | 2022 | "The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn" | Placed | [16] |
Official Charts Company | "Official Charts' Artists To Watch 2023" | Dylan | [17] |
Discography
[edit]Mixtapes
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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UK | ||
The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn |
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19 |
Extended plays
[edit]Title | Details |
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Purple |
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Red |
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No Romeo |
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Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Album |
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"Bad Bitches Beat Heartbreak"[8][9] | 2019 | Purple |
"Sour Milk"[9] | ||
"Your Issues"[19] | 2020 | Red |
"Wish You Weren't Mine"[20] | ||
"Nineteen"[21] | 2021 | No Romeo |
"Someone Else"[22] | ||
"You're Not Harry Styles"[23] | ||
"No Romeo"[12] | 2022 | |
"Girl of Your Dreams"[24] | The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn | |
"Nothing Lasts Forever"[18] | ||
"Blue"[25] | ||
"Blisters"[26] | ||
"Every Heart But Mine"[27] | 2023 | The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn (Live / Deluxe Edition) |
"Liar Liar" (featuring Bastille)[28] |
TBA | |
"Rebel Child"[29] | ||
"The Alibi"[30] | 2024 | |
"Perfect Revenge"[31] |
Tours
[edit]Headlining
[edit]- The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn Tour (2023; seventeen shows)[32]
- The Rebel Child Tour (2023)
Supporting
[edit]- Bastille - Give Me the Future Tour (2022; nine shows)[33]
- Tate McRae - Europe Tour 2022 (2022; fifteen shows)[34]
- Ed Sheeran - +–=÷x Tour (2022; twenty-six shows)[35]
- Gayle - Scared But Trying Tour (2023, fifteen shows)[36]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Savage, Mark (26 July 2022). "How pop singer Dylan turned her Latitude disaster into triumph". BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Platt, Poppie (21 February 2023). "Dylan: a TikTok tyro who might be Britain's next big pop star". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Dylan's The Greatest Thig". Official Charts. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ Williams, Sophie (27 October 2022). "Dylan – 'The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn' EP review: a superstar is born". NME. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Russell, Steven (2 November 2009). "How mum Lorna conquered creative block". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Old Stoic 'Dylan' supports Ed Sheeran". Stowe School. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b Homewood, Ben (9 October 2019). "Making Waves: Dylan". Music Week. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Bad B!tches Beat Heartbreak out tomorrow!". Facebook. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Clash Music". 7 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Track by Track: Dylan – Red EP". Dork. 29 May 2020.
- ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (8 April 2022). "Dylan has dropped her new EP, 'No Romeo' – listen". Dork.
- ^ a b c "Dylan announces new EP with title-track "No Romeo"". Line of Best Fit. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Williams, Sophie (30 July 2022). "Dylan live in New York: pop of this calibre deserves to be heard in arenas". NME. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Thrilled to announce Dylan as our November #DeezerFocus artist 💥🎸 Stay tuned for more… 👀". Twitter.
- ^ "Radio 1's Sound of 2023". BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "The 20 best mixtapes and EPs of 2022". NME. 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, George (27 December 2022). "Official Charts' Artists To Watch 2023". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Dylan announces debut mixtape and shares new single 'Nothing Lasts Forever'". NME. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "FINALLY Your Issues is out in the world!!". Facebook. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "DYLAN - Wish You Weren't Mine (Official Video)". YouTube. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Dylan returns with first single of 2021 "Nineteen"". Line of Best Fit. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Dylan — Someone Else". Discover Nu. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "SINGLE REVIEW: Dylan – You're Not Harry Styles". Thomas Bleach. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Dylan's "Girl Of Your Dreams" is a thrashing guitar-led track of volcanic proportions". The Line of Best Fit. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Dylan has released 'Blue', a new single from her upcoming mixtape, 'The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn'". Read Dork. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Dylan Releases New Mixtape 'The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn'". U Discover Music. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Dylan has dropped a brand new single, 'Every Heart But Mine'". Read Dork. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Listen to Dylan's new single 'Liar Liar', featuring Bastille's Dan Smith". NME. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "DYLAN DROPS NEW SONG 'REBEL CHILD'". DIY Mag. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Dylan "The Alibi"". The New Age Magazine. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Listen to Dylan's explosive new single 'Perfect Revenge'". NME. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "TICKETS FOR MY EUROPE TOUR ARE ON SALE NOW! GO GO GO! COMMENT IF YOU'RE COMING!". Twitter.
- ^ "@pheebsi reviews @bastille with support from @dyl_an and @wearethenative_ in Bournemouth, UK on March 31st, 2022". Twitter.
- ^ "HELLO LIFE ISNT REAL I AM SUPPORTING THE GODESS tatemcrae IN EUROPE IN MAY SOMEONE PINCH ME". Twitter.
- ^ "The Verified Fan pre-sale for New Jersey and Foxborough goes live today at 10am local time (US)". Twitter.
- ^ "you should come to one of these shows if you want to :)". Twitter.
- 1999 births
- 21st-century English women singers
- Clan Maxwell
- English singer-songwriters
- English women singer-songwriters
- Island Records artists
- Living people
- Musicians from Essex
- Musicians from Suffolk
- Musicians with dyslexia
- People educated at Stowe School
- People from Babergh District
- People from Braintree District