21 Facts About Adrian Crowley

Adrian Crowley is a singer, composer, songwriter, lyricist from Galway, based in Dublin and was born in Sliema, Malta.

Adrian Crowley followed this with When You Are Here You Are Family, A Northern Country, Long Distance Swimmer, Season of the Sparks and "I See Three Birds Flying" In a 2005 Rolling Stone interview, Ryan Adams cited Crowley when asked "Who's the best songwriter that no one's heard of".

Adrian Crowley has won the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year on one occasion for Season of the Sparks and been nominated on two another occasion for Long Distance Swimmer and "I See Tree Birds Flying".

Adrian Crowley is from a multicultural background, He was born in Sliema in Malta but reared in Galway.

Adrian Crowley's parents met in Africa and the family spent time in Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Malta.

Adrian Crowley has been based in Dublin since the 1990s but has spent time living in France.

Adrian Crowley released his debut album A Strange Kind independently in 1999.

Adrian Crowley joined the label Ba Da Bing who were keen to produce his next two albums.

Adrian Crowley later referred to A Northern Country as "the least ceremonious album of them all".

Long Distance Swimmer was released as soon as it was recorded as, according to Adrian Crowley, he became "fed up waiting".

The Irish Independents John Meagher named it his favourite album of 2007 and sixteenth best Irish album of the decade, while his colleague Eamon Sweeney suggested Adrian Crowley's record was one of the few Irish albums preventing that year from being "an absolute stinker".

Adrian Crowley featured on the edition of 12 March 2008 of the sixth series of Other Voices.

Adrian Crowley was one of the first acts to be announced for Electric Picnic 2010.

Adrian Crowley is interested in film and has composed a number of scores.

Adrian Crowley is responsible for scoring the Irish feature film, Where The Sea Used To Be, directed by Paul Farren.

Adrian Crowley appears in a feature-length alternative documentary entitled The Science Of Ghosts, directed by Niall McCann, which premiered at Dublin International Film Festival at the IFI, February 26,2018.

Adrian Crowley's style has been compared to that of Bill Callahan, Nick Drake and Tim Buckley, while Irish Independent reviewer Eamon Sweeney has said the singer is "a master of understatement".

Adrian Crowley described himself as "totally flabbergasted", adding "I didn't really think it was the sort of record that was going to win awards".

Adrian Crowley promised to use the money to fund his music.

Adrian Crowley was one of eight nominees who performed at the awards ceremony.

Adrian Crowley is a friend of fellow nominee Valerie Francis.