18 Facts About Amy Studt

Amy Jane Studt is an English singer, songwriter and musician.

Amy Studt used this time for her hobbies, and two years later, with the advice of her father, she recorded her first two demo albums which would go on to get her signed to Polydor.

Amy Studt released her first single "Furniture", followed by "Chasing the Light"; and the album, My Paper Made Men, was issued on 5 May 2008.

In early 2009, Amy Studt moved to New York City; on her return, she began building a recording studio and continued writing and recording.

In 2017, Amy Studt announced she had been working with Toby Kid from Hatcham Social and released two teaser songs from her soon to come third album, "I Was Jesus in Your Veins" and "Different Colour Pills".

Amy Studt's father is a violinist and a conductor who has worked with artists including Roy Robinson, Shirley Bassey and The Beatles and has featured in several films, while her mother is a pianist.

Amy Studt struggled with depression, self-harm and being bullied during her teenage years, struggling at school; she attended five different schools before dropping out entirely, at the age of 15, to pursue her music.

Amy Studt's depression led to being diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Amy Studt's father suggested she record some in a local studio and, she laid them all down live to tape.

Amy Studt gave or sold the finished CD to various friends, with one reaching Simon Fuller who signed her that same year to both his own 19 Management and to Sony BMG Publishing.

In 2001, Amy Studt was signed to Polydor Records and Universal Records at the age of 15, and delivered her debut album that same year.

In July 2002, Amy Studt released her first single, "Just a Little Girl", which entered the UK charts at No 14.

In June 2003, Amy Studt released her second single "Misfit", which made it to a chart position of No 6 in the UK.

The single peaked at No 21 and subsequently, Amy Studt was dropped from her record label Polydor.

In early 2006, after some time away from the public eye, Amy Studt signed to the indie label 19 Entertainment.

Amy Studt worked on the title song with Imogen Heap collaborator Guy Sigsworth, and her new songs received rave reviews.

In 2017, Amy Studt took part in a panel at AIM'S Indie-Con, discussing mental health within the music industry; she spoke openly about how in 2009, after moving back from New York City, she suffered a nervous breakdown at 22 years old and was diagnosed with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder.

In 2015, Amy Studt announced that she had been working on a new album with Toby Kid from indie pop band Hatcham Social, and in 2017 she released a teaser single of two songs with Ditto Music as the first two released tunes from her soon to come third album: "I Was Jesus in Your Veins" and "Different Colour Pills".