1. Holly Ffion Humberstone was born on 17 December 1999 and is an English singer-songwriter from Grantham, England.
16 Facts About Holly Humberstone
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Holly Humberstone's first extended play following the signings, The Walls Are Way Too Thin, was released in November 2021.
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Holly Humberstone released her debut studio album, Paint My Bedroom Black, in October 2023.
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Holly Humberstone's work Haunted House was nominated for the Best Song Musically and Lyrically Ivor Novello Award.
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Holly Humberstone 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 with The Telegraph.
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Holly Humberstone was formerly a violinist for the Lincolnshire Youth Symphony Orchestra and was first spotted by a manager whilst performing on her local BBC Music Introducing radio show.
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Holly Humberstone performed at Glastonbury Festival 2019 on the BBC Music Introducing stage.
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Holly Humberstone signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group.
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On 13 October 2021, Holly Humberstone performed "Scarlett" from her EP The Walls Are Way Too Thin on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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On 9 December 2021, it was announced that Holly Humberstone had been awarded the Brit Award for Rising Star, which recognises pop's most promising new acts to watch.
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Holly Humberstone was the opening act for Girl in Red's Make It Go Quiet Tour of North America in March 2022, as well as the opening act for the second half of the North American leg of Olivia Rodrigo's Sour Tour.
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In February 2024, Holly Humberstone released "Dive", along with announcing that a new EP "Work In Progress" would be released on 15 March, 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.
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Holly Humberstone music has been described as pop, synth-pop, indie rock, alternative rock and pop rock.
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Holly Humberstone cites Damien Rice, Ben Howard, Phoebe Bridgers, and Haim as musical inspirations.
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Rice's debut studio album O is considered by Holly Humberstone to be her 'first favourite album'.
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Holly Humberstone has stated she mostly identifies with "female writers who overshare", and has described her own musical style as "quite self-exposing".