Jake Bugg was born on Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy on 28 February 1994 and is an English singer-songwriter.
21 Facts About Jake Bugg
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Jake Bugg's self-titled debut album, Jake Bugg, some of which was co-written with songwriter Iain Archer, was released in October 2012 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.
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Jake Bugg was born Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy in Nottingham to musical parents who separated when he was young.
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Jake Bugg's father, David Bugg, was a nurse, and his mother worked in sales, both parents having previously made recordings.
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Jake Bugg grew up in the Clifton council estate of Nottingham and started playing guitar at the age of 12 after being introduced to the instrument by his uncle Mark.
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Jake Bugg has described a formative musical moment when, aged 12, he heard Don McLean's "Vincent " on an episode of The Simpsons.
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Jake Bugg was enrolled in a music technology course but, by the age of 16, he had dropped out and was writing and performing his own songs.
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Jake Bugg was selected to perform on the "BBC Introducing" stage at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival at age 16 after submitting material to their website, and subsequently signed to Mercury Records.
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Jake Bugg's songs were then placed on various BBC Radio playlists, with "Country Song" being used in a national TV beer commercial for Greene King IPA.
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Jake Bugg's self-titled debut album was released on 15 October 2012.
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Jake Bugg's touring band drummer Jack Atherton and bassist Tom "Robbo" Robertson performed on five songs on the album.
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On 22 May 2012, Jake Bugg appeared on the BBC music programme Later.
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Jake Bugg had been in Malibu working with Rick Rubin and Iain Archer, and had had some interactions with Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, working on the drums to some of his songs, including the single "Broken".
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Jake Bugg was one of five nominees for the 2013 Brit Award for "British Breakthrough Act", which was voted on by BBC Radio 1 listeners.
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On 28 June, Jake Bugg performed an afternoon set on the Pyramid Stage at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival, making him the first artist that has moved from the BBC Introducing Stage to the Main Pyramid stage in successive years.
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Jake Bugg's music was featured in the movie The Fault in Our Stars.
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Jake Bugg shared the track list and revealed the artwork.
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Jake Bugg later announced his fourth studio album titled Hearts That Strain.
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In December 2018 Jake Bugg signed to Sony's RCA label in a bid to relaunch his career.
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In 2017, it was reported that Jake Bugg was in a relationship with model Roxy Horner.
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In June 2017, Jake Bugg was confirmed as the shirt sponsor of his favourite and local football team, Notts County, taking the November slot in a season-long rotation.