Nicholas James David Hodgson was born on 20 October 1977 and is an English musician and songwriter, formerly of the indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs.
15 Facts About Nick Hodgson
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Nick Hodgson attended St Mary's Menston with Nick Baines and Simon Rix.
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Nick Hodgson later met Ricky Wilson and Andrew "Whitey" White at a mod night called Move on Up at The Underground in Leeds.
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Together with bandmate Ricky Wilson, Nick Hodgson started the Leeds club night Pigs "to give us something to look forward to".
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Nick Hodgson is a founding member of Leeds indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs, and their drummer and main backing vocalist between 2003 and 2012.
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On 4 December 2012, Nick Hodgson announced via his Twitter account that he had left Kaiser Chiefs to concentrate on projects.
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On 4 December 2017, Nick Hodgson performed new material, at Black's Club, London, for "The Society of the Golden Slippers".
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On 26 January 2018, Nick Hodgson released his solo album, Tell Your Friends, on Prediction Records.
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However, Nick Hodgson confirmed in March 2020, that there is no plan to release new solo material in the near future, and he is instead continuing to focus on songwriting.
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On 30 April 2024, the NME announced that Nick Hodgson had formed a new band called "Everyone Says Hi", featuring members from The Kooks, Dead 60s and Howling Bells.
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Nick Hodgson co-wrote "Bang Bang Bang" with Mark Ronson, MNDR and Q-Tip, which was released as the lead single from Ronson's third studio album, Record Collection, and went to No 6 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Nick Hodgson has worked with The Vamps, Kodaline, Olly Murs, Nina Nesbitt, Lower Than Atlantis, Dua Lipa, John Newman, Hurts, Dagny and James Arthur.
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Nick Hodgson worked with Duran Duran and producer Mark Ronson on the Duran Duran album All You Need Is Now, co-writing the track "Too Bad You're So Beautiful".
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Nick Hodgson co-wrote the lead song, "Feels Like Summer" for the Oscar, Golden Globe and Bafta-nominated film, Shaun the Sheep Movie.
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Nick Hodgson co-wrote and co-produced the 2017 single "Laidback" by Rat Boy.