Thomas Paul Frederick Dutton, known professionally as Tom Aspaul, is a British singer and songwriter from Wolverhampton.
19 Facts About Tom Aspaul
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Tom Aspaul released his debut album, Black Country Disco in 2020 to critical acclaim.
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Minogue included it on her twelfth studio album, Kiss Me Once, with Tom Aspaul contributing backing vocals.
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Also in 2015, Tom Aspaul released his collaboration with Aeble, "Better By Your Side", which went on to eventually amass over 20 million streams.
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On 14 September 2019, Tom Aspaul announced the beginning of a new project, Black Country Disco - a concept album named for the area in which he grew up and inspired by disco from the late 70s and early 80s.
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Tom Aspaul was awarded the PPL Momentum Fund in October 2020, sponsored by PRS, Spotify and Arts Council England to help fund a second studio album.
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Tom Aspaul performed the entirety of his debut album at Birmingham Symphony Hall.
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Later that month, Tom Aspaul announced Black Country Disco: The Book, published by Polari Press, documenting the conception, creation and release of the album.
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Tom Aspaul embarked on his first sold-out UK headline tour in July 2021, The Revenge Body Tour.
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On 31 December 2021 Tom Aspaul released the first single, "Let Them ", from his second album, Life in Plastic.
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In Line of Best Fit, Tom Aspaul was praised as a "shining example of an independent artist making the music they want to make".
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In support of the album's release, Tom Aspaul performed across the UK, North America and Europe, including Mighty Hoopla, the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham and his second headline tour, the Planet Fantastic Tour which opened in Paris on 19 April 2023.
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In November 2024, Tom Aspaul released the first single from his third album, both called "Cabin Fever".
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Tom Aspaul is noted for using vocal harmonies extensively and his songs often feature his own voice layered several times.
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Tom Aspaul frequently cites Rodney Jerkins, Janet Jackson and Jennifer Lopez among his favourite musicians, although more recently, the likes of La Roux, Empire of the Sun and Daft Punk have influenced his work stylistically - as well as Chic, Grace Jones and ELO.
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Tom Aspaul is the host, with fellow singer-songwriter guests including MNEK, Becky Hill, Siobhan Donaghy, Anita Blay and Clare Maguire; as well as music journalist guests such as Popjustice.
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Since 2018 Tom Aspaul has been sporadically presenting on the internet only radio station, FUBAR Radio.
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In 2021, Tom Aspaul was part of United Kingdom's jury in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
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Tom Aspaul lived in Thessaloniki, Greece as part of his master's degree.