Birdy

Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde born 15 May 1996 better known by her stage name Birdy is a British singer She won the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008 at the age of 12 Her debut single a cover version of Bon Ivers Skinny Love was her breakthrough charting all across Europe and earning platinum certification six times in Australia Her selftitled debut album Birdy was released on 7 November 2011 to similar success peaking at number one in Australia Belgium and the Netherlands Her second studio album Fire Within was released on 23 September 2013 in the UK At the 2014 Brit Awards she was nominated for Best British Female Solo Artist Her third studio album Beautiful Lies was released on 25 March 2016 Her fourth studio album Young Heart was released on 30 April 2021 Her fifth studio album Portraits was released on 18 August 2023 which includes the singles Raincatchers Heartbreaker Your Arms and Paradise Calling Birdy was born on 15 May 1996 in Lymington England Her father is Rupert Oliver Benjamin van den Bogaerde a writer her mother is Sophie Patricia née RoperCurzon She stated that listening to classical music and the songs her mother played has been a big influence on her sound Her parents were married in 1995 and have two other children Jake born in 1997 and Caitlin in 1999 She also has two elder halfbrothers Moses and Sam from her fathers first marriage Birdy studied at Durlston Court Prep School in Barton on Sea at Priestlands School and at Brockenhurst College a sixth form college in the New Forest Her maternal grandfather was Captain John Christopher Ingram RoperCurzon the 20th Baron Teynham She grew up at Pylewell Park the family estate near Lymington Hampshire Her greatuncle was the actor Sir Dirk Bogarde She has English Belgian Flemish Dutch and Scottish ancestry Birdys second given name Lucilla was the name of her fathers stepmother Birdys stage name comes from the nickname her parents gave her as a baby because she opened her mouth like a little bird when being fed In 2008 while still a 12yearold pupil at Durlston Court Preparatory School Birdy won the UK talent contest Open Mic UK a spinoff of the Live and Unsigned competition She won both the under18s category and the Grand Prize against 10000 other competitors She performed her own song called So Be Free at the competition in front of 2000 people In 2009 Birdy performed live on piano for BBC Radio 3s Pianothon in London In January 2011 at the age of 14 Birdy released a cover version of Bon Ivers song Skinny Love The song became her first hit on the UK Singles Chart peaking at 17 The single was chosen as Record of the Week by UK radio DJ Fearne Cotton resulting in it being added to BBC Radio 1s Blist playlist as soon as it was released in March 2011 The official music video for the song was directed by Sophie Muller The song was also featured on The Vampire Diaries episode The Sun Also Rises which aired on 5 May 2011 Skinny Love peaked at number 1 in the Netherlands Source Article Birdy singer from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30