Conrad Sewell

Conrad Sewell
Birth name	Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell
Born	31 March 1988
Origin	Brisbane, Australia
Genres	Pop soul
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Years active	2012–present
Labels	300
Associated acts	Kygo Grace Mike Stud
Website	conradofficial.com

Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter from Brisbane, Australia who attended St. Laurence's College from 1998 to 2005. Sewell is best known for his vocals on Kygo's single "Firestone" and his number-one single "Start Again". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, he won Song of the Year for "Start Again" and it was nominated in two other categories: Breakthrough Artist and Best Pop Release. His second single "Remind Me" has also made the charts.

Career

Early career

Growing up in Brisbane, Sewell started pursuing a music career from a young age, sending around demos since he was 8 years old.^[1] Sewell is the brother of singer Grace, who is best known for her 2015 cover of "You Don't Own Me".^[2]

In 2004, Sewell auditioned for season 2 of Australian Idol, but did not pass the audition stage. He later tried his luck with short-lived rock band Sons of Midnight.^[3]

He spent years recording songs in garages and working to save money to move to the United Kingdom where pop music was more accepted. At the age of 18, Sewell moved to the U.K. to record a demo.

2014–present: "Firestone" and All I Know EP

After moving to Los Angeles, Sewell started working on his solo project. Several people have been a part of creating the new music including Jamie Hartman (Christina Aguilera, Joss Stone), Sam Hollander (Train, One Direction), and Eric Rosse (Sara Bareilles, Gavin DeGraw). His debut single "Hold Me Up" was written and produced by Brian Lee (Lady Gaga, Icona Pop), The Euroz and Louis Bell.

Prior to his solo release, Sewell wrote and sung on Kygo's hit, "Firestone". The single was a top five hit in many countries around the world.^[4][5]

On 2 March 2015, Sewell announced his opening slot on Ed Sheeran's Australian tour via a video posted on his Facebook page. He joined Sheeran on 13 dates throughout Australia.^[6]

On 12 June 2015, Live Nation confirmed that Sewell would join Maroon 5 on their September tour as well as posting several tour dates.^[7] Sewell supported Jess Glynne on her "Ain't Got Far to Go" UK tour in October and November 2015. In October, Sewell announced that his debut extended play, All I Know would be released on 13 November 2015.^[8] He also posted various Australian and New Zealand tour dates throughout November.^[9]

In November 2015, at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, Sewell won Song of the Year for "Start Again".^[10][11] It was nominated in two other categories: Breakthrough Artist – Release and Best Pop Release.^[11]

In February 2016, Sewell released "Remind Me" as a single from All I Know. The following month, Coca-Cola released a promotional song and video for their new campaign, "Taste the Feeling". It features Sewell's vocals and production from Avicii.^[12]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [13]
All I Know	Released: 13 November 2015 Label: 300 Formats: Digital download, CD	9

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		AUS [13]
"Hold Me Up"	2015	39		All I Know
"Start Again"		1	ARIA: Platinum[14]
"Who You Lovin"		17	ARIA: Gold[15]
"Remind Me"[16]	2016	22

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		AUS [13]	BEL (Fl) [17]	FRA [18]	GER [19]	NL [20]	NOR [21]	SWE [22]	SWI [23]	UK [24]	US [25]
"Firestone" (Kygo featuring Conrad Sewell)	2014	10	4	5	3	4	1	2	4	8	92	ARIA: Platinum[26] BPI: Platinum[27] BVMI: Platinum[28] IFPI NOR: 4× Platinum[29] IFPI SWE: Platinum[30] RIAA: Gold[31]	Cloud Nine
"Braver Love"[32] (Arty featuring Conrad Sewell)	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Glorious
"Little Love"[33] (Kilian & Jo featuring Conrad Sewell)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Taste the Feeling" (Avicii vs. Conrad Sewell)	2016	—	—	148	83	—	—	60	—	—	—		Non-album single

Tours

Headlining

• All I Know Tour - Australia (2015)

Supporting

• Kygo - Cloud Nine Tour (select dates) (2014-2015)
• Ed Sheeran - x Tour Australia & New Zealand dates (2015)
• Maroon 5 - V Tour Australia dates (2015)
• Jess Glynne - I Laugh When I Cry Tour United Kingdom dates (2015)
• Jess Glynne - I Laugh When I Cry Tour United States dates (2016)
• Andra Day - Cheers To The Fall Tour United States dates (2016)

References

1. "Meet Pop's Hair-Flipping, Rock-Loving Rising Star Conrad".
2. "Grace Inbound". www.auspop.com.au. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
3. Mike Wass (1 April 2015). "Popping Up: Conrad Sewell". www.idolator.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
4. "Kygo Releases 'Firestone' Featuring Conrad On Spotify".
5. "Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell)".
6. "Conrad Sewell".
7. "ANNOUNCED: Conrad Sewell Joins Maroon 5 Tour".
8. "Conrad Sewell drops hot new single Who You Lovin from upcoming EP All I Know:". chartshaker.com. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
9. "Conrad Sewell To Tour November". krock.com.au. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
10. "ARIAS - Conrad Sewell Wins Song Of The Year".
11. ARIA Music Awards for Conrad Sewell:
    • Search Results 'Conrad Sewell': "Search Results for 'Conrad Sewell'". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
    • 2015 nominations: Baroni, Nastassia (7 October 2015). "Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, Tame Impala Lead 2015 ARIA Award Nominations". musicfeeds.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
    • 2015 winners: "And the ARIA Awards Goes to...". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
12. "Taste The Feeling - Coca-Cola".
13. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Conrad Sewell". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • "Who You Lovin": Ryan, Gavin (17 October 2015). "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Spends Another Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
14. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
15. Ryan, Gavin (19 December 2015). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'Love Yourself' Racks Up Second Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
16. "Remind Me - Single". iTunes UK. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
17. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Conrad Sewell". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
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21. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Conrad Sewell". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
22. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Conrad Sewell". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
23. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Conrad Sewell". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
24. "Firestone". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
25. "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
26. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
27. "British single certifications – Kygo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 June 2015. Enter Kygo in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Search
28. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Kygo)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
29. "Troféoversikt – Kygo" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
30. "Kygo Feat. Conrad – Firestone" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
31. "American single certifications – Kygo feat. Conrad Sewell – Firestone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 October 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
32. "Braver Love feat. Conrad Sewell". iTunes [Australia]. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
33. "Little Love feat. Conrad Sewell". iTunes [Germany]. Retrieved 30 September 2015.