Sigala

For other uses, see Sigala (disambiguation).
Sigala
Background information
Birth name Bruce Fielder
Also known as Sigala
Born (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Origin London, England, UK
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • remixer
Years active 2015–present
Labels Ministry of Sound

Bruce Fielder (born 28 November 1992), known professionally as Sigala, is a British DJ, record producer and remixer from Norfolk. He is best known for his 2015 debut single "Easy Love", which samples "ABC" by the the Jackson 5. It debuted at number 71 on the UK Singles Chart on 4 September 2015 and jumped to number one the next week. His follow-up single, "Sweet Lovin'", reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. His next single "Say You Do", which features Imani and DJ Fresh, was released on 18 March 2016 and reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart.

His references in electronic music are Armand Van Helden, David Guetta and Tiësto.

Career

Early beginnings

Fielder is based at Tileyard Studios in King's Cross[1] but originally hails from Norfolk.[2][3] He first got into music at age 8, when he began to play the piano, which he has up to grade 8. He attended Reepham High School and University of Westminster and has a BA honours degree in commercial music along with attending Norwich City College.[1] Mother born in Mexico, then she left from Mexico to London, where she got married with Bruce's father (born in United Kingdom).

2015–present: Breakthrough

After leaving university, Fielder was a member of assorted unsigned bands before moving on to mixing and producing works for others,[4] including co-writing "Good Times" by Ella Eyre with Sigma.[5]

His debut single, "Easy Love", came about after Fielder drank a six-pack of Desperados, a tequila flavoured beer, in sheer tiredness and frustration after being asked to perform a thirty seventh mix for a popular artist, and downloaded an a cappella of the Jackson 5's single "ABC".[6] In an interview with the Official Charts Company, he stated that the record was written on a Sunday evening out of a desire to create music for himself outside of the confines of "somebody asking me to create a song that had a certain sound to it or had to be a certain way".[7]

A music video was commissioned for the song which was set in Los Angeles and features Lucky Aces, a Canadian duo composed of 12-year-olds Lucky and AC, dancing along to it; after meeting each other, they challenge a number of child gangs.[8] It was directed by Craig Moore, who said of it that he opted to shoot in Los Angeles due to the "pool of talent that would've been hard to find anywhere else" and that his attention was bought by Lucky Aces after spotting them on The Ellen Show.[9] Within a few days, it had been picked up by Ministry of Sound,[5] and the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 71, based on streams alone. The following week, it reached number one.[10]

Fielder's second single is called "Sweet Lovin'". Released on 4 December 2015, it reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart.[11]

Sigala released his third single "Say You Do" on YouTube on 23 January 2016, and the single was released officially on 18 March 2016. The song features a sample of Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby" and DJ Fresh with vocals from singer Imani.

Sigala was later reported to be working on his debut album. Shortly after this was announced, his next single "Give Me Your Love", featuring vocals from John Newman and partial production works from Nile Rodgers, was released on 8 April 2016.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[10]		 AUS
[12]		 AUT
[13]		 GER
[14]		 IRE
[15]		 ITA
[16]		 NLD
[17]		 NZ
[18]		 SWE
[19]		 SWI
[20]
"Easy Love" 2015 1 14 10 5 3 50 2 15 8 10 TBA
"Sweet Lovin'"
(featuring Bryn Christopher)		 3 11 7 15 6 — 23 — 29 31
  • BPI: Gold[21]
  • ARIA: Gold[26]
  • BVMI: Silver
  • RMNZ: Gold[27]
  • FIMI: Gold
"Say You Do"
(featuring Imani and DJ Fresh)		 2016 5 — — — 27
[28] 		— 48 — 76
[29] 		—
"Give Me Your Love"
(featuring John Newman and Nile Rodgers)		 — — — 100 — — 64 — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sigala - Easy Love". KCFM.
  2. ↑ "Marvin Humes column: A visit from Little Mix and a fresh new take on a Jacksons classic". DigitalSpy.
  3. ↑ "Sigala - Easy Love". Soul2streets.com.
  4. ↑ "The kids in Sigala's music video are seriously impressive dancers". DigitalSpy.
  5. 1 2 "Sigala". Coda Music Agency Ltd.
  6. ↑ "Hed Kandi Track Of The Week: Sigala- Easy Love". Hed Kandi.
  7. ↑ "Sigala interview: Easy Love was the result of a few beers". Official Charts Company.
  8. ↑ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 23 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Sigala 'Easy Love' by Craig Moore". Promonews.com.
  10. 1 2 "Sigala | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  11. ↑ "Sigala is back with a big new club anthem called 'Sweet Lovin'". Digital Spy. 2 October 2015.
  12. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sigala". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  13. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sigala". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  14. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sigala". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  15. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sigala". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  16. ↑ http://www.italiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Sigala&cat=s
  17. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Sigala". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  18. ↑ http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Sigala&cat=s
  19. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sigala". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  20. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sigala". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  21. 1 2 3 "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  22. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (7 November 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele Earns Platinum Status with 'Hello' at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank".
  24. ↑ "FIMI - Certificazioni - FIMI". FIMI.it.
  25. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
  26. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (6 February 2016). "ARIA Singles: Zayn 'Pillowtalk' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  27. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
  28. ↑ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=240001
  29. ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/

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