Billie Black

Billie Black
Born 1994/1995 (age 23–24)[1]
Origin London, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
Years active 2014–present
Labels
  • BBLK

Billie Black is a British singer from west London.

Black attended the BRIT School and studied jazz at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[2] She released her first single, "I Waited for You", in June 2014, to positive reviews from Complex magazine's Pigeons & Planes blog and Clash magazine.[2][3] Black was profiled in Clash magazine in August 2014 and released her debut EP, 000 100, in November.[1][4] Her second EP, Teach Me, is scheduled for release in May 2015, and Black features in that month's British edition of Vogue magazine.[5] A third EP, This Simple Pleasure, followed in August.[6]

Black describes her music as "subtle groovy tunes that make people sway" and "combining the old with new", listing jazz among her influences alongside electronic music styles including dub, minimal, and house.[1] The Guardian wrote in September 2014 that Black "makes the kind of breathy, modern soul that sounds simultaneously welcoming and strangely unnerving", comparing her favourably to Jessie Ware.[7]

Discography

Extended plays

  • 000 100 (2014)
  • Teach Me (2015)
  • This Simple Pleasure (2015)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Features | Clash Magazine". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. 1 2 "Listen: Billie Black - I Waited For You | News | Clash Magazine". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Video: Billie Black - "I Waited For You" | Pigeons & Planes". pigeonsandplanes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Billie Black Announces New EP '000 100' | News | Clash Magazine". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  5. ↑ "London artist Billie Black shares 'Going Under' ahead of Teach Me EP". thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. ↑ "Billie Black is streaming her new EP This Simple Pleasure | The Line Of Best Fit". thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  7. ↑ "Jessie Ware on Tough Love, working with Miguel and getting mobbed in Poland | Music | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.



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