Hozier (musician)

Hozier
Hozier in 2015
Background information
Birth name Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Born (1990-03-17) 17 March 1990
Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active 2008–present
Labels
Website hozier.com

Andrew Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990),[1] known professionally by the mononym Hozier (/ˈhoʊziər/[2]), is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter from County Wicklow.[3] He released his debut EP, featuring the hit single "Take Me to Church", in 2013 and his second EP, From Eden, in 2014. His eponymous debut studio album was No. 1 in Ireland in September 2014 and globally in October 2014.

Career

Beginnings

Hozier was born in Bray, Ireland.[4] Hozier's father is a local blues drummer whose day job was working at a bank until an operation to help a spinal problem resulted in nerve damage severe enough to necessitate a wheelchair.[5] His mother is an artist.[5]

Hozier and his sibling were raised in the minority Protestant Quaker faith.[5] Hozier has been writing songs since the age of 15.[6] Hozier attended Delgany National School and St. Gerard's School before he began studying music at Trinity College, Dublin. He dropped out midway through his first year to record demos for Universal Music.[7][8]

While at Trinity, Hozier became involved with the Trinity Orchestra. He was a member of the choral ensemble Anúna from 2009 to 2012, and appears as a soloist on their 2012 release Illumination singing "La Chanson de Mardi Gras".[9] He toured and sang with the group internationally including performances in Norway and the Netherlands.[10]

Hozier played at Oxegen Festival in 2009[11] and 2010.[12]

2013–2016: Hozier

In July 2013, Hozier released the EP Take Me to Church (also containing "Like Real People Do", "Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene" and a live version of "Cherry Wine"). The title track was a blues-gospel pop song with lyrics about finding solace in a lover, and its video was directed by Brendan Canty and depicts anti-gay violence in Russia.[13][6] The video was uploaded to YouTube in September, was shared by Stephen Fry, appeared on the front page of Reddit, and went viral.[5][14][7] Take Me to Church reached number one on iTunes on 25 October 2013.

Hozier followed up Take Me to Church with the new EP From Eden (also containing "Work Song", "Arsonist's Lullabye" and a live version of "To Be Alone"), and a number of festival tour dates and television appearances in the United States.[15] In 2014, Hozier's song "Cherry Wine" appeared in Zach Braff's movie "Wish I Was Here" for its heartbreaking lyrics and poetry.[16]

Hozier released his self-titled album, Hozier on 19 September 2014. It featured five singles, including "Take Me to Church", "Work Song", and "From Eden", which were hits on his earlier EPs. On 5 December 2014, it was announced that "Take Me to Church" was nominated at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year in 2015.

Hozier performed for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2014, Saturday Night Live,[17] and Late Night with Seth Meyers.[18][19]

He was nominated for a Grammy Award and he performed "Take Me to Church" with Annie Lennox at the 2015 Grammy Awards.[20]

He then performed the single "Take Me to Church" at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.

In June 2015, he sang the recessional hymn at the funeral of Olivia Burke, a 21-year-old Irish J-1 visa student who was killed along with five others when an apartment balcony collapsed in Berkeley, California.[21] The same month, he also played the Glastonbury Festival.

On 12 November 2015, he won the VH1 Artist of the Year, based on fan votes. He also performed "Take Me to Church" and The Beatles' "Blackbird" with singer Tori Kelly.[22]

In 2016, he released the video for the song "Cherry Wine" to raise awareness of domestic violence.[23] On 4 April 2016, he performed the song on the Late Late Show with James Corden.[24][25]

In June 2016, he announced a new song "Better Love". The song was part of the Legend of Tarzan soundtrack and was released with the official video.[26][27]

Hozier at the Troubadour in West Hollywood
Lollapalooza, Chicago 8/1/2014

2018: Nina Cried Power EP

On 6 September 2018, Hozier released the Nina Cried Power EP which features a collaboration with Mavis Staples on the title track, as well as three other songs, entitled "NFWMB," "Moment's Silence," and "Shrike". He has also said a second album is in the works. On June 11 2018, he announced his next North American tour would begin on September 15 in Canada and conclude on October 14 in Arizona.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
IRE
[28]		 AUS
[29]		 BEL
(FL)
[30]		 CAN
[31]		 DEN
[32]		 GER
[33]		 ITA
[34]		 NLD
[35]		 NZ
[36]		 UK
[37]		 US
[38]
Hozier 132291477332

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak chart positions
CAN
[31]		 US
[38]
Take Me to Church
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Rubyworks
  • Format: Digital download
 —107
From Eden
  • Released: 9 March 2014
  • Label: Rubyworks
  • Format: Digital download
 ——
Live in America
  • Released: 31 July 2015
  • Label: Rubyworks
  • Format: Digital download
 ——
Nina Cried Power
  • Released: 7 September 2018
  • Label: Rubyworks
  • Format: Digital download
 3360
"—" denotes an EP that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE
[28]		 AUS
[47]		 BEL
(FL)
[30]		 CAN
[48]		 GER
[33]		 ITA
[34]		 NLD
[35]		 NZ
[36]		 UK
[37]		 US
[49]
2013 "Take Me to Church" 2212212222 Hozier
2014 "From Eden" 2—59—————69—
"Sedated" 3—————————
2015 "Work Song" 47————————120
"Someone New" 13245590———1319101
2016 "Better Love" 72————————— The Legend of Tarzan
2018 "Nina Cried Power"
(featuring Mavis Staples)[57][58]		 10—80—————[upper-alpha 1]87— Nina Cried Power
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Nina Cried Power" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Music Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[59]

Promotional singles

Year Title Album
2014 "Arsonist's Lullabye" Hozier (Deluxe edition)

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak chart positions Album/EP
IRE
[28][60]
2018 "NFWMB" 27 Nina Cried Power
"Shrike" 31

Awards

BBC Music Awards
Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015 Hozier International Artist of the Year Nominated
"Take Me to Church" Song of the Year Won
American Music Awards
Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015 Hozier Favorite Alternative Artist Nominated
Billboard Music Awards
Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015 Hozier Top New Artist Nominated
Top Rock Artist Won
"Take Me to Church" Top Streaming Song (Audio) Nominated
Top Rock Song Won
Hozier Top Rock Album Nominated
Los Premios 40 Principales
Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015 Hozier Best International New Artist Nominated
"Take Me to Church" Best International Video Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards
Year Nominee/work Award Result
2014 "Take Me to Church" Best Song with a Social Message Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards
Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015 "Take Me to Church" Best Rock Video Nominated
Best Direction Nominated
European Border Breakers Awards
Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015 Hozier Album of the Year Won
Grammy Awards
Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015 "Take Me to Church" Song of the Year Nominated
Teen Choice Awards
Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015 "Take Me to Church" Choice Rock Song Won
Juno Awards
Year Nominee/work Award Result
2016 Hozier International Album of the Year Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Hozier - Biography". Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "How Do You Pronounce Hozier?". HOT 107.9. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Meet the Bray singer cracking America". Irish Independent. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hozier - Biography". Billboard.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Smyth, David (6 June 2014). "Religious abuse, homophobia and singing corpses are the unlikely ingredients propelling Hozier to rock stardom". Go London.
  6. 1 2 Byrne, Niall (23 March 2014). "He wants to be adored: The Wicklow singer Andrew Hozier-Byrne refuses to go down as a one-hit wonder, writes Niall Byrne in Austin". Sunday Times (London). p. 22.
  7. 1 2 Mullally, Una (12 October 2013). "Hozier's soaring voice and searing heart: From quiet beginnings, the 'Take Me to Church' singer's music, and its political nous, are growing in depth and stature". Irish Times (Dublin).
  8. ↑ "An interview with Hozier". Irish Times (Dublin). 14 October 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Anúna Timeline June 2015".
  10. ↑ Anna Job (1 August 2013). "Hozier | Interview". Goldenplec.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Line-up". Irish Times (Dublin). 10 July 2009.
  12. ↑ "Line-up". The Sun (London). July 7, 2010B. p. 4, 5.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ Flanagan, Andrew (7 October 2013). "Birth of a Buzz: Behind the Scenes as Hozier Goes Viral". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "Wicklow singer Hozier takes The Ellen Show by storm". MSN News. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  16. ↑ Ward, James (12 July 2014). "Hozier hits right note in Zach Braff's new movie". The Daily Mirror (London). p. 27.
  17. ↑ "DOUBLE whammy! Hozier's SNL performance is a total hit, with the Wicklow singer singing two hits". evoke.ie. 14 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Living the dream! Hozier performs on stage at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, surrounded by lingerie clad beauties = 3 December 2014". evoke.ie.
  19. ↑ "Hozier joins Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande & Ed Sheeran to perform at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2014". evoke.ie. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Superstar duet! Guess who Hozier is performing with at the Grammy Awards?". evoke.ie. 29 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Hozier performs at funeral of Olivia Burke – Tributes to 'caring, considerate' daughter". evoke.ie. 24 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "We Need More Hozier + Tori Kelly Collabs Like This Joint Performance Of "Blackbird" At VH1's Big Music In 2015 Concert".
  23. ↑ "Hozier- Cherry Wine". 13 February 2016.
  24. ↑ The Late Late Show (11 March 2016). "Hozier - Cherry Wine - The Late Late Show - RTÉ One" – via YouTube.
  25. ↑ "WATCH: Hozier performs Cherry Wine on The Late Late Show with James Corden - Independent.ie".
  26. ↑ "Hozier announced the song "Better Love"". 15 June 2016.
  27. ↑ "Hozier - Better Love (From The Legend of Tarzan - Single Version)". 16 June 2016.
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  29. ↑ "Discography Hozier". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  30. 1 2 "Discografie Hozier". Belgium Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  31. 1 2 "Hozier Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  32. ↑ "Discography Hozier". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  33. 1 2 "Discographie Hozier". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  34. 1 2 "Hozier - Hozier (album)". Italiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  35. 1 2 "Discografie Hozier". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  36. 1 2 "Discography Hozier". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  37. 1 2
    • For all except where noted: "Hozier > UK Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
    • For "Someone New": "New Chart Entries: 21.03.2015". zobbel.de. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
    • For "Nina Cried Power": "Hozier ft Mavis Staples". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  38. 1 2 "Hozier Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  39. 1 2 "Hozier dethrones James Bay to reclaim Irish No 1". 10 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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  44. 1 2 "American certifications – Hozier". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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  52. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  53. ↑ "Hozier - Take Me To Church" (in Italian). FIMI.
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  56. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  57. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180916050354/https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases
  58. ↑ http://radiodate.it/radio-date/hozier-feat-mavis-staples-nina-cried-power-178258-07-09-2018-radiodate/
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