Philip George (DJ)

Philip George
Birth name Philip George Woodhead
Born (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993
Origin Nottingham, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments Music Technology
Years active 2014–present
Labels 3 Beat Productions

Philip George (born Philip George Woodhead on 13 June 1993) is an English DJ and record producer from Nottingham. He is best known for his 2014 single "Wish You Were Mine", which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, a second single featuring Anton Powers entitled "Alone No More" was released on 2 October. The song entered the charts at number 4 becoming George's second top 10 single in the UK.

He had his own show on KISS FM from 12am to 1am every Thursday morning, featuring primarily mixed House beats. The show stopped in 2018.

Career

2010–2014: Liquid Drum & Bass

Philip George first released music in 2010 under the alias 'Woody'. These tracks first showed up on Dutch label 'Liquicity'. In 2012, Mrsuicidesheeps YouTube channel uploaded 'Since Then'. Around 2014 he started shifting his core genre from Liquid Drum and Bass to House.

2014–present: Breakthrough

On 28 December 2014, George released his debut single "Wish You Were Mine". The song samples the Stevie Wonder song "My Cherie Amour". On 4 January 2015, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number two, held off number one by Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk".[1] His second single "Alone No More" was released on 2 October 2015. The song became his second top 5 single in the UK, debuting at number 4.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2]		 UK Dance
[3]		 AUS
[4]		 AUT
[5]		 BEL
[6]		 FRA
[7]		 GER
[8]		 IRE
[9]		 SCO
[10]		 SWI
[11]
"Wish You Were Mine" 2014 212016476768237 Non-album singles
"Alone No More"
(with Anton Powers)		 2015 41——62——651—
"Feel This Way"
(with Dragonette)		 2016 13630————————
"Losing My Mind"
(featuring Saint Raymond)		 2017 ——————————

References

Sources

  1. ↑ "Nottingham's Philip George reaches No. 2 with song made in bedroom". 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Philip George > UK Charts". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  3. ↑ Peak positions for Dance singles in the UK:
    • For "Wish You Were Mine": "Chart Archive > 10 January 2015". Official Charts Company.
  4. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Philip George". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  5. ↑ "Austrian Discography Philip George" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Discographie Philip George" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Discographie Philip George" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / George, Philip / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Discography Philip George". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  10. ↑ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
    • For "Wish You Were Mine": "Chart Archive > 10 January 2015". Official Charts Company.
  11. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Philip George". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  12. 1 2 "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Philip George" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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