Stevie McCrorie

Stevie McCrorie
McCrorie at T in the Park 2015
Background information
Born (1985-03-23) 23 March 1985
Denny, Falkirk, Scotland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • firefighter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active
  • 2010–13
  • 2015–16
Labels
Associated acts
Website steviemccrorie.com

Stevie McCrorie (born 23 March 1985)[1] is a Scottish singer-songwriter. He is best known as a firefighter who won the fourth series of the BBC television singing competition The Voice UK in 2015. He auditioned with Kodaline's "All I Want", with all four coaches turning their chairs for him. His debut single, "Lost Stars", was released the day following his win and reached number six on the UK Singles Chart, number one in Scotland and eighty-seven in Ireland. Since winning The Voice, he has performed at T in The Park.

In January 2016, McCrorie released his second album, Big World, which reached number thirty-five on the UK Albums Chart,[2] and number six on the Scottish Albums Chart.[3] McCrorie and his record label parted company soon thereafter and McCrorie resumed his former career as a firefighter whilst still touring and releasing music as an independent artist[4].

Early life

Stevie McCrorie was born in Stirling. He spent his formative years in Denny, Stirlingshire.[5] Before winning The Voice UK, he was a firefighter in the group of first recruits into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2013 and was nicknamed "The Hero" during the competition.

Career

2010–15: These Old Traditions

McCrorie started his singing and recording career with the band 'Scruffy Kid' which led to gaining second place in the Scottish Schools battle of the bands. He was then in bands such as 'Feelings Pass', 'The Goodnight Story', 'CITY' and 'Voom Club' before refining the band name to Stevie and the Moon, releasing the double A-side single, "Wolves and Rainbows" and later releasing These Old Traditions in 2010. Stevie and the Moon disbanded a day after one final show at Falkirks 20 Rocks on 16 June 2013. Before the final show, McCrorie enjoyed success playing T in the Park festival 2010, Wickerman festival, BBC introducing and Radio 1 live lounge performances and interviews with BBC Radio 1's Jo Whiley.

2015–16: The Voice UK

In 2015, McCrorie auditioned for the fourth series of The Voice UK performing Kodaline's "All I Want", with all four coaches turning for him.[6] He eventually chose to join Ricky Wilson's team. During the battle rounds, he battled Tim Arnold singing Imagine Dragons' "Demons", and McCrorie won the Battle. During the Knockout Rounds, McCrorie performed U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". McCrorie was then through to the live shows. During the first live show, he performed Cyndi Lauper's "All Through the Night". McCrorie received the Team Ricky "fast pass" and was saved. The other Team Ricky artists were Emmanuel Nwamadi, who advanced to the next live show via the public vote and Autumn Sharif, who did not advance to the second live show. During the second live show, McCrorie performed Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" and advanced to the Live Final along with teammate Nwamadi. During the live final, he performed "I'll Stand By You", "Get Back", "All I Want" and the winner's single "Lost Stars". On 4 April 2015 on the live show, it was announced that McCrorie was the winner of The Voice UK 2015.[7] He had beaten the only other remaining contestant, opera singer Lucy O'Byrne.

Performances
Performed Song Original artist Result
Blind audition "All I Want" Kodaline Joined Team Ricky
Battle round "Demons" (against Tim Arnold) Imagine Dragons Winner
Knockout round "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" U2 Through to live shows
Week 1 "All Through the Night" Cyndi Lauper Saved (fast pass)
Week 2 "Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis Advanced
"Stay with Me" (with Ricky Wilson and Emmanuel Nwamadi) Faces
Live Final "I'll Stand By You" The Pretenders Winner
"Get Back" (with Ricky Wilson) The Beatles and Billy Preston
"All I Want" Kodaline
"Lost Stars" Adam Levine

2016–present: Big World and touring

On 5 April 2015, the day after he won the show, McCrorie released his winner's single, a cover of Adam Levine's "Lost Stars", via digital download. On 8 April 2015, the song was at number one on The Official Chart Update but reached No 6 on the UK Singles Chart at the end of the week. However the song reached No 1 in his native Scotland.[8]

His second single, "My Heart Never Lies" was released in November 2015 along with an accompanying music video. It reached number 51 on the Scottish Singles Chart[9]

His first album since winning The Voice UK, "Big World", was released on 8 January 2016. The album reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart[2] and number four in Scotland.[3][10] Despite his high-profile win on The Voice, the album was seemingly ignored by the mainstream media and was unavailable to purchase in many major retailers. In response to this, an online petition was set up on Change.org in a bid to have his music featured more prominently on TV and radio stations that received more than 2000 signatures.

He made an appearance on The Voice in 2016 on the first live shows, and performed "My Heart Never Lies". This resulted in the track re-entering the iTunes top 100, and the album peaking briefly at number 10 on the iTunes album chart.[11] Following the performance, Big World re-entered the Scottish Albums Chart at number 15 and UK Albums Chart at number 70, while My Heart Never Lies re-entered at a new peak of 45 on the Scottish Singles Chart.[12]

In April 2016, McCrorie and music PR company APB parted ways and he returned to former career as a firefighter.[13] In August 2016, McCrorie announced via Facebook that his contract with Decca Records had expired.

Whilst McCrorie has returned to working as a firefighter, he revealed to Radio Times in April 2017 that he is still pursuing a career in the music business and is still currently writing songs and performing live.[14]

In December 2017, McCrorie released a downloadable 3-track EP independently and an accompanying music video for the song "I Am Alive". The song "I Am Alive" subsequently entered the official Scottish charts at number 69.[12]

Personal life

McCrorie is married to Amy Laverty McCrorie and they have one daughter, Bibi. He has three siblings, Michael, Paul and sister Nadia.[15]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
 SCO
 UK
Indie
[16]
These Old Traditions
  • Released: 4 April 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 ——48
Big World
  • Released: 8 January 2016
  • Label: Decca Records
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 354—

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[17]		 SCO
[18]		 IRE
[19]
2010 "Wolves / Rainbows" ——— Non-album singles
2011 "Light" ———
2015 "Lost Stars" 6187
"My Heart Never Lies" —45— Big World
2017 "I Am Alive" —69— Non-album singles
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

References

  1. ↑ White, Donna (25 March 2015). "Alva singing star Stevie turns 30 as he heads for semi-finals of The Voice". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  3. 1 2 "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 26 December 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  4. ↑ https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/805564/the-voice-stevie-mccrorie-kevin-simm-record-deal/
  5. ↑ McCall, Chris (13 January 2015). "Denny's Stevie McCrorie wows millions on The Voice". The Falkirk Herald. Johnston Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Debnath, Neela (5 April 2015). "The Voice UK 2015: Stevie McCrorie crowned this year's winner". The Independent. United Kingdom. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  7. ↑ The Voice UK: Steve McCrorie crowned winner - BBC News. bbc.co.uk/
  8. ↑ The Voice winner Stevie McCrorie heading for Number 1. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  10. ↑ "The Voice 2015 winner Stevie McCrorie set to miss Top 20 with his album | The Voice UK 2016". Telly Mix. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  11. ↑ "iTunes Top 10". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  12. 1 2 "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  13. ↑ Dosani, Rishma (1 April 2016). "The Voice winner Stevie McCrorie returns to former job as music career tanks". OK!. United Kingdom. Northern & Shell. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Life after The Voice UK: past winners tell us what happened next". Radiotimes.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Scottish firefighter Stevie McCrorie says getting through to The Voice final would be a 'dream come true'". Daily Record. Daily Record. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  16. ↑ Peak positions for albums on the UK Indie Chart:
    • For These Old Traditions: "Chart Archive > 12 April 2015 – 18 April 2015". Official Charts Company.
  17. ↑ "Stevie McCrorie > UK Charts". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  18. ↑ Peak positions for the singles in Scotland:
    • For "Lost Stars": "Chart Archive > 12 April 2015 – 18 April 2015". Official Charts Company.
  19. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Stevie McCrorie". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
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