Hrvy

Harvey Leigh Cantwell (born 28 January 1999), also known by his stage name Hrvy (stylised as HRVY), is an English singer, dancer, and television presenter. He was a presenter on BBC's Friday Download on CBBC from Series 7 to Series 9.[1] He played the role of Miles in the web series Chicken Girls on the Brat YouTube channel for their first season. He supported The Vamps on their 2018 Night & Day Arena Tour and 2019 Four Corners Arena Tour. HRVY has stated that he saw Justin Bieber as a career model.[2]

HRVY
Born
Harvey Leigh Cantwell

(1999-01-28) 28 January 1999
Kent, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • TV presenter
Years active2013–present
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsUniversal Music, Virgin EMI Records

Career

2013–2016

HRVY's first single, "Thank You", was released on 8 February 2013. In May 2014, HRVY was a support artist for Little Mix during the Salute Tour, alongside M.O. Among promotional tours, appearances, single releases and other pop star activities, Cantwell appeared occasionally as a guest presenter on BBC television show Friday Download, then as a full-time host in 2015.

2017–present

After signing with Virgin EMI in February 2017, he released the debut Holiday EP which featured the singles 'Holiday' and 'Phobia', the former featuring on Spotify's New Music Friday UK playlist. In November 2017 HRVY released the Talk to Ya EP, which included the single "Personal", amongst other tracks. 'Personal' would go on to be the singer's most well-known single to date, hitting over 200 million views on YouTube.[3] The music video stars fellow social media sensation and friend, Loren Gray. Following the success, HRVY took part in a Christmas 2017 tour alongside boyband RoadTrip. In February 2018 he was named in The Courier and Newcastle Student Radio's 'The Sounds of 2018' at number six, alongside the likes of Rex Orange County, Brockhampton and SG Lewis.[4]

In April 2018, HRVY was a support artist for The Vamps during the Night and Day Tour alongside Jacob Sartorius, New Hope Club, Maggie Lindemann and Conor Maynard. On 25 April 2018, he released his single, "Hasta Luego", featuring Cuban-American singer Malu Trevejo. Within the first week, the song gained over 5 million views on YouTube. In June 2018, DJ Jonas Blue invited him onstage to perform the vocals of one of his hit singles 'Mama' at Capital's Summer Time Ball.

July 2018 saw HRVY head across Europe on a sold-out European headline tour and perform shows in the United States. In August 2018, he received his first Brazilian awards nomination, he was nominated for the BreakTudo Awards 2018 in the International New Artist category.[5]

In September 2018 he released 'I Wish You were Here' which was promoted with a performance at BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards.[6] HRVY was also named on BBC Radio 1's Brit List at that time.[7] That December HRVY released another single, "I Don't Think About You", and performed his biggest headline show to date at the Eventim Apollo. HRVY's success in 2018 was named as one of CelebMix's Top Success Stories of 2018, alongside his management company Alphadog Management.[8] In June 2019, HRVY collaborated with South Korean male group NCT Dream under SM Entertainment. The song 'Don't Need Your Love' was released on June 6, 2019. The song is now one of the groups highest viewed tracks, with more than 21 million views on YouTube.[9]


Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Credited as Hrvy
Holiday
  • Released: 25 July 2017[10]
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Format: Digital download
Talk to Ya
  • Released: 30 November 2017[11]
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[12]
SCO
[13]
IRE
[14]
Credited as Harvey Cantwell
"Thank You" 2014 73 Non-album single
Credited as Hrvy
"Holiday"
(featuring Redfoo)
2017 Holiday
"La La La La (Means I Love You)"
(featuring Stylo G)
"Phobia"
"Talk to Ya" Talk to Ya
"I Won't Let You Down"
"Personal"[15] 623394
"Hasta Luego"
(with Malu Trevejo)
2018 7013 TBA
"I Wish You Were Here" 52
"I Don't Think About You"
"So Good (Remix)"
(with Danna Paola)
2019 SIE7E
"Told You So" 24 TBA
"I Miss Myself"
(with NOTD)
"Don't Need Your Love"[16]
(with NCT Dream)
"Younger"
(with Jonas Blue)
61 Non-album single
"Million Ways" 47 TBA
"Me Because of You" 2020 3
"Unfamiliar"[17]
(with Seeb and Goodboys)
"Be Okay"[18]
(with R3HAB)
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Somebody" 2018 Sigala, Nina Nesbitt Brighter Days

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2019Teen Choice AwardsChoice Breakout ArtistHrvyNominated

References

  1. "Friday Download - CBBC - BBC". www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. Watts, Halina (10 October 2017). "'I want to be bigger than Justin Bieber': HRVY". mirror. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. "HRVY - Personal (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. "The Courier Music and Newcastle Student Radio: The Sounds of 2018". The Courier Online. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. "Nominees announced for BreakTudo Awards 2018". CelebMix. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. "HRVY - Personal / Wish You Were Here (Radio 1's Teen Awards 2018)". YouTube. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. "Jade Bird, Sam Fender and HRVY join BBC Radio 1 Brit List". MusicWeek.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  8. Currinn, Jonathan (9 January 2019). "CelebMix's Top Success Stories Of 2018". CelebMix. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. Herman, Tamar (6 June 2019). "NCT Dream & HRVY 'Don't Need Your Love' On New Collab: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. "iTunes – Music – Holiday – EP by HRVY". Apple Inc. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  11. "iTunes – Music – Talk To Ya – EP by HRVY". Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  12. "HRVY > Full Official Chart History". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  13. Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  14. "Discography HRVY". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  15. "Contratado da Universal Music, HVRY lança clipe de Personal com participação de Loren Gray e Blake Gray". BreakTudo. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  16. "Don't Need Your Love – Single by NCT DREAM & HRVY". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  17. "Unfamiliar – Single by Seeb, Goodboys & HRVY on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  18. "Dutch Star R3HAB Unveils New Single "Be Okay" with British Star HRVY". Out Now Magazine. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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