Olivia Broadfield

Olivia Broadfield (born 7 June 1981) is an English singer-songwriter from Leicestershire.

Olivia Broadfield
Born (1981-06-07) 7 June 1981
Warwickshire, UK
OriginLeicestershire, UK
GenresElectropop, electronica, alternative
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards, guitar, synths
Years active2007–present
LabelsVagrant
Websitewww.oliviabroadfield.com

She signed publishing deals with pigFACTORY and Lionsgate in 2007 and released her debut album Eyes Wide Open in 2007.

Her songs have frequently been played on TV and in films, with songs in One Tree Hill, The Hills, The Real World, The Dead Zone, Wildfire, A Shot at Love, Making His Band, Ghost Whisperer, and The Vampire Diaries.

In 2007, Broadfield sang "It's a Long Way", by Caetano Veloso, for the soundtrack of Brazilian film Meu Nome Não é Johnny.

Broadfield gained the notice of blogger Perez Hilton and TV star Jessica Simpson. She signed a record deal with U.S.-based Vagrant Records in February 2009.[1] Her debut album, Eyes Wide Open, was re-released in the U.S. on 14 July 2009. The song "Don't Cry" was released as a single.

In 2011 Broadfield signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV and her second album, This Beautiful War, was released. Songs from the album featured on Grey's Anatomy, 90210, Arrow, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, The Vampire Diaries and Chasing Life. Her third album Paper Dolls (2013) was released through Pledge Music and was heard again on Vampire Diaries, About A Boy, Switched At Birth and The Night Shift.

In 2014 Broadfield co-wrote Bird with Billie Marten. In 2015 the song was released and was played on Radio 1 and Radio 2, featured as Jo Whiley's New Favourite Thing and Annie Mac's Tune Of The Week, it also got the attention of Ed Sheeran who declared it "stunning" to his 20 million followers.

In 2015 Broadfield released her album Jumberlack and signed a deal with Secretly Canadian.

References

  1. Lawton, Jerry (20 October 2009). "Olivia is a Record Maker". Daily Star. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
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