Dylan (musician)
Dylan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Natasha Woods |
| Born | 25 October 1999 Bures, England |
| Genres | Pop,[1] electro-pop[2] |
| Years active | 2019–present |
Natasha Woods (born 1999),[2] known professionally as DYLAN, is an English musician, singer and songwriter.
Life and career
Woods was born in the village of Bures, England. She started playing music from a young age, learning the guitar from the age of 10. She was diagnosed with Irlen syndrome as a child, after struggling at school with reading. Woods learned to play piano and guitar by ear, and began to write songs. Woods sent some of her music to producer Will Hicks, who took an interest in her work.[2]
In 2019, after signing with AWAL Records, Woods released her debut record, an EP named Purple.[3] This was followed by two further EPs: Red (2020)[4] and No Romeo (2022).[5]
In 2022, Woods toured with Ed Sheeran, opening for him at venues including Wembley Stadium.[1][2] She also played at Latitude Festival.[2] In July 2022, Woods received critical praise for a performance at the Mercury Lounge in New York City.[1]
Dylan also toured with Bastille and Tate McRae in 2022 as an opening act.
She signed with Island Records in 2022 and subsequently released her debut-mixtape album "The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn" on October 28, 2022. It was praised by many critics as well as her fans.
After releasing her debut mixtape-album DYLAN will be going on a worldwide tour starting November 4th, 2022.
She was named the upcoming pop star by many magazines like uDiscover and Entertainment Focus.
References
- ^ a b c Williams, Sophie (30 July 2022). "Dylan live in New York: pop of this calibre deserves to be heard in arenas". NME. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Savage, Mark (26 July 2022). "How pop singer Dylan turned her Latitude disaster into triumph". BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Homewood, Ben (9 October 2019). "Making Waves: Dylan". Music Week. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Track by Track: Dylan – Red EP". Dork. 29 May 2020.
- ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (8 April 2022). "Dylan has dropped her new EP, 'No Romeo' – listen". Dork.