Fenne Lily
Fenne Lily | |
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 Lily performing at the Pink Room at Yes in Manchester, England, 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 22 January 1997 Dorset, England |
| Genres | Indie folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Dead Oceans; publisher: Universal[1] |
| Website | fenne-lily |
Fenne Lily (born 22 January 1997) is an English folk singer-songwriter. Her debut studio album, On Hold, was released in 2018.
Early life[edit]
Fenne Lily was born in Dorset, England. She has a brother, to whom her song "Brother" is dedicated. She attended Beaminster School until the age of 16 and began playing concerts in Bristol at around the age of 15.[2]
During her teens, Lily worked in a record shop in Bridport, Dorset.
Career[edit]
2016–2017[edit]
In 2016, Lily began to play at music festivals around the UK. At T in the Park Festival, she was asked to play a session on the BBC Music Introducing stage.[3] That year, Fenne Lily also played at Larmer Tree Festival, Latitude Festival, Bluedot Festival, Farmfestival, Port Eliot Festival, Seven Layers,[4] Sŵn Festival and at High and Lonesome Festival.[5]
In 2017, Lily was awarded a Momentum grant by the Performing Rights Society.[6] In late 2017, Lily supported Sivu, Siv Jakobsen and Paul Thomas Saunders on a UK tour.
2018: On Hold[edit]
Her debut studio album, On Hold, was self-released in early 2018. During this time, she also supported Dodie during her 2018 UK tour.
In August 2018, Lily played on the Rising stage at the Green Man Festival in Wales. A support slot with Lucy Dacus followed in the autumn,[7] and the pair later toured the US together. Lily was warmly received in the US.[8] She returned to the UK in mid-2019.
2020–present: Breach and Big Picture[edit]
In 2020, Lily released "Hypochondriac", her first single on Dead Oceans, followed by her second single "To Be a Woman Pt. 2" which was released in April 2020.[9] In June 2020, she released her lead single titled "Alapathy" from her upcoming studio album as well as a music video to go along with it and launched details for her studio album, Breach.[10] On August 26, 2020, Lily released the single "Solipsism" with an accompanying music video.[11]
On 18 September 2020, she released her second studio album, Breach.
In the fall of 2021, Lily embarked on a headline British tour. She was supported by fellow Bristolians Langkamer and by Northampton-based singer-songwriter Katie Malco.
On 17 January 2023, she released the first single "Lights Light Up" from her forthcoming studio album Big Picture and announced European and US tour dates.[12] Big Picture was released on 14 April 2023.[13]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums
- On Hold (2018)
- Breach (2020)
- Big Picture (2023)
References[edit]
- ^ "Fenne Lily". Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Fenne Lily biography". Thekla. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
Though Fenne had been gigging in Bristol since she was 15, with her dad driving her up for shows two or three times a month, she finally moved to the city when she was 18, embarking on an art foundation course and discovering a love of photography
- ^ "BBC Introducing: Fenne Lily". BBC. 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Seven Layers Festival, Amsterdam". 7 Layers Music. 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "High & Lonesome". High & Lonesome. 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Momentum: Fenne Lily". Performing Rights Society. 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "THE THEKLA ARCHIVES: 2018". Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Marandola, Angela (21 March 2019). "Concert Review: Lucy Dacus at Columbus Theatre". What'sUpRhodeIsland. Rhode Island: What’sUpNetworks. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Fenne Lily shares new single 'To Be a Woman Pt.2'". NME. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Fenne Lily shares new single and music video 'Alapathy'". NME. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Fenne Lily drops new single and music video 'Solipsism'". NME. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Fenne Lila Announces New Album "Big Picture'". DIY Mag. 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Fenne Lily Measures Her Joys and Sorrows on Big Picture". Paste. 14 April 2023.
External links[edit]
- Fenne Lily at AllMusic
- Fenne Lily at Bandcamp
- Fenne Lily discography at Discogs
- Fenne Lily at IMDb
