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Tom Grennan (born in Bedford, England in 1995) is a British Alternative/Indie singer, songwriter. Based in London, England, he is signed with Insanity Records.

Grennan was born in Bedford. His father was a builder, and his mother a teacher. He is of Irish origin and a big fan of football and particularly Manchester United. He played football at a young age for the Bedford Park Tigers. His smaller brother is an aspiring boxer.

Grennan had a difficult childhood. At 18, he was mugged by a group of strangers on the street and was left with metal plates and screws in his jaw. He trained to become a professional footballer. He played for Luton Town for a while, tried for Northampton Town and Aston Villa and finally played for Stevenage managed by Luther Blissett. But he was later released. He worked briefly at the Costa Coffee. He told Music Week: "I was close to playing over in the States but something was telling me not to and obviously it was the music".

His musical beginnings are obscure, but he says he was at a karaoke party where he sang "Seaside" from The Kooks. He didn't remember it, but his friends were impressed and pushed him into performing more. He studied acting at university. Also at age 18, he started doing gigs around London with his acoustic guitar, mainly in small pub appearances for almost three years. After a performance at Finsbury pub, a representative of Insanity Records heard him play and offered a contract. His debut EP, Something in the Water was produced by Charlie Hugall. He had his big break when he was featured in the Chase & Status 2016 single "All Goes Wrong" that was picked as "Hottest Record" on Annie Mac's Radio 1 Show. After that he was invited for an appearance on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, and a follow up appearance on BBC Two's show Later... with Jools Holland. The song charted in the UK Singles Chart, in Scotland and on European charts. In 2017, he had a cameo appearance in Charli XCX music video "Boys" alongside many well-known artists and duetted with grime MC Bugzy Malone on "Memory Lane". He performed in Trafalgar Square during the F1 Live in London show in support of Formula One drivers. He started an all UK tour in March 2018 in support of his upcoming album Lighting Matches due for release in July 2018. His song appears on the FIFA 18 soundtrack.

Albums

 * Lighting Matches (due in July 2018)

EPs

 * Something in the Water (October 2016)
 * Release the Brakes (March 2017)
 * Found What I've Been Looking For (July 2017)

Singles

 * "Royal Highness" (July 2017)
 * "Wishing on a Star" (January 2018)
 * "Sober" (February 2018)

Featured in
 * "All Goes Wrong" (Chase & Status featuring Tom Grennan) (22 September 2016)
 * "Memory Lane" (Bugzy Malone feat Tom Grennan) (16 July 2017)