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Hozier
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Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish singer and musician. His music primarily draws from folk, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes and taking political or social justice stances.
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Andrew John Hozier-Byrne, known professionally as Hozier, is an Irish singer, composer, guitarist, and songwriter. Born on March 17, 1990, in Bray, County Wicklow, he holds Republic of Ireland citizenship. He began his work period in 2008 and is educated at Trinity College, Dublin. His musical output spans blues, blues rock, rhythm and blues, traditional folk music, adult alternative pop/rock, and alternative/indie rock.
Hozier performs as a baritone vocalist, playing acoustic-electric guitar and piano. He is signed to Island Records and speaks English. His religious worldview is agnostic. He has been recognized in the Time 100 collection, receiving the Time 100 award.
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Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Andrew John Hozier-Byrne, known mononymously as Hozier, is an Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. His music primarily draws from folk, soul, and blues, often using religious and literary themes.
Known for
- This Is Pop — Self2021
- The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street — Self2020
- One World: Together at Home — Self2020
- HOZIER - BBC-Live-Lounge2018
- Irish Rock at the BBC — Self2015
- Hozier: The Church Tapes — Self2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Musical Guest2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest2015
- Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014 — Self - Nominee2014
- Hozier: Live at iTunes Festival London — Himself2014
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1990
Discography
Member of
- ANÚNA2007–2012
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,379,949
- Total plays
- 287,904,962
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Andrew Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known mononymously as Hozier, is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. In 2013 he released his debut EP, featuring the hit single "Take Me to Church", and his second EP "From Eden" in 2014. His debut studio album, "Hozier", was released in Ireland in September 2014 and globally in October 2014. Hozier was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. His mother is the visual artist Raine Hozier-Byrne (who also designed hi
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Hozier
- Musical artist.image
- Hozier 2015 01 (cropped).jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Hozier performing in April 2015
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Andrew John Hozier-Byrne
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Newcastle, County Wicklow, Ireland
- Musical artist.discography
- Hozier discography
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2008–present
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- Anúna
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Bray
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- agnosticism
- Award
- Time 100
- Field of work
- blues
- Genre
- indie rock
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Island Records
- Discography
- Hozier discography
- Official website
- hozier.com
- Image
- Hozier Troubadour West Hollywood.jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Commons category
- Hozier (musician)
- date of birth
- 1990-03-17
- start of work period
- 2008-00-00
- pseudonym
- Hozier
- birth name
- Andrew John Hozier-Byrne
- social media followers
- 4640000
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 2008–2012: Beginnings
- 2013–2017: Breakthrough
- 2018–2021: ''Nina Cried Power'' EP and ''Wasteland, Baby!''
- 2022–present: ''Unreal Unearth'' and ''Unheard'' EP
- Artistry
- Influences
- Songwriting
- Socially conscious themes
- Personal life
- Activism and views
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- Postage stamp
- Tours
- Headlining
- See also
- References
- External links
Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish singer and musician. His music primarily draws from folk, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes and taking political or social justice stances.
His debut single, "Take Me to Church" (2013), became a rock radio hit in the U.S., peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified multi-platinum in several countries. His eponymous debut studio album (2014) has been certified 6× platinum in Ireland and multi-platinum in several other countries. His EP Nina Cried Power (2018), which featured the title track as a single, reached number one on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart.
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