JC Stewart

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JC Stewart
Stewart in 2020
Stewart in 2020
Background information
Birth nameJohn Callum Stewart
Also known asCallum Stewart[1]
Born (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 24)
Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
GenresPop, Singer-Songwriter
Occupation(s)Singer songwriter
Years active2018–present
LabelsWarner Records
Websitehttp://iamjcstewart.com

John Callum Stewart[2] (born 8 February 1997[citation needed]), known professionally as JC Stewart or Callum Stewart,[3] is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter and musician.[4] He is best known for co-writing Lewis Capaldi’s hit "Hollywood", which featured on Capaldi’s best-selling debut album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent[5] and for his parody of the Friends theme tune which went viral after being noticed by Jennifer Aniston in 2020.[6] Stewart has self-described his own music genre as ‘professional sad boy’.

Early life[]

Stewart grew up on a farm in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. He has two younger sisters and is the fourth generation of JC Stewarts, with his family running a grocery business of the same name.[2]

Despite not coming from a particularly musical family, Stewart sang in school and was encouraged by his mum to attend a local theatre where he learnt to make music and fell in love with songwriting aged 14.[2][7]

Once he had finished school Stewart took a gap year and then moved to Brighton to study International Relations at Sussex University but dropped out of university and moved to London to pursue music instead.[2][7]

Career[]

In 2014, Stewart independently released his debut single "Gold".[8]

In 2018, he signed to Warner Records and released two singles, "Medicine" and "Like I Did".[9]

The following year, Stewart co-wrote the track "Hollywood" which featured on Lewis Capaldi's 2019 debut album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent which was the UK's best-selling LP of the year.[5][10] Stewart released 4 further tracks of his own in 2019, "Have You Had Enough Wine?", "Bones", "Pick Up Your Phone" and "The Wrong Ones".

Stewart held a four-night residency at the Islington, London in September 2019, which sold out within a few hours.[11] He has also sold out shows in Belfast, Manchester and Glasgow and toured with the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Lauv and Anne-Marie.

In 2020, Stewart released two singles "Lying That You Love Me" and "I Need You to Hate Me", both achieving multiple BBC Radio 1 plays whilst the latter has had over 20,000 UK radio plays to-date. The video for "I Need You to Hate Me" premiered on Wonderland magazine's website.[12]

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, he uploaded a parody of the Friends theme song, "I'll Be There for You", to TikTok which caught the attention of Jennifer Aniston and subsequently led to his first appearances on U.S. television, on The Today Show and Good Morning America.[6]

Stewart collaborated on a track with 220 Kid, "Too Many Nights", which peaked at number 72 on the UK Singles Chart in November 2020.[13]

Stewart also released his debut EP When the Light Hits the Room in November 2020. He co-wrote the EP in two weeks with Tom Odell, whom he has cited as one of his biggest musical heroes.[7]

In January 2021, Stewart released his single "Break My Heart", which was co-written with Niall Horan and Plested and premiered on Dork.[14] He was also named MTV's Push Artist of the Month.[15] In March 2021, he gave an interview for the fashion magazine Vanity Teen, after beginning his fame in Europe with his album "When the Light Hits the Room".[16]

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

Title Details
When the Light Hits the Room
  • Released: 6 November 2020
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Apple Music Home Session: JC Stewart
  • Released: 12 February 2021[17]
  • Label: Sunshine Boy, Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[18] 		BE-VLG
[19] 		BE-WAL
[20] 		CZ
[21] 		DE
[22] 		IE
[23] 		MX
[24] 		NL
[25]
"Gold"[A] 2014 — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Parachute"[A] 2016 — — — — — — — —
"The Dam"[A][26] 2017 — — — — — — — —
"Medicine" 2018 — — — — — — — —
"Like I Did" — — — — — — — —
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" — — — — — — — —
"Have You Had Enough Wine?" 2019 — — — — — — — —
"Bones" — — — — — — — —
"Pick Up Your Phone" — — — — — — — —
"The Wrong Ones" — — — — — — — —
"Lying That You Love Me" 2020 — — —[B] — — — — —
"I Need You to Hate Me" — 36 17 1 75 — 12 85
"Too Many Nights"
(with 220 Kid) 		74
[27]		 — — — — 56 — —
"Break My Heart" 2021 96 25 33 — — — — —
"Loud"[28] — — — — — — — —

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Released under the name Callum Stewart.
  2. ^ "Lying That You Love Me" did not chart on the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 45 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.

References[]

  1. ^ Bain, Mark (17 April 2018). "Dream gig as Northern Ireland singer Callum Stewart opens for Snow Patrol". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "JC Stewart". 1883 Magazine. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. ^ Tunney, Liam (12 November 2020). "Debut album launch for Magherafelt songwriter". Derry Now. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ Newsdesk, The Hot Press. "Jennifer Aniston shares Irish singer-songwriter JC Stewart with her 32 million Instagram followers". Hotpress. Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Smyth, David (2020-05-29). "Virtually Famous: JC Stewart". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Even Jennifer Aniston Loves JC Stewart's Quarantine Update of the 'Friends' Song". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "JC Stewart Talks Jennifer Aniston Co-Signing His Music & Song Writing (MTV Push) | MTV Music - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  8. ^ Gold, retrieved 2021-02-03
  9. ^ "New Music Blog: JC Stewart | Academy Music Group". academymusicgroup.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  10. ^ "Lewis Capaldi's debut LP passes one million sales". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  11. ^ "JC Stewart Shares New Acoustic Performance of 'Bones'". InqPOP!. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  12. ^ "JC Stewart Premieres Music Video For "I Need You To Hate Me"". Wonderland. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  13. ^ "220 KID & JC STEWART | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  14. ^ "JC Stewart has debuted a new video for 'Break My Heart'". Dork. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  15. ^ JC Stewart (MTV PUSH) | MTV UK, retrieved 2021-02-03
  16. ^ JC Stewart: I’ve been there 1 March 2021. Vanity Teen.
  17. ^ "Apple Music Home Session: JC Stewart - EP by JC Stewart on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  18. ^ "JC Stewart | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Discografie JC Stewart". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Discographie JC Stewart". ultratop.be (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  21. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 12 April 2021. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202113 into search.
  22. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Discography JC Stewart". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  25. ^ "Discografie JC Stewart". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  26. ^ "The Dam". Spotify. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  27. ^ "220 KID & JC STEWART | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  28. ^ White, Jack (23 June 2021). "JC Stewart announces new single Loud: "I've never put more of myself into my music"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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