Olivia Broadfield

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Olivia Broadfield
Born (1981-06-07) 7 June 1981 (age 40)
Warwickshire, England
OriginLeicestershire, England
GenresElectropop, electronica, alternative
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards, guitar, synths
Years active2007–present
LabelsVagrant
Websitewww.oliviabroadfield.com

Olivia Broadfield (born 7 June 1981) is an English singer-songwriter from Leicestershire, England.

She signed publishing deals with pigFACTORY and Lionsgate in 2007 and released her debut album Eyes Wide Open the same year.

Her songs have frequently been played on TV and in films, with songs in One Tree Hill, The Hills, The Real World, The Dead Zone, Wildfire, A Shot at Love, Making His Band, Ghost Whisperer, The Vampire Diaries and The Split.

In 2007, Broadfield sang "It's a Long Way", by Caetano Veloso, for the soundtrack of Brazilian film Meu Nome Não é Johnny.

Broadfield gained the notice of blogger Perez Hilton and TV star Jessica Simpson. She signed a record deal with U.S.-based Vagrant Records in February 2009.[1] Her debut album, Eyes Wide Open, was re-released in the U.S. on 14 July 2009. The song "Don't Cry" was released as a single.

In 2011, Broadfield signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV and her second album, This Beautiful War, was released. Songs from the album featured on Grey's Anatomy, 90210, Arrow, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, The Vampire Diaries and Chasing Life. Her third album, Paper Dolls (2013), was released through Pledge Music and was heard on Vampire Diaries, About A Boy, Switched at Birth and The Night Shift.

In 2014, Broadfield co-wrote "Bird" with Billie Marten. In 2015, the song was released and was played on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2, featured as Jo Whiley's 'New Favourite Thing' and Annie Mac's 'Tune of the Week'; it also got the attention of Ed Sheeran who declared it "stunning" to his 20 million followers.

In 2015, Broadfield released her album, Jumberlack, and signed a deal with Secretly Canadian.

In 2020, Broadfield worked on the BBC One series The Split, writing songs for each of the six episodes.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Lawton, Jerry (20 October 2009). "Olivia is a Record Maker". Daily Star. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  2. ^ Jones, Becky (2 March 2020). "Meet the county songwriter whose songs are featured on BBC show". Leicester Mercury. Leicester. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021. Each episode of the second series, which is currently airing, features songs by Burbage singer-songwriter Olivia Broadfield.

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