Wouter Hardy

Wouter Hardy
Wouter Hardy
Also known as	HRDY
Born	3 April 1991 (age 30); Boxtel, Netherlands
Origin	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Genres	Pop music
Occupation(s)	Composer, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Trumpet, piano, keyboard
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Sony Music Publishing
Associated acts	Kovacs; Duncan Laurence; Gjon's Tears;
Website	wouterhardy.com; hrdy.nl

Wouter Hardy (pronounced [ˈʋʌutər ˈɦɑrdi]; born 3 April 1991), also known by his stage name HRDY, is a Dutch musician, songwriter and producer.^[1] He is known for his work with, among others, Duncan Laurence and Gjon's Tears.

Career[]

Hardy was born and raised in Boxtel, North Brabant.^[2] After graduating from the in Eindhoven, he moved to Rotterdam to study at the Codarts University for the Arts.^[2]^[3] During his studies, he joined the band of Sharon Kovacs, with whom he toured through Europe until 2016.^[2]^[3]

In late 2016, Hardy met Duncan Laurence through Sony Music Publishing.^[3] Together, they worked on the song "Arcade" for two years.^[3] Prior to its public release, the song was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.^[4] "Arcade" went on to win the competition, giving the Netherlands its first Eurovision win since 1975, and became one of the most successful Eurovision Song Contest winning entries on streaming platforms and international charts in recent history.^[5]

Following the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, Hardy was invited to participate in a songwriting camp in Zürich to help write a new song for the Swiss representative Gjon's Tears for the 2021 edition.^[6] Together with Gjon's Tears and the Belgian songwriter Nina Sampermans, he wrote the song "Ground Zero", which was later translated into French as "Tout l'univers".^[6] Out of five finalists, a professional jury ultimately chose this song to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.^[6] At Eurovision, the entry finished in third place with 432 points: Switzerland's best placement since 1993.

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

Title	Details
Lockdown EP	Released: 27 August 2021 Label: HRDY Records / b-kube music Format: Streaming

Singles[]

Title	Year	Album
"A New Dawn"	2021	Lockdown EP
"Brother"
"Sunday"
"Forgiven"

Songwriting discography[]

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Co-writers
"Arcade"	2019	Duncan Laurence	Small Town Boy	Duncan de Moor, Joel Sjöö, Will Knox
"Caroline"	2020		Non-album single	Jesse Nambiar, Joel Sjöö, Morien van der Tang
"Tout l'univers"	2021	Gjon's Tears		Gjon Muharremaj, Xavier Michel, Nina Sampermans
"Long Night"				Olamide Polet, Nina Sampermans
"Snow in New York"				—
"Wasted Time"			Falling While Rising	Charlotte Foret, Nina Sampermans
"Riddle"
"Without You"
"The Fall"
"Far Gone"
"He Knows"
"Stars"		Duncan Laurence	Small Town Boy (Deluxe)	Jordan Garfield, Brett McLaughlin, Duncan de Moor
"Alright"			Non-album single	Hanin al Kadamani, Billie Maluw
"Er is nog zo veel"		Stef Bos, &	Non-album single	—

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year	Country	Song	Artist	Final		Semi-Final		Marcel Bezençon Awards
Year	Country	Song	Artist	Place	Pts.	Place	Pts.	Marcel Bezençon Awards
2019	Netherlands	"Arcade"	Duncan Laurence	1	498	1	280	Press Award
2021	Switzerland	"Tout l'univers"	Gjon's Tears	3	432	1	291	Composer Award

References[]

^ "About Me". Wouter Hardy. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Liukku, Antti (21 May 2019). "In dit studiootje op Rotterdam-Zuid werd Duncans prijswinnende hit gemaakt". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Hoogh, Helmut de (27 November 2019). "Wouter schreef aan Arcade: 'Duncan vond mij de boeman'". Metro (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Hoe Duncan Laurence Nederland aan een overwinning op het Songfestival hielp". NPO Radio 2 (in Dutch). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "'Arcade': the story of its continued success". Eurovision.tv. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Vendel, Edward van de (11 April 2021). "Wouter Hardy: mijn nieuwe tijdperk". Eurostory (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[1] "About Me". Wouter Hardy. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[AD-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Liukku, Antti (21 May 2019). "In dit studiootje op Rotterdam-Zuid werd Duncans prijswinnende hit gemaakt". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[Metro-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Hoogh, Helmut de (27 November 2019). "Wouter schreef aan Arcade: 'Duncan vond mij de boeman'". Metro (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[4] "Hoe Duncan Laurence Nederland aan een overwinning op het Songfestival hielp". NPO Radio 2 (in Dutch). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[5] "'Arcade': the story of its continued success". Eurovision.tv. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[Eurostory-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Vendel, Edward van de (11 April 2021). "Wouter Hardy: mijn nieuwe tijdperk". Eurostory (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2021.

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