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George Ezra

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Also known as George Ezra Barnett

English singer-songwriter

Film & TV

Hertfordshire, England, UK

Known for

  • Platinum Party at the Palace — Self2022
  • George Ezra: End to End — Self2022
  • Glastonbury Festival Presents Live at Worthy Farm — Self2021
  • George Ezra - Baloise Session — Vocals, Guitar2018
  • Late Night Berlin — Self2018
  • Sounds Like Friday Night2017
  • Michael McIntyre's Big Show — Self - Performer2016
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self2015
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Musical Guest2015
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self2015

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1993

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,465,908
Total plays
32,496,664

Tags

indiefolksinger-songwriterbritishindie folk

George Ezra (full name George Ezra Barnett) is a British singer-songwriter from Hertford, England. Born on June 7, 1993, and the son of an art teacher, Ezra grew up in Hertford, attending Bengeo primary school and then Simon Balle Secondary School, before moving to Bristol, England, in 2011 to pursue a music degree at the influential music school “BIMM.” His younger brother Ethan Barnett is also a musician and goes by the name Ten Tonnes. Ezra's music is described as deep <a href="https://www.l

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Key facts

Born
George Ezra Barnett , ( 1993-06-07 ) 7 June 1993 (age 33) , Hertford , Hertfordshire , England
Genres
Folk rock folk pop soul blues
Occupations
Singer songwriter guitarist podcaster
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
2011 – present
Labels
Columbia Sony
Website
georgeezra .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Hertford
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.georgeezra.com
Image
George Ezra - Wanted on Voyage (tour).jpg
Voice type
baritone
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date of birth
1993-06-07
Commons category
George Ezra
start of work period
2011-00-00
birth name
George Ezra Barnett
pseudonym
George Ezra
social media followers
1920000
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Encyclopedic overview

George Ezra Barnett (born 7 June 1993) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and podcaster. After releasing two EPs, Did You Hear the Rain? (2013) and Cassy O' (2014), Ezra rose to prominence with the release of his hit single "Budapest", which reached number one in several countries. His debut studio album, Wanted on Voyage, was released in June 2014, reaching number one in the UK and the top ten in seven other countries. It was also the third-best-selling album of 2014 in the UK.

Ezra's second studio album, Staying at Tamara's, was released in March 2018 and reached number one in the UK and the top ten in eight other countries. The second single from the album, "Paradise", reached number two in the UK, while the next single, "Shotgun", reached number one, becoming Ezra's first chart-topping single in the UK, Ireland and Australia. In February 2019, he won the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist. Ezra released his third studio album, Gold Rush Kid, in June 2022. It became his third consecutive UK number one album.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “George Ezra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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