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Also known as Andrew Hozier-Byrne, Andrew John Hozier-Byrne

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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Hozier, born Andrew John Hozier-Byrne on March 17, 1990, in Bray, is an Irish singer, composer, guitarist, and songwriter. A citizen of the Republic of Ireland, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. His musical career began in 2008, and he performs as a baritone. He plays the acoustic-electric guitar, piano, and voice, working primarily within the blues, blues rock, rhythm and blues, and traditional folk music genres.

The artist is signed to Island Records and has received the Time 100 award. He speaks English and identifies as an agnostic. His work has been recognized in the Time 100 collection.

Synthesized by Vinony from 42 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1842
Died
1907
Works
9

Top works

  • Field-marshal Count Moltke, 1800-1878
  • The Channel Tunnel
  • The Seven Weeks' War
  • The invasions of England
  • The Russo-Turkish war

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Film & TV

Acting · 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
adult alternative pop/rockalternativealternative/indie rockbluesblues rockchamber pop

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,379,949
Total plays
287,904,962

Tags

bluesindiesoulsinger-songwriterirish

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

via Last.fm · Hozier

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

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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

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