Delilah (musician)
Delilah | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Paloma Ayana Stoecker |
Also known as | Delilah |
Born | Paris, France | 23 September 1990
Origin | Camden, London, England |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Atlantic, Warner Music Group |
Website | delilahofficial |
Paloma Ayana Stoecker (born 23 September 1990), who records under the name Delilah, is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Paris, France, Delilah moved to Hackney, London, England, at an early age where she later attended City and Islington College. After sending demos to Island Records she caught the attention of industry executives at major record labels and signed to Atlantic Records at the age of seventeen.
In 2011, she collaborated with Chase & Status on the single "Time". Her first solo song "Go", was officially released on 25 September 2011,[1] whilst previously being available for digital download. Her debut album From the Roots Up was released on 30 July 2012 and peaked at No. 5 in the UK Albums Chart.
Early life
Delilah was born Paloma Ayana Stoecker, on 23 September 1990 in Paris, France. heritage. Few years later, Paloma Server's mother had involvement with the
Delilah attended various secondary schools including Portland Place School, before continuing schooling at City and Islington College, studying for a BTEC National Diploma in Music but dropped out a few months later. She stated her choice for the college saying "I didn't want to go to somewhere like the BRIT School, I didn't want to be that structured."[8]
Career
2008–11: Career beginnings and her breakthrough
In 2008, Delilah chose a
Delilah was signed to Atlantic Records, at the age of 17[10] and upon the three years to her debut release, gathered a large back catalogue of songs.[11] the singer supported British
Following the success of the tour with Chase & Status, Delilah later joined
2012–present: From the Roots Up
Delilah's debut
The singer released her first mixtape, 2-4am in February 2012 as a free download from her website.[25][26] The 8 track compilation features unreleased material, including a remix of 2011 single "Love You So", by Joe Goddard of Hot Chip. Her third single "Breathe" was released on 14 May 2012.[27]
The singer sang with Emeli Sandé at London's KOKO as part of MTV's Brand New for 2012.[28] Throughout the spring of 2012, Delilah enrolled on her first headline tour which began 14 April 2012, in
Delilah has been working on her second album for a couple of years. The album is the first since she became independent of her label and has been supported by the #NoFilter tour, which began in August 2014 and went to London, Manchester, Brighton, Bristol and Birmingham. She unveiled several new songs which are part of her upcoming album and also a free mixtape which is expected soon. Delilah has spoken out about her plans to spend time in the US, recording with Prince and about her upcoming album during the tour. Delilah was featured on "Way Back Home" and "Affirmation III" from the album Art Official Age by Prince and also released a song with Etta Bond 'Bubble'.
Artistry
Delilah cites that her album debut
Delilah has been described as the missing link between Sade and The xx. She has also been influenced by and compared to Canadian singer Alanis Morissette.[6] Speaking of her influences in an interview the singer credits Buena Vista Social Club, Portishead, Ella Fitzgerald, Metalheadz, Nine Inch Nails, Chaka Khan, Roy Ayers, Aaliyah and Sade as some of her musical influences.[32] They, along with others, played a big part in her musical upbringing and this influences the songs she writes and co-produces.[6]
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK
[33] |
SCO [34] | ||
From the Roots Up |
|
5 | 17 |
Mixtape
Title | Details | Track List |
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2-4am |
|
|
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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UK
[33] |
UK R&B
[35] |
BEL (FLA)
[36] |
DEN
[37] |
SCO [38] | |||||
"Go" | 2011 | 17 | 4 | – | 9 | 21 | From the Roots Up | ||
"Love You So" | 118 | – | 73 | — | — | ||||
"Breathe" | 2012 | 87 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Inside My Love" | 60 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Shades of Grey" | 119 | — | — | — | — | ||||
" Never Be Another" )
(featuring Devlin |
167 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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UK
[40] |
UK DAN
[41] |
BEL (FLA)
[36] | ||||
2011 | "Time" (Chase & Status featuring Delilah) |
21 | 6 | 14 |
|
No More Idols |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ "Delilah's 'Go': Music video – Music Video". Digital Spy. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Duff, Seamus (22 February 2012). "SeamusDuff: Delilah". Seamusduff.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Delilah in the UK Spotlight". GRAMMY.com. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ a b [1] Archived 7 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Introducing: Delilah". Mixmag. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "Squarespace - Claim This Domain". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Delilah | MTV UK". Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ a b [2] Archived 27 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Burton, Charlie (26 March 2012). "Delilah interview on From The Roots Up – GQ.COM (UK)". Gq-magazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Susannah Butter (17 May 2012). "Oh Delilah: Introducing London's hottest pop singer – Music – Going Out – London Evening Standard". Thisislondon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "BROKE N ENGLISH – The Parklife Weekender June 08&09 2013". Parklife.uk.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Saul Milton (of Chase and Status): "We heard one of Delilah's tracks and thought her voice was fantastic and agreed to work with her" dailyrecord.co.uk.2011
- ^ "Wretch 32: rap's rising star | Cambridge News | Whats-on-leisure | Choice". Cambridge News. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Delilah on tour". Disorder Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Chase & Status Collaborator Delilah Confirmed as Support for Maverick Sabre Tour – Stereoboard UK". Stereoboard.com. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Newsbeat – Front Page". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Delilah unveils album artwork, tracklisting – Music News". Digital Spy. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Delilah Unveils Official Artwork, Tracklisting For Debut Album 'From The Roots Up' " Monica Mania:// The Suga Mama Of Music Blogs". Monicamania.blogdrive.com. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Delilah New Single 'Breathe' Released Today – Listen Now – Stereoboard UK". Stereoboard.com. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "2011-10-08 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Delilah Interview | Featured | PyroMag". Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ Murdoch, Mark (30 May 2012). "Mahogany Minute with Delilah". The Mahogany Blog. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Free Mixtape: Delilah". Mixmag. 1 February 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Download A Free Mixtape From Delilah – NME Blogs – NME.COM – The world's fastest music news service, music videos, interviews, photos and more". Nme.Com. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "G-SHOCK BLOG: Delilah: Breathe (Video)". Hattiegshock.blogspot.co.uk. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Etc North East | Interview with singer songwriter Delilah – Etc North East". Etcnortheast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Delilah Announces April UK Headline Tour | Events | PyroMag". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
- ^ "Cool Accidents, Oh Hi This Is Prince, Is Delilah There?". Coolaccidents.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Introducing Delilah | Interviews | News". 4Music. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Interview with Delilah". Outlineonline.co.uk. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ a b Peak positions for singles in the UK:
- For all except where noted: "The Official Charts Company – Delilah (musician)". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.
- For "Love You So": "New Chart Entries > December 31, 2011". Zobbel.de. 31 December 2011.
- For "Shades of Grey": "New Chart Entries > September 29, 2012". Zobbel.de. 29 September 2012.
- ^ Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
- For From the Roots Up: "Chart Archive > Scottish Singles > 11 August 2012". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Peak positions for R&B singles in the UK:
- ^ a b "Belgium (Flanders) Charts > Delilah". www.ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "Danish Charts > Delilah". danishcharts.dk/ Hung Medien.
- ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- ^ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (enter "Delilah" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search") on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
- ^ Peak positions for Dance singles in the UK:
- ^ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (enter "Chase & Status" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search") on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
External links
- Official website [dead link]
- Delilah discography at Discogs