''A Moment of Madness'' is the debut

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by British singer-songwriter Izzy Bizu. The album was released on 2 September 2016.

Background

In June 2014, Bizu was selected by BBC Introducing to perform at

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. In July 2014, she signed to Epic Records UK. A year later, she released the first singles from her debut album, "Adam & Eve" and "Diamond" which enjoyed support from

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, Radio 2 and

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. and performed at

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for the second time. In September 2015, following the release of her single "Give Me Love", she also made her TV debut on '' Later... with Jools Holland''. Bizu supported both

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and Foxes on their UK headline tours. In November 2015, Bizu was shortlisted for a

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Critics' Choice award and won the BBC Music Introducing Award.

Track listing

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moment of Madness 2016 debut albums Izzy Bizu albums Epic Records albums