Natasha Woods (born 25 October 1999), known professionally as Dylan (stylised in

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as DYLAN), is an English musician, singer and songwriter. She released her debut mixtape ''The Greatest Thing I’ll Never Learn'' in October 2022, which peaked at No. 19 on the

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Early life

Woods was born in the village of Bures, England. She started playing music from a young age, learning the guitar from the age of 10. She was diagnosed with

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as a child, after struggling at school with reading. Woods learned to play piano and guitar by ear, and began to write songs. Woods sent some of her music to producer Will Hicks, who took an interest in her work.

Career

In 2019, after signing with AWAL Records, Woods released her debut record, an EP named ''Purple''. This was followed by two further EPs: "''Red''"(2020) and "''No Romeo''" (2022). In mid 2022, Woods toured with

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, opening for him at venues including

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. She also played at

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. She signed with Island Records in 2022 and subsequently released her debut-mixtape album ''The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn'' on October 28, 2022. After releasing her debut mixtape-album DYLAN will be going on a worldwide tour starting November 4, 2022. She was named as

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's 'focus artist' shortly after. DYLAN was also announced to be a nominee of

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's Sound of 2023 in December 2022, along with other artists like

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and FLO.

Discography

Mixtapes

*''The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn'' (2022)

Extended plays

*''Purple'' (2019) *''Red'' (2020) *''No Romeo'' (2022)

Tours

Headlining

* The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn Tour (2023; seventeen shows)

Supporting

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- Give Me the Future Tour (2022; nine shows) *

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- Europe Tour 2022 (2022; fifteen shows) *

- +–=÷x Tour (2022; twenty-six shows)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dylan Living people 1999 births English women singer-songwriters Musicians from London Singers from London Island Records artists 21st-century English women singers