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Francis Anthony "Eg" White (born 22 November 1966) is a British musician, songwriter and producer. He started his career in the
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in the 1980s and then formed
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with his brother, David White, in the late 1980s. In 1990, Eg White recorded the pop album '' 24 Years of Hunger'', and then in 1992 he produced the debut, self-titled album by
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. He turned to songwriting in 1997, winning the
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for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in 2004. In 2008 White worked with
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on three tracks. In 2009 White was awarded his second
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for 'Songwriter of the Year' and in 2010 he had a second UK number 1 with the Diana Vickers single " Once", a song he wrote with
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. White started his own record label in 2009.


Biography

Eg White started his career in the band
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and then formed
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with his brother, David White, in the late 1980s, leaving the latter when they became involved with the songwriting team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman, just prior to their chart successes. In 1990, Eg White collaborated with London model and BMX champion
Alice Temple Alice Temple is an English musician, singer and songwriter, born in London. She is best known for her collaboration with Eg White under the name and Alice. She is also notable for having been the first female UK and European BMX champion. BMX I ...
to record the critically acclaimed pop album '' 24 Years of Hunger'', which was released in 1991 under the name and Alice and failed to chart. Lack of commercial success did not deter the taste-makers, however, and ''24 Years of Hunger'' was described by
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as "one of the finest, most refined and fully realized recordings of the era, employing a much more sophisticated and romantic style than anything else out of England at the time". In 1992, White produced the debut, self-titled album by
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, then disappeared from the music industry until 1996 when he released his debut solo album ''Turn Me On, I'm a Rocket Man'', which was unsuccessful. He turned to songwriting in 1997, providing instrumentation for the sessions of
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' solo album ''The Three Pyramids Club'', but it was in 1999 that his career began to take off as he became a songwriter, musician and producer in hot demand. His collaborative relationship with Alice Temple continued, the results of which can be heard on her solo debut album ''Hang Over''. He also worked with Icelandic-Italian singer
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on her debut album '' Love in the Time of Science'' and produced British singer-songwriter
Mark Abis Mark Abis is an English singer-songwriter and musician. His album ''Changing Inside'', produced by Eg White was released on 13 June 2005 on the Serpent label. Nick Drake's record producer Joe Boyd became interested in the album and reviewed it sa ...
' album ''Changing Inside''. White's song "
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" was recorded by
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in 2003, and reached number 1 in the
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. In recognition, White won the
Ivor Novello Award The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy (formerly the BASCA) since 1956, and over 1,000 statuettes have been ...
for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in 2004. He has since enjoyed enduring chart success with acts including Duffy, James Morrison and Joss Stone. In 2008, White worked with
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on three tracks which appeared on her first album '' 19'', including the second single "
Chasing Pavements "Chasing Pavements" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her debut studio album, '' 19'' (2008). Written by Adele with its producer Eg White, the song was released as the second single from the album on 14 January 2008. I ...
". White is known in the industry for his pace of work and ability to reach the core of the intent of the artist he is working with, saying "Sometimes I get two hours. Someone comes over at three, we have a cup of tea, chew the cud for a bit, go: 'All right, shall we write a song?' And by six, they've gone home and we've...done it. Chasing Pavements, that took two or three hours." In 2009, White was awarded his second
Ivor Novello Award The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy (formerly the BASCA) since 1956, and over 1,000 statuettes have been ...
for 'Songwriter of the Year', and in 2010 he had a second UK number 1 with the Diana Vickers single " Once", a song he wrote with
Cathy Dennis Catherine Roseanne Dennis (born 25 March 1969)Gregory, Andy (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002'', Europa; , p. 133 is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She was the vocalist for D Mob, which had the s ...
. Also in 2010, White reprised his collaborative role with Adele, and with her wrote "Take It All", which appears on her number one album '' 21''. White started his own record label imprint, Spilt Milk Records, in 2009 – making Lauren Pritchard its first signing, and then signing an exclusive license deal with Island Records to release the album '' Wasted in Jackson'' in 2010. The album features collaborations with White,
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and Marcus Mumford (of the band
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). He signed a recording contract with
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and released a second album entitled ''Adventure Man'' on 18 May 2009. The instrumental version of the lead single, "Broken" was used as the incidental music to the BMW
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2009 and played during the closing credits of BBC's coverage of England's final game in the
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in South Africa. White has worked with
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, Kylie Minogue, Lennon Stella,
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, Florence and the Machine, Dua Lipa,
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,
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,
Will Young William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the ITV talent contest '' Pop Idol'', making him the first winner of the worldwide '' Idol ...
, James Morrison, Linkin Park,
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, Joss Stone, Matt Cardle, Maverick Sabre and
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.


Songwriting and production


Awards and nominations


Eg and Alice - discography

;Singles *"Indian" c/w "Crosstown and Bobby and Holly" (
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1991) - did not chart *"Doesn't Mean That Much to Me" (WEA Records 1991) - did not chart ;Album *'' 24 Years of Hunger'' (WEA Records 1991) - did not chart


Solo discography


Singles

*1996: "Stay Home" ( Andy Sturmer) *1997: "Made My Baby Cry" (Warner Elektra Atlantic) *2006: "Broken" ( Ricky Ross) (Parlophone Records Ltd.) *2015: "You Fooled Me" (Lakeshore Records)


Albums

*''Turn Me On, I'm a Rocket Man'' (WEA Records, 1996) ;Track listing #"Nothing Comes Easy" #"Made My Baby Cry" #"What Can I Do" #"Stay Home" #"Mr Cool" #"Do It for Myself" #"Sister Blue" #"Holding It In" #"I Wish You Could Be Happy Too" #"Angel" #"My Lovely Valentine" *''Adventure Man'' (Spilt Milk Records 2009) ;Track Listing #"But California" (Eg White) #"Weird Friendless Kid" (Eg White, Louis Eliot) #"My People" (Eg White) #"'Til The End" (Eg White,
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) #"Pay Later" (Eg White,
Neil Hannon Edward Neil Anthony Hannon (born 7 November 1970) is a Northern Irish singer and songwriter. He is the creator and front man of the chamber pop group The Divine Comedy, and is the band's sole constant member. Hannon wrote the theme tunes for ...
) #"Broken" (Eg White, Ricky Ross) #"There's Going To Be Someone" (Eg White, Matt Marston) #"Whatever Makes You Sick" (Eg White) #"Time To Fall" (Eg White) #"If You Run" (Eg White,
Neil Hannon Edward Neil Anthony Hannon (born 7 November 1970) is a Northern Irish singer and songwriter. He is the creator and front man of the chamber pop group The Divine Comedy, and is the band's sole constant member. Hannon wrote the theme tunes for ...
) #"Pull Me Through" (Eg White,
Alice Temple Alice Temple is an English musician, singer and songwriter, born in London. She is best known for her collaboration with Eg White under the name and Alice. She is also notable for having been the first female UK and European BMX champion. BMX I ...
) #"Our Turn Will Come" (Eg White,
Jack Hues Jeremy Allan Ryder, better known as Jack Hues, (born 10 December 1954) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician, who is best known for forming and fronting the 1980s English new wave band, Wang Chung. Hues was also a member of the one-o ...
) First review found at Daily Music Guide.


References


External links


Spilt Milk Management
{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Eg 1966 births Living people English record producers English songwriters English male singers Ivor Novello Award winners Brother Beyond members