Jade Elizabeth Bird (born 1 October 1997) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Bird's music has been influenced by many
folk and
Americana
Americana may refer to:
*Americana (music), a genre or style of American music
*Americana (culture), artifacts of the culture of the United States
Film, radio and television
* ''Americana'' (1992 TV series), a documentary series presented by J ...
artists. The media, when describing Bird's music, have drawn comparisons with
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' ( ...
, Americana,
country
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and
folk rock
Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers s ...
.
Bird's childhood was spent in
Hexham
Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administra ...
, London, Germany and
Bridgend
Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Og ...
,
South Wales
South Wales ( cy, De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards ...
. It was in Bridgend, living with her mother following the separation of her parents, that Bird began to write songs. In her final year at
BRIT School
The BRIT School is a British performing and creative arts school located in Selhurst, Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, theatre, musical theatre, dan ...
, she recorded a
demo that led to a management deal. This, in turn, was followed by her signing to
Glassnote Records
Glassnote Records (also known as Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC) is a record label that was launched by American music executive Daniel Glass in 2007. The label primarily has a lineup of indie rock and alternative rock artists, most notably M ...
. In 2017, she released her first
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. (EP) titled ''Something American''. This received a positive reception and she was listed in the
BBC Sound of 2018 list at the end of that year.
In 2018, she released the song "Lottery", which topped the
Adult Alternative Songs
Adult Alternative Airplay (also known as Triple A or Triple A Airplay, and formerly Adult Alternative Songs and Triple A Songs) is a record chart currently published by ''Billboard'' that ranks the most popular songs on adult album alternative rad ...
, making her the fifth female solo artist to top that chart since 2010. The release of her
eponymous debut studio album, in 2019, was met with a largely positive reception from critics. Her accolades include nominations at the
Americana Music Honors & Awards
The Americana Music Honors & Awards is the marquee event for the Americana Music Association. Beginning in 2002, the Americana Music Association honors distinguished members of the music community. Six member-voted awards and several Lifetime Ac ...
and
NME Awards
The ''NME'' Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine '' NME'' (''New Musical Express''). The first awards show was held in 1953 as the ''NME'' Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding ...
and winning the award for International Breakthrough artist at the
AIM Independent Music Awards in 2019. In 2020, amidst the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, Bird was the first artist to collaborate with
Microsoft
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in what was named the RE:Surface project, a virtual live-streamed concert. In August 2021, she released her second album ''
Different Kinds of Light''.
Early life
Jade Elizabeth Bird was born in
Hexham
Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administra ...
,
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land ...
. Bird and her family moved to London when she was two years old, and lived on a military base in Germany when she was five. She later moved to
Bridgend
Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Og ...
,
South Wales
South Wales ( cy, De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards ...
, with her mother, after the divorce of her parents, which occurred when Bird was seven or eight.
It was during this time in Wales, living with her mother and grandmother (who had also been through a divorce), that Bird began to write songs.
At age 16, Bird began attending the
BRIT School
The BRIT School is a British performing and creative arts school located in Selhurst, Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, theatre, musical theatre, dan ...
in
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an exten ...
, which she graduated from in 2016. While at the BRIT School, she performed at concerts several times a week.
Career
2017–2018: First EP and singles
While in her final year at BRIT School, Bird recorded a
demo of 13 tracks in her friend's bathroom, which would later bring her a management deal.
Soon after the management deal, she signed to
Glassnote Records
Glassnote Records (also known as Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC) is a record label that was launched by American music executive Daniel Glass in 2007. The label primarily has a lineup of indie rock and alternative rock artists, most notably M ...
.
In 2017, she was sent to tour the United States with
Brent Cobb.
She played a showcase event at
South by Southwest
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, ...
in
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
in March 2017 and later in the year she opened for
First Aid Kit
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,
Son Little
Aaron Earl Livingston, also known by his stage name Son Little, is an American rhythm & blues musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Livingston is a son of a preacher.
Career
On November 10, 2014, Livingston released his debu ...
and
London Grammar
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.
In 2017, Bird won the ANCHOR 2017 award of the ''Reeperbahn Festival'' in
Hamburg
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.
![Jade Bird Grandoozy 2018 (44346901225)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Jade_Bird_Grandoozy_2018_%2844346901225%29.jpg)
Also in 2017, Bird recorded her debut
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. (EP), ''Something American'', in
Rhinebeck,
Boiceville and
Palenville, all in
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
. It was produced by Simon Felice, of
The Felice Brothers
The Felice Brothers are an American folk rock/country rock band from New York.Bumgardner, Ed, 8 November 2007'Music Notes: Felice Brothers are earthy, their music visceralRelish Now!''.
History
The Felice Brothers got their start as a band pl ...
and
David Baron, and featured guitarist
Will Rees, drummer
Matt Johnson and guitarist
Larry Campbell
Larry W. Campbell (born 28 February 1948) is a Canadian politician that served as the 37th mayor of Vancouver, Canada from 2002 until 2005 and since 2005 has been a member of the Senate of Canada.
Before he was mayor, Campbell worked for th ...
, and was released that same year.
The EP received a positive reception from a number of critics. Stephanie Penman commented that the songs were "musical masterpieces" and Amanda Erwin stated "
t’sno surprise Bird has found a concrete voice of her own so quickly, unafraid to bare her raw emotions on each track." ''
The Line of Best Fit
''The Line of Best Fit'' is an independent online magazine based in London, concentrating on new music.
It publishes independent music reviews, features, interview, and media. Founded by Richard Thane in February 2007 and currently edited by P ...
'' called the EP "a vibrant collection of folk and country-tinged songs".
She finished 2017 by appearing as a finalist for the
BBC Sound Of
Sound of... is an annual BBC poll of music critics and industry figures to find the most promising new music talent. It was first conducted by the BBC News website in 2003, and is now widely covered by the corporation's online, radio and TV outle ...
award for 2018.
A year after releasing her debut EP, she released her debut single "Lottery", a
punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
-influenced song with romantic lyrical themes. The song went to the top of the
Adult Alternative Songs
Adult Alternative Airplay (also known as Triple A or Triple A Airplay, and formerly Adult Alternative Songs and Triple A Songs) is a record chart currently published by ''Billboard'' that ranks the most popular songs on adult album alternative rad ...
and remained there for three weeks. This made her only the fifth female solo artist to top that chart since 2010. On 31 July 2018, Bird released her second single from what would be her debut studio album.
The song, entitled "Uh Huh", was accompanied by a video directed by
Kate Moross
Aries Moross is an English graphic designer, artist, illustrator and art director based in London. They mostly focus on lettering and typography in their works of art.
Aries Moross has been profiled in '' Dazed & Confused'', ''Vice'' magazine a ...
. ''
Atwood Magazine
Atwood Magazine is a digital music magazine that focuses on emerging and established artists from around the world. The magazine was founded in 2012 and is currently run by editor-in-chief Mitch Mosk.
History
Atwood Magazine was founded in 20 ...
'' noted some lyrical similarities with the previous single "Lottery" but also mentioned that the song demonstrated
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
influences throughout.
In November, she released another single from the album, "Love Has All Been Done Before", and finished off the year with a tour of the UK and Republic of Ireland.
2019: ''Jade Bird''
![Jade Bird, Omeara, London (48099409162)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Jade_Bird%2C_Omeara%2C_London_%2848099409162%29.jpg)
After announcing the release date for her upcoming album, Bird released "I Get No Joy", the fourth single from that album. The upbeat rock song was described by Bird as being influenced by "the stream of thought that runs through your head at all times as an overthinker".
It was accompanied by a music video, directed by
Jamie Thraves
Jamie Thraves (born James Thraves, 2 June 1969 in Romford, London) is a British film writer and director.
Biography
Thraves began making early short experimental films in 1989 at the University of Humberside, having previously studied illustra ...
. Her debut was recorded at Clubhouse Studios in Rhinebeck, NY, Sun Mountain Studios in Boiceville, NY, and Barn Studio in Palenville, NY. Simone Felice and
David Baron producing.
David Baron and Peter Hanlon engineering.
David Baron and Mark “Spike” Stent mixing.
In preparation for its release, Bird toured with Irish singer-songwriter
Hozier, playing in venues such as the
Mahaffey Theater
The Mahaffey Theater – Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts facility and concert hall located on the downtown waterfront in St. Petersburg, Florida. The facility first opened on May 6, 1965.The 2,031-seat facility fea ...
,
The Fillmore
The Fillmore is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California.
Built in 1912 and originally named the Majestic Hall, it became the Fillmore Auditorium in 1954. It is in Western Addition, on the edge of the Fillmore District and Upper Fil ...
and
Ovens Auditorium, gaining positive attention from American music critics. On 19 April 2019, she released her debut album, ''
Jade Bird
Jade Elizabeth Bird (born 1 October 1997) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Bird's music has been influenced by many folk and Americana artists. The media, when describing Bird's music, have drawn comparisons with pop, Americana, ...
''. The album received a
Metacritic
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score of 75 based on 14 reviews, indicating generally favourable reviews from several major publications. ''
NME
''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a 'rock inkie', the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a f ...
'' called the entire album "a triumph" while ''
Clash'' led with labelling ''Jade Bird'' as "
nassured debut from a force to be reckoned with". A review in ''
Paste'' was slightly more critical of the album, "''Jade Bird'' is an album of loose change, a pocketful of shiny, well-written nuggets that might give off a lot of flash individually but when put together don't equal the sum of their parts."
The release of the album was followed by a nomination for Emerging Act Of The Year in the 2019
Americana Music Honors & Awards
The Americana Music Honors & Awards is the marquee event for the Americana Music Association. Beginning in 2002, the Americana Music Association honors distinguished members of the music community. Six member-voted awards and several Lifetime Ac ...
. On 24 July, it was announced that Bird had been nominated for three awards at the
AIM Independent Music Awards. Only
Idles were nominated for more awards at this event. She ended up winning the award for International Breakthrough artist.
2020–present: ''Different Kinds of Light''
Nine months after releasing her debut album, the follow-up album was written and completed while Bird was in New York.
Following the cancellation of her 2020 tour, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
, Bird collaborated with
Microsoft
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and was the first artist to take part in their RE:Surface project, a virtual live-streamed concert, on 29 May 2020. Months later, in October, she then headlined another live-streamed concert. This one was called Come Together Mental Health Music Festival and was for the benefit of the
National Alliance on Mental Illness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a United States-based nonprofit organization originally founded as a grassroots group by family members of people diagnosed with mental illness. NAMI identifies its mission as "providing advoc ...
. On 4 November, Bird released "Headstart", the first single from her second studio album.
The song, produced by
Dave Cobb
Dave Cobb (born July 9, 1974) is an American record producer based in Nashville, Tennessee, best known for producing the work of Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, John Prine, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, The Highwomen and Rival Sons .
Cob ...
, is an indie song about an
infatuation
Infatuation or being smitten is the state of being carried away by an unreasoned passion, usually towards another person for whom one has developed strong romantic feelings. Psychologist Frank D. Cox says that infatuation can be distinguished ...
that is not returned. This was followed up by "Houdini" on 26 November, a song based on the disappearance of someone from her life. Bird's first release of 2021 was the single "Open Up The Heavens", from her upcoming second studio album. This song, which
ABC Online
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described as "one of Bird's finest pieces yet", was the last to be recorded for that album. On 16 April, Bird released her second EP, ''RCA Studio A Sessions''.
Her second album, ''
Different Kinds of Light'', was announced on 20 May and released on 13 August.
The album, produced by Dave Cobb, was written in Japan, Mexico, Nashville and New York and contains inspiration from Bird's own life experiences as well as fictional characters from her imagination.
Artistry
Influences
![Morissette](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Morissette.jpg)
Bird was introduced to folk music by a family friend; this included
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...
,
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) were a folk rock supergroup made up of American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and English singer-songwriter Graham Nash. When joined by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young as a fourth member ...
,
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
and
Joni Mitchell. She took up guitar herself at this point, a time that also coincided with the separation of her parents. Bird commented, "I needed a vent, so I think that’s ultimately why I got into music so heavily, because of these transitions, so to speak". Also while learning to play guitar as a teenager, she was drawn towards
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...
and
The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars were an American musical duo composed of Joy Williams (singer), Joy Williams and John Paul White. Formed in 2008, The Civil Wars won four Grammy Awards prior to their 2014 breakup.
History
2008–2010
Both Williams and White h ...
.
The Civil Wars was the first Americana artist that Bird listened to.
''
Music Week
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History
Founded in 1959 as '' Record Retailer'', it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as ''Music W ...
'' stated that she regarded
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946)
is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album '' Horses''.
Called the "punk poe ...
and
Alanis Morissette highly and, in an interview with ''
Billboard'', she opined that Morissette's ''
Jagged Little Pill
''Jagged Little Pill'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released on June 13, 1995, through Maverick. It was her first album to be released worldwide. It marked a stylistic departure from the dance-pop sound of he ...
'' is her favourite album ever.
Musical style and songwriting
''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
'' described Bird's vocals as "raw and robust" and called her a "young Londoner’s spin on modern
Americana
Americana may refer to:
*Americana (music), a genre or style of American music
*Americana (culture), artifacts of the culture of the United States
Film, radio and television
* ''Americana'' (1992 TV series), a documentary series presented by J ...
".
Quinn Moreland, writing for ''
Pitchfork
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The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to ...
'', states that her greatest asset is her "gigantic and gravelly voice".
Bird does not regard herself as a
country
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artist as she finds the term "a little restrictive". Rather, she was said to consider her music to be similar to
Keane and
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University Col ...
circa 2006.
Laura Snapes, writing in ''
The Guardian
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'', described her music as '
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' ( ...
-Americana'. Ellen Johnson of ''
Paste'' complimented Bird's raspy vocals in a review of her debut album and went on to say, "
hesounds like the adopted child of
Joplin and
Leslie Feist
Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976), known mononymously as Feist, is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene.
Feist launched her solo mu ...
, or
Cat Power
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and
Grace Potter
Grace Evelyn Potter (born June 20, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who formed Grace Potter and the Nocturnals in 2002. Potter released her debut solo record ''Original Soul'' on 2004 via Grace Potter Music. Potter and her b ...
".
The magazine ''
Clash'' likened her to a more radio-friendly version of compatriot
Laura Marling
Laura Beatrice Marling (born 1 February 1990) is a British folk singer-songwriter. She won the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2011 Brit Awards and was nominated for the same award at the 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018 Brit Aw ...
.
''
The News & Observer
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'' labelled her as an Americana singer while ''
Consequence
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* Logical consequence, also known as a ''consequence relation'', or ''entailment''
* In operant conditioning, a result of some behavior
* Consequentialism, a theory in philosophy in which the morality of an act is determi ...
'' described her as "
folk rock
Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers s ...
's new star".
Bird avoids the use of co-writers. She once explained that "
anting
Anting () is a town in Jiading District, Shanghai, bordering Kunshan, Jiangsu to the west. It has 96,000 inhabitants and, after the July 2009 merger of Huangdu (), an area of . to write a song all by myself is a statement. I want to follow in the footsteps of the songwriters I love, and I want the songs to come from me."
Her lyrics are based upon a combination of real life experiences and words and concepts that she finds aesthetically pleasing. In an interview with
Spotify
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, Bird compared her songwriting process to that of
David Bowie
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and explains the love that she has for the way certain words sound when sung "I love the way a word sounds and looks: ‘Cathedral’ and ‘Lottery,’ They're almost quite consonant heavy words—if you want to get geeky."
Personal life
Bird has described herself as a
feminist
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and has said "I've always wanted to be a role model in the feminist movement".
She is a fan of reading, in particular the works of
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946)
is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album '' Horses''.
Called the "punk poe ...
, which she has used as inspiration for titles of her songs. Since 2018, she has been in a relationship with Luke Prosser, who is her touring guitarist. Bird and Prosser moved to
Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
in November 2020. The following November, Bird announced on her
Twitter
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page that she was engaged with Prosser.
Bird was critical of the UK government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic for musicians, stating "I can never understand why the arts are just the first thing to go and the last thing to be thought of when it comes to politics."
Discography
Albums
Extended plays
Singles
Guest appearances
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bird, Jade
1997 births
Living people
Bibliophiles
British expatriates in the United States
English women singer-songwriters
English country singer-songwriters
English folk musicians
English rock musicians
21st-century English women singers
21st-century English singers
Musicians from Northumberland
People educated at the BRIT School
Glassnote Records artists
People from Hexham