Josef Ignatius Salvat (born 28 October 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter. He had his first international success after the release of his EP ''In Your Prime'' in 2014, which included a cover of

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's song "

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" that reached #2 in France and was used in a commercial by

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under the

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brand. Salvat has released music in

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and French, and has collaborated with

Gryffin Dan Griffith (born September 29, 1987), known by his stage name Gryffin (often stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, songwriter, and record producer. He gained recognition for remixing some well-known songs such as Tove Lo's "Talk ...

and

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, writing the song "If Loving You Was Easy" for her album

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. His first album, '' Night Swim'', was released in 2015.

Career

Salvat has appeared in a number of important music festivals including

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in London,

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in the Netherlands and collaborated with British recording engineer, record producer and mixer

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. He also opened for American singer-songwriter

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in the British leg of her Goddess Tour in November 2014. His song "Shoot and Run" has also been featured on the TV advert for "Black Work" on ITV June 2015. Within the early months of the year, his first single of 2015, entitled "Hustler" was released after the success of both songs. This song also came with the release of the song "Every Night", which was done so as a digital download. In the summer months of the year, the single "Till I Found You" was then released, which followed the song "Open Season" to be released a few months later. In October 2015, his debut album "Night Swim" was released in France with a UK release of both a standard and deluxe version of "Night Swim" in February 2016. Afterwards, his single of 2016 was released in January, entitled "Paradise" and was later followed by the release of "Punchline" as a promotional single later in the month. His debut album was released worldwide on 12 February 2016. During the early months of February 2016, he also appeared and as featured vocalist in

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's debut single "Heading Home". On 10 June 2016, Josef Salvat released a track called "Complex" providing the vocals for Swedish DJ and producer Jonas Rathsman. After taking a break from producing music, he released his album Modern Anxiety in 2020. He released the single "I'm Sorry" (with a French version) in September 2021, and a second song called "Promiscuity" in January 2022. His third album ''Islands'' eventually came out on February 18th 2022.

Personal life

His father is

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and he lived in

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for a while. Salvat is openly

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and has stated, "I've had numerous relationships with both genders so my songs are usually pronoun neutral. For artists like

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from

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and

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to use male pronouns, is great. It gives texture to their sound."

Discography

Studio albums * '' Night Swim'' (2015) * ''

Modern Anxiety ''Modern Anxiety'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the second studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Josef Salvat. It was released on 15 May 2020 through Sony Music, succeeding his 2016 debut album '' Night Swim''. Background Upon the ...

'' (2020) * ''Islands'' (2022) Extended plays * ''In Your Prime'' (2014) * ''The Close / Le Réveil'' (2021)

Tours

Supporting * BANKS – Goddess Tour (2014) * Paloma Faith - Infinite Things Tour (2021)

References

External links

Official websiteFacebookFansite
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