Julius Lindahl Cowdrey (born 30 January 1993) is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and reality television personality. Cowdrey is best known for appearing on the reality television show '' Made in Chelsea''. In 2016 he released a single "7 Roads (I See You)",

Early life

Cowdrey was born in Canterbury, Kent on 30 January 1993 to

Chris Cowdrey Christopher Stuart Cowdrey (born 20 October 1957) is a former English cricketer. Cowdrey played for Kent, Glamorgan and England as an all-rounder. He is the eldest son of the cricketer and life peer, Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge. H ...

and Christel (née Holst-Sande); he is of

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descent on his mother's side. Cowdrey comes from a cricketing dynasty with his father Chris and grandfather,

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, Colin Cowdrey, both captaining England. His twin brother,

Fabian Cowdrey Fabian Kruuse Cowdrey (born 30 January 1993) is an English former professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He made history by becoming the first third generation player to play for the county, following his father, Chris ...

, followed the family tradition and played for

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for five years.Fabian Cowdrey follows father and grandfather into Kent side
BBC Sport, 2 May 2012. Retrieved 2016-05-23. Julius discovered his talent and passion for music at a very young age whilst singing in the Tonbridge School choir and began songwriting at the age of 16; following in the footsteps of his mother, herself a jazz singer.

Career

In 2013, Cowdrey introduced live music to London's West End nightclub

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, and became a regular headliner at music venues in London, including The Troubadour. Following his success in London, Cowdrey began to split his time between London and New York, where he spent a lot of time working on his music, and was eventually asked to headline rooftop parties in Los Angeles. After a few years honing his craft, Cowdrey's debut single "7 Roads (I See You)" was released in November 2016, where it reached to Number 1 on the UK official

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singer-songwriter chart and Number 2 on the Spotify UK Viral Chart.

References

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