Robert Harvey (born 21 May 1983) is an English singer, musician, DJ and songwriter. He is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of The Music and has since written hits such as "Real Love" for

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/ Jess Glynne, "Lonely" for

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(and Harlee) and "Head and Heart" for Joel Corry/ MNEK. In 2021 he joined

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as a touring vocalist and multi-instrumentalist.

Music career

2001–2011: The Music

Harvey formed The Music with close friends Adam Nutter, Stuart Coleman and Phil Jordan in 2001. Their first single " Take the Long Road and Walk It" peaked at 14 on the

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, which saw them perform live on ''

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''.

''The Music'' (2002)

The group's self-titled debut album was released on

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and

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and peaked at number 4 on the

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. It was produced by Jim Abbiss. The album was known for its circular artwork by Rob and Nick Carter. Singles "Take the Long Road and Walk It" and "The Truth Is No Words" went top 20 on the

. The band toured with New Order, The Charlatans and

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, as well as selling out Blackpool Empress Ballroom and London's Brixton Academy.

''Welcome to the North'' (2004)

The band's second studio album peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and had two top 20 singles with "Freedom Fighters" and "Breakin'". The album was produced by

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. They supported Coldplay, Incubus and U2 as well as sold-out tours of their own in the UK, Japan and Australia.

''Strength in Numbers'' (2008)

''Strength in Numbers'' was The Music's final album and was released in 2008 on

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and peaked at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart. ''Strength in Numbers'' was produced by

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and

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2011–2012: The Streets

Harvey wrote on two songs and performed on three from '' Computers and Blues''. The album peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart. Mike Skinner asked Harvey to join him on tour as the guitarist/singer which saw

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headline shows and festivals across the UK and Europe.

2012–2014: The D.O.T.

The D.O.T. saw Harvey and Mike Skinner experimenting with sound and video and saw the band travel to Japan for shows.

2014: The Six

The Six are a Manchester collective brought together by Harvey and Rick Boardman ( Delphic). The Six featured on " Take It All" by Gorgon City. Harvey co-wrote "

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" by

and Jess Glynne, which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 2 in Germany. The Six then worked in the studio with MNEK,

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and Lily Allen. In late 2014 The Six supported Gorgon City on tour.

2021: Kasabian

On 27 September 2021, it was reported by the

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that Harvey would be joining

for their forthcoming tour, following the departure of former frontman

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in 2020.

Discography

Songwriting and production credits

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, Robert Living people 1983 births People from Kippax, West Yorkshire English rock singers English male singers Musicians from Leeds