Callum Burrows (born 30 March 1995), known professionally as Saint Raymond, is a singer-songwriter from
Nottingham
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.
He has released two albums, four EPs and a number of singles.
Early career
Burrows grew up in
Bramcote
Bramcote is a suburban village in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, England, between Stapleford and Beeston. It is in Broxtowe parliamentary constituency. The main Nottingham–Derby road today is the A52, Brian Clough Way. Nearby ...
, Nottingham. He took the 'Saint Raymond' name from the street that he grew up on and his grandfather's name.
He began his career playing small gigs and open mic nights around Nottingham before gaining popularity in 2013 when he released his self penned, debut
extended play
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Gabrielle Aplin
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's
Never Fade Records
Never Fade Records is an independent record label founded in 2010 by Gabrielle Aplin and James Barnes and based in London.
Initially founded as a way for Aplin to self release her music, Never Fade now develops new artists and is home to other e ...
. It featured heavily in the iTunes album chart upon its release and the lead track "Fall At Your Feet" was promoted as iTunes Single of the Week.
Burrows received early support from
BBC Introducing
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and after a successful slot on the BBC Introducing Stage at
Reading and Leeds Festival
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in August 2013, it was announced that Burrows had signed a major record deal with
Asylum Records
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.
Burrows embarked on a headline tour in the UK and Ireland in September 2013 before announcing in October that he would be supporting Californian rock band
Haim
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Hebrew etymology
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on their sold out UK and European tour in December.
In January 2014, Burrows released his second EP ''Young Blood'' on indie label National Anthem.
The title track featured as
Zane Lowe
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After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence thro ...
’s "Hottest Record in The World".
Burrows was invited to perform a live session in Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 1 and Zane Lowe in January 2014.
Ed Sheeran tour and ''Young Blood''
In April 2014, Burrows was announced as the opening act for
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...
's three-month Autumn Multiply Tour in the UK and Europe.
Burrows released his third EP ''Ghosts'' on
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label, founded in 1971 by David Geffen and partner Elliot Roberts. It was taken over by Warner Communications (now the Warner Music Group) in 1972, and later merged with Elektra Records to become Elektra/As ...
in May 2014. Lead track 'Everything She Wants' and its subsequent remix by art rock band
Everything Everything
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were both made 'Hottest Records' on
Zane Lowe
Alexander Zane Reid Lowe (born 7 August 1973) is a New Zealand radio DJ, live DJ, record producer, and television presenter.
After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence thro ...
's BBC Radio 1 show.
In September 2014, Burrows announced that he was working on his debut album ''Young Blood'' with the Irish music producer
Jacknife Lee
Garret "Jacknife" Lee is an Irish music producer and mixer. He has worked with a variety of artists, including the Cars, U2, R.E.M., the Killers, Robbie Williams, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, Two Door Cinema Club, AFI, the Hives, Weezer, One Directi ...
(
U2,
Bloc Party
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,
Kasabian
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).
The album was released on 3 July 2015 on Asylum Records and it reached no. 8 in the UK album chart.
In November 2015, "Young Blood" was released as a DLC track for ''
Rock Band 4
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'', exclusively bundled with
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...
's "
Sing
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" as a special edition.
Following the release of his new album, Burrows went on a solo headline tour in the UK in November and December 2015, during which he performed his new song called "We Are Fire".
Discography
Albums
*''Young Blood'' (July 2015) UK No. 8
*''We Forgot We Were Dreaming'' (April 2021)
Extended plays
*''Escapade'' (April 2013)
*''Young Blood'' (January 2014)
*''Ghosts'' (May 2014)
*''A Light That Blinds'' (November 2017)
*''3'' (March 2019)
Singles
* "Young Blood" (January 2014) UK No. 58
* "Everything She Wants" (May 2014)
* "I Want You" (August 2014) UK No. 76
* "Fall At Your Feet" (December 2014)
* "Come Back to You" (April 2015)
* "Be There" (May 2015)
* "Don't Fail Me Now" (June 2015)
* "Oh Brother" (January 2017)
* "Nightcrawling" (October 2017)
* "We Are Fire" (November 2017)
* "Dancing" (May 2018)
* "Carried Away" (June 2018)
* "One More Night" (August 2018)
* "Echo" (October 2018)
* "Right Way Round" (May 2020)
* "Love This Way" (August 2020)
* "Wide Eyed Blind" (September 2020)
* "Solid Gold" (November 2020)
* "Alright" (January 2021)
* "Soft Landing" (March 2021)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raymond, Saint
1995 births
Living people
English male singer-songwriters
People from Bramcote
21st-century English singers
21st-century British male singers