David Rhodes, stagename Rhodes (stylised RHODES, born 1988), is an English singer and songwriter from

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, Hertfordshire, England. He released his debut EP ''Raise Your Love'' on Hometown Records in October 2013 and released his second EP ''Morning'' on Rhodes Music on 12 May 2014. His debut album '' Wishes'' was released on 18 September 2015.

Music career

2013: Early career and ''Raise Your Love'' EP

Rhodes's music began to spread early 2013 when his demo track "Always" was playlisted on

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and then picked up plays from

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. Following a period supporting

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and

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in the UK, his debut EP ''Raise Your Love'' was released on Phil Taggart's label Hometown Records in October 2013.

2014: ''Morning'' EP and live performances

On 12 March 2014, Rhodes released the song "Your Soul" – which was premiered by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 as his 'Next Hype' – taken from his second EP 'Morning' released on 11 May 2014. On this EP, Rhodes recorded alongside Ian Grimble and Tim Bran/Roy Kerr, producers who have been previously working with the likes of

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and

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. In March and April 2014, Rhodes completed his first UK headline tour, including 3 sold out gigs at London's Sebright Arms on 8, 9 & 10 April 2014. He supported

on their UK tour (including one of the O2 Academy Brixton Academy shows) as well as

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in the UK (at the Roundhouse) and in Europe (Amsterdam and Paris). Rhodes also performed at

Big Weekend in Glasgow on the BBC Introducing stage on 25 May and at the Glastonbury Festival on 29 June on the Rabbit Hole stage.

2015–present: ''Wishes''

On 26 June 2015, he played at the Park Stage at Glastonbury Festival. In July, the first single to be taken from his album '' Wishes'' , "Close your Eyes", charted at 85 on the

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. A week before the release of his debut album, Rhodes released a duet with Birdy, " Let It All Go". It charted in many countries and is his most successful single to date. He then released ''Wishes'', which peaked at 24 on the

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. Rhodes featured on

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's debut studio album '' Cloud Nine'', providing the vocals for the track "Not Alone". On 9 June 2017, he released the single, "Sleep Is a Rose", and the music video for the song, which was recorded live, was released the same day on the Rhodes

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channel on YouTube. The song came to him one sleepless night in the Lake District. He was lying awake in a small cottage when he came up with the song. On 23 March he released a collaboration with German DJ

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of a cover of American

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duo

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's song "

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Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

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