Jack Peñate (born 2 September 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, producer, and musician.
Early life
Peñate was born in
London
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on 2 September 1984, the son of an English mother and a Spanish father. His maternal grandfather was author
Mervyn Peake
Mervyn Laurence Peake (9 July 1911 – 17 November 1968) was a British writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the '' Gormenghast'' books. The four works were part of what Peake conceived ...
. He attended
Alleyn's School
Alleyn's School is a 4–18 Mixed-sex education, co-educational, independent, day school and sixth form in Dulwich, London, England. It is a registered charity and was originally part of Edward Alleyn's College of God's Gift charitable foundatio ...
in Dulwich alongside
Jessie Ware,
The Maccabees, and
Florence Welch.
Career
Peñate released debut album ''
Matinée
Matinée is the French word for ''morning''. In the arts, a matinée is a performance or exhibition that takes place in the daytime.
Matinée may also refer to:
* ''Matinée'' (album), a 2007 release by Jack Peñate
* ''Matinee'' (1993 film), an ...
'' in 2007 and second album ''
Everything Is New'' in 2009. In June 2015 he said he was working on new material, releasing his first new music in 5 years in 2018. After a decade without an album, he released his third album ''
After You'' in 2019.
Since 2021 Peñate has collaborated with Inflo and the collective Sault across several albums, including 11 which in May 2023 won the Ivor Novello Award for "Best Album". Peñate alongside producer Inflo, vocalists Cleo Sol and Chronixx were joint recipients of the award.
In November 2023, Sault announced their first live performance, teasing that they would play an unreleased album of material. The tour was initiated on 14 December in London with Peñate featuring as a guest performer, the show included songs from an at the time unreleased album Acts of Faith.
In June 2024, Peñate appeared on stage playing guitar with
Little Simz
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at the
2024 Glastonbury Festival.
Discography
Songwriting and production credits
Albums
Singles
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1984 births
21st-century English singer-songwriters
21st-century English singers
21st-century English male singers
English male singer-songwriters
People from Blackheath, London
English people of Spanish descent
Living people
People educated at Alleyn's School
Alumni of University College London
XL Recordings artists
National Youth Theatre members
Peake family