Dylan (musician)

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For the American singer-songwriter born 1941, see Bob Dylan.

Dylan
Dylan performing in London, 2023
Background information
Birth nameNatasha Katherine Woods
Born (1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 24)
Bures, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar
Years active2019–present
Labels
Websitewww.iamdylanofficial.com Edit this at Wikidata

Natasha Katherine Woods (born 25 October 1999),[1][2] known professionally as Dylan (stylised in all caps), is an English musician, singer and songwriter. She signed to Island Records in 2022[3] and released her debut mixtape The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn in October 2022, which peaked at No. 19 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]

Early life[edit]

Woods was born to parents Lorna (née Maxwell) and Robert[5] and grew up in the village of Bures on the Essex–Suffolk border. She started playing music from a young age, learning the guitar from the age of 10. She was diagnosed with Irlen syndrome as a child, after struggling at school with reading. She attended Stowe School, where she was a member of Queen's. Woods learned to play piano and guitar by ear, and began to write songs. With help from her music teacher Ben Weston,[6] Woods sent some of her music to producer Will Hicks, who took an interest in her work.[1]

Career[edit]

Dylan released her debut EP named Purple in October 2019.[7] It included debut single "Bad Bitches Beat Heartbreak"[8] and second single "Sour Milk" to which Dylan said "'Sour Milk' is about the push and pull of a relationship; not wanting someone when they're around but craving them when they're distant. I tend to find stupid reasons to call it quits with someone, and then immediately regret it when they leave; it's a constant rollercoaster of feelings and not knowing what you want…"[9]

Purple was followed by two further EPs, Red in 2020[10] and No Romeo in 2022.[11] Speaking about the title track, Dylan said, "I wrote 'No Romeo' with my best friends in mind. I was tired of them going back to their questionable exes and letting themselves be treated like crap (although I think I needed the song as much as they did!) and wanted, as always, to write something empowering. The aim was to write an anthem for the late-night drives with the windows down, the shouting at the sea because life and the screaming crying throwing up heartbreak moments."[12]

In mid-2022, Dylan supported Ed Sheeran on his +–=÷× Tour.[13][1] and was signed to Island Records.

On 28 October 2022, Dylan released the mixtape, The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn. Dylan was named as Deezer's 'focus artist' shortly after.[14] In December 2022, Dylan was also announced by BBC Radio 1 as a nominee of the Sound of 2023 longlist.[15]

On 4 August 2023, she released "Liar Liar" with Bastille.

Awards and accolades[edit]

Lists[edit]

Publisher Listicle Year[note 1] Recipient(s) Result Ref.
NME "The 20 best mixtapes and EPs of 2022" 2022 "The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn" Placed [16]
Official Charts Company "Official Charts' Artists To Watch 2023" Dylan [17]

Discography[edit]

Mixtapes[edit]

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
UK
The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn 19

Extended plays[edit]

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details
Purple
  • Released: 25 October 2019[7]
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Khaos Records
Red
  • Released: 29 May 2020
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Who Is Dylan
No Romeo
  • Released: 8 April 2022[12]
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Who Is Dylan, AWAL

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with selected details
Title Year Album
"Bad Bitches Beat Heartbreak"[8][9] 2019 Purple
"Sour Milk"[9]
"Your Issues"[19] 2020 Red
"Wish You Weren't Mine"[20]
"Nineteen"[21] 2021 No Romeo
"Someone Else"[22]
"You're Not Harry Styles"[23]
"No Romeo"[12] 2022
"Girl of Your Dreams"[24] The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn
"Nothing Lasts Forever"[18]
"Blue"[25]
"Blisters"[26]
"Every Heart But Mine"[27] 2023 The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn (Live / Deluxe Edition)
"Liar Liar"
(featuring Bastille)[28] 		TBA
"Rebel Child"[29]
"The Alibi" 2024

Tours[edit]

Headlining[edit]

  • The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn Tour (2023; seventeen shows)[30]
  • The Rebel Child Tour (2023)

Supporting[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Savage, Mark (26 July 2022). "How pop singer Dylan turned her Latitude disaster into triumph". BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ Platt, Poppie (21 February 2023). "Dylan: a TikTok tyro who might be Britain's next big pop star". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Dylan's The Greatest Thig". Official Charts. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ^ Williams, Sophie (27 October 2022). "Dylan – 'The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn' EP review: a superstar is born". NME. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ^ Russell, Steven (2 November 2009). "How mum Lorna conquered creative block". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Old Stoic 'Dylan' supports Ed Sheeran". Stowe School. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ^ a b Homewood, Ben (9 October 2019). "Making Waves: Dylan". Music Week. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Bad B!tches Beat Heartbreak out tomorrow!". Facebook. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Clash Music". 7 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Track by Track: Dylan – Red EP". Dork. 29 May 2020.
  11. ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (8 April 2022). "Dylan has dropped her new EP, 'No Romeo' – listen". Dork.
  12. ^ a b c "Dylan announces new EP with title-track "No Romeo"". Line of Best Fit. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  13. ^ Williams, Sophie (30 July 2022). "Dylan live in New York: pop of this calibre deserves to be heard in arenas". NME. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Thrilled to announce Dylan as our November #DeezerFocus artist 💥🎸 Stay tuned for more… 👀". Twitter.
  15. ^ "Radio 1's Sound of 2023". BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  16. ^ "The 20 best mixtapes and EPs of 2022". NME. 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  17. ^ Griffiths, George (27 December 2022). "Official Charts' Artists To Watch 2023". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Dylan announces debut mixtape and shares new single 'Nothing Lasts Forever'". NME. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  19. ^ "FINALLY Your Issues is out in the world!!". Facebook. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  20. ^ "DYLAN - Wish You Weren't Mine (Official Video)". YouTube. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  21. ^ "Dylan returns with first single of 2021 "Nineteen"". Line of Best Fit. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Dylan — Someone Else". Discover Nu. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  23. ^ "SINGLE REVIEW: Dylan – You're Not Harry Styles". Thomas Bleach. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  24. ^ "Dylan's "Girl Of Your Dreams" is a thrashing guitar-led track of volcanic proportions". The Line of Best Fit. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  25. ^ "Dylan has released 'Blue', a new single from her upcoming mixtape, 'The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn'". Read Dork. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  26. ^ "Dylan Releases New Mixtape 'The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn'". U Discover Music. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  27. ^ "Dylan has dropped a brand new single, 'Every Heart But Mine'". Read Dork. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  28. ^ "Listen to Dylan's new single 'Liar Liar', featuring Bastille's Dan Smith". NME. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  29. ^ "DYLAN DROPS NEW SONG 'REBEL CHILD'". DIY Mag. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  30. ^ "TICKETS FOR MY EUROPE TOUR ARE ON SALE NOW! GO GO GO! COMMENT IF YOU'RE COMING!". Twitter.
  31. ^ "@pheebsi reviews @bastille with support from @dyl_an and @wearethenative_ in Bournemouth, UK on March 31st, 2022". Twitter.
  32. ^ "HELLO LIFE ISNT REAL I AM SUPPORTING THE GODESS tatemcrae IN EUROPE IN MAY SOMEONE PINCH ME". Twitter.
  33. ^ "The Verified Fan pre-sale for New Jersey and Foxborough goes live today at 10am local time (US)". Twitter.
  34. ^ "you should come to one of these shows if you want to :)". Twitter.
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