Abigail Morris (musician)

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Abigail Morris
Born
Abigail Mary Eliza Kemp Morris

(1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 (age 25)
London, England
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2020–present
Known forLead singer of the Last Dinner Party
Website thelastdinnerparty.co.uk

Abigail Morris (born 19 October 1999) is the lead singer for The Last Dinner Party, a British indie rock band formed in 2020.

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Early life

Abigail Morris was born on 19 October 1999, in London, England. Morris grew up in London and attended the boarding school, Bedales School, in Hampshire. She then went on to study English at King’s College London in 2019. [1]

From a young age, Abigail knew she wanted to be a musician, and began writing music from the age of thirteen. [2]

Career

In 2018 began releasing music on the streaming service, SoundCloud under the name Amorina. [3] [4] Her streams also included an early demo of the future Prelude to Ecstasy track titled Mirror.

In 2019, during Freshers' Week at King’s College London Abigail met fellow students Lizzie Mayland and Georgia Davies. Together they decided to start a band. Subsequently, after being introduced to Emily Roberts and Aurora Nishevci, this led to the formation of indie rock band, The Last Dinner Party. [5] After a series of pub performances, the band performed their first gig at the George Tavern in London in November 2021, with Morris as the lead vocalist. [6] Morris has cited Florence + the Machine, David Bowie, Queen, as some of their inspirations. [6]

In addition to being a songwriter and lead vocalist for The Last Dinner Party, Morris' other credits include providing backing vocals for the British punk band, HMLTD's second album, The Worm. [4]

References

  1. "BEDALES ASSOCIATION & OLD BEDALIAN NEWSLETTER 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. "Interview: The Last Dinner Party".
  3. "SoundCloud Amorina".
  4. 1 2 "The Last Dinner Party: "It's such a blessing to do this with people that you love"".
  5. Marshall, Alex; Smith, Ellie (21 March 2024). "How Do You Become the U.K.'s Hottest New Band? The Old-Fashioned Way". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024.
  6. 1 2 "The High-Femme Rebellion of the Last Dinner Party".