Chris Andreucci

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Chris Andreucci
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Andreucci in September 2022
Background information
Birth nameChristopher Paul Andreucci
Born16 November 1998 (1998-11-16) (age 26)
Ayr, Scotland
Genres Country
OccupationSinger/songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano
Years active2017-present
LabelsCentury Music Group, Bailer Music Publishing
Website chrisandreucci.co.uk

Chris Andreucci (born 16 November 1998) is a Scottish country music artist and published songwriter. Andreucci has released one album and is currently signed to Century Music Group [1] in Nashville, Tennessee. His current releases include: "Written In Rock", "To The Moon & Back", "Strangers In A Bar", "Killin' Time" which reached #1 on the UK iTunes Charts, [2] "Freedom", "Talk to Me", and "Masterplan (Reno)".

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Early life

Andreucci was born and raised in Ayr, Scotland and has been performing since childhood. While attending Belmont Academy, Andreucci regularly took part in musical activities, including various vocal groups, bands and musical theatre. [3] Later, he attended the University of Strathclyde where he regularly played live around the city of Glasgow. During his degree, Andreucci went on exchange to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) [4] and during this period of time he fell in love with country music.

Music

Andreucci released his first single, "Talk to Me", in June 2018. [5] Later that year, he released his second single, "Nothing in the World". [6] In December 2018, Andreucci released his debut album, The Opener, [7] recorded and produced by Paul McInally. [8] In 2019 during his exchange trip in North Carolina, Andreucci released his first EP, A Traveller's Tale. [9]

Andreucci signed a publishing deal with Century Music Group in May 2019 [10] [11] while playing a writer's round in Nashville. His first label EP, What Don't Kill You, was released in December 2020. [12] [13] [5]

Andreucci headlined at Celtic Connections [14] at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to a sell-out crowd. He was also added to the C2C: Country to Country bill at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow alongside Luke Combs, Brett Young, and Tanya Tucker. [15]

On 1 April 2020 Andreucci released a two-song live EP titled Caledonia. The EP includes a cover of Dougie MacLean's "Caledonia", and a live bonus track titled "Town Called Misery".

December 2020 brought the long-awaited EP "What Don't Kill You", recorded with Century Music Group in Nashville, TN. The six song album was released on the 21st. [16] [17]

After a year of no live music and recording, Andreucci returned to the scene with his third studio single "Killin' Time" on July 16, 2021. Co-written with Conner Edmunds of Bailer Music Publishing and produced by CÄLLEN Sounds, [18] [19] the track adopts a new sound for the Scotsman which was received very well with the new single debuting at #1 on the UK iTunes Charts. [2] Andreucci later signed a new publishing deal with Bailer Music Publishing.

In August 2022 Andreucci released his fourth studio single "Strangers In A Bar", co-written by John Haywood and Carver Partin. "Strangers In A Bar" debuted at #3 on the UK iTunes Charts. [20] This single carved out a new sound for the Scotsman who worked closely with producers Jimmy Mansfield and Paul Rogers of Red Giraffe Recordings Nashville. [21]

In 2023, Andreucci released three singles, the first being "To The Moon & Back". This track was co-written with California native songwriter Kylie Hughes and debuted at #6 on the iTunes country chart. [22] July of '23 brought the release of a new single titled "Written In Rock", a song that the Scotsman wrote for his sister on her wedding day. Following the success of "To The Moon & Back" Andreucci released an acoustic version of this track in August of the same year.

Capital FM: Country Take Over

In May 2020, Andreucci spent a full week as the guest on Capital FM Scotland. [23] Over the week Andreucci was challenged every day by presenter Katy J to perform a live country version of a song requested by listeners. Andreucci performed country covers of "Ladbroke Grove"by AJ Tracey, "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd, "What a Man Gotta Do" by Jonas Brothers, "Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion, and "Birthday" by Anne-Marie. These appearances soon became known as the Country Take Over.

Songwriting Career

Alongside Andreucci's artist career he has achieved success as a published songwriter. [24] Andreucci has played a key writing role in a number of songs across different genres, these include the following: [25]

Credits

TitleArtistSongwriters
Hung Up
  • Artist: Donn Bnnr, C-Ro, Pop Tracker
  • Label: Sony Music Germany
  • Benedikt Wellmann, Christopher Dübner, Christopher Paul Andreucci, Martin Richter
This Side of the Dirt
  • Artist: Bryan Frazier & Marc Oriet
  • Label: Independent
  • Christopher Paul Andreucci, Marc Oriet, Bryan Frazier, Cody Parks
More Tennessee
  • Artist: Callum Kerr
  • Label: Independent
  • Christopher Paul Andreucci, Callum Kerr
Me & Who
  • Artist: Callum Kerr
  • Label: Independent
  • Christopher Paul Andreucci, Brock Butler, Callum Kerr

Artist Discography

Studio Albums

TitleAlbum DetailsStudio & Engineer
The Opener
  • Released: 23 December 2019
  • Label: Chris Andreucci
  • 45 A-side Recordings
  • Paul McInally

Extended Plays

TitleDetailsStudio & Engineer
A Traveller's Tale
  • Released: 1 May 2019
  • Label: Chris Andreucci
  • 45 A-side Recordings
  • Paul McInally
Caledonia
  • Released: 1 April 2020
  • Label: Chris Andreucci
  • The HQ Glasgow
  • Gregor McPhie
What Don't Kill You
  • Released: 21 December 2020
  • Label: Century Music Group
  • Soul Train Sound Studios
  • Justin Cortelyou

Singles

TitleDetailsStudio & Engineer
Talk To Me
  • Released: 1 June 2018
  • Label: Chris Andreucci
  • 45 A-side Recordings
  • Paul McInally
Nothing In The World
  • Released: 7 September 2019
  • Label: Chris Andreucci
  • 45 A-side Recordings
  • Paul McInally
Killin' Time
  • Released: 16 July 2021
  • Label: Bailer Music Publishing
  • CÄLLEN Sounds
  • CÄLLEN
Strangers In A Bar
  • Released: 19 August 2022
  • Label: Chris Andreucci
  • Red Giraffe Recordings Nashville
  • Jimmy Mansfield & Paul Rogers
To The Moon & Back
  • Released: 16 June 2023
  • Label: Chris Andreucci
  • Funk Studios
  • Michael Funk
Written In Rock
  • Released: 21 July 2023
  • Label: Chris Andreucci
  • Funk Studios
  • Michael Funk
To The Moon & Back (Acoustic Version)
  • Released: 25 August 2023
  • Label: Chris Andreucci
  • Funk Studios
  • Michael Funk

Appears On

TitleTrack/sDetails
Acoostic 2018
  • Someone Else
  • Released: 28 April 2018
  • Group/Organisation: BurnsFest
Sounds From Scotland (Vol.1)
  • Masterplan (Reno) & Most Of Our Time
  • Released: 30 November 2020
  • Group/Organisation: American-Scottish Foundation

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