Dylan (musician)

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Dylan
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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
Website www.iamdylanofficial.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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]

Contents

Early life

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

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

Lists

PublisherListicleYear [note 1] Recipient(s)ResultRef.
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

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
UK
The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn 19

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleDetails
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

List of singles, with selected details
TitleYearAlbum
"Bad Bitches Beat Heartbreak" [8] [9] 2019Purple
"Sour Milk" [9]
"Your Issues" [19] 2020Red
"Wish You Weren't Mine" [20]
"Nineteen" [21] 2021No 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] 2023The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn (Live / Deluxe Edition)
"Liar Liar"
(featuring Bastille) [28] 		TBA
"Rebel Child" [29]
"The Alibi" [30] 2024
"Perfect Revenge" [31]

Tours

Headlining

Supporting

Notes

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

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  3. ↑ "Dylan's The Greatest Thig". Official Charts . 2 November 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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  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.
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  14. ↑ "Thrilled to announce Dylan as our November #DeezerFocus artist 💥🎸 Stay tuned for more… 👀". Twitter .
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  32. ↑ "TICKETS FOR MY EUROPE TOUR ARE ON SALE NOW! GO GO GO! COMMENT IF YOU'RE COMING!". Twitter .
  33. ↑ "@pheebsi reviews @bastille with support from @dyl_an and @wearethenative_ in Bournemouth, UK on March 31st, 2022". Twitter .
  34. ↑ "HELLO LIFE ISNT REAL I AM SUPPORTING THE GODESS tatemcrae IN EUROPE IN MAY SOMEONE PINCH ME". Twitter .
  35. ↑ "The Verified Fan pre-sale for New Jersey and Foxborough goes live today at 10am local time (US)". Twitter .
  36. ↑ "you should come to one of these shows if you want to :)". Twitter.
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