| Dylan | |
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|   Dylan performing in London, 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Natasha Katherine Woods | 
| Born | 25 October 1999 Bures, England | 
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| Occupations | 
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| Instruments | 
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| Years active | 2019–present | 
| Labels | |
| Website | www | 
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]
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]
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.
| Publisher | Listicle | Year [note 1] | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. | 
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| 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] | 
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | 
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn | 
 | 19 | 
| Title | Details | 
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| Purple | 
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| Red | 
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| No Romeo | 
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| 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] | Non-album singles | |
| "Rebel Child" [29] | ||
| "The Alibi" [30] | 2024 | |
| "Perfect Revenge" [31] | ||
| "Bad" | 2025 | TBA |