Grian Chatten | |
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 Chatten performing with Fontaines D.C. | |
| Born | Grian Chatten 19 July 1995 Barrow-in-Furness, England |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
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| Years active | 2017-present |
| Labels | Partisan Records |
| Member of | Fontaines D.C. |
| Website | grianchatten |
Grian Chatten (born 19 July 1995) is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and lyricist of post-punk band Fontaines D.C.
Grian Chatten was born in Barrow-in-Furness, England on 19 July 1995 to an English mother and Irish father. The family moved to Ireland when Chatten was a month old and lived a "nomadic lifestyle" before settling in Skerries, County Dublin when he was twelve years old. [1] Chatten moved to The Liberties in Dublin and attended The British and Irish Modern Music Institute, where he met guitarists Conor Curley and Carlos O’Connell, bass player Conor Deegan, and drummer Tom Coll. Along with a passion for music, the group held a shared interest in poetry, and published three pamphlets together. After graduating, they formed the band Fontaines D.C. in 2017. [2]
In 2019, Fontaines D.C. released their debut album Dogrel on Partisan Records. The album received widespread critical acclaim, catapulting the band to an international audience. Chatten drew comparisons with post-punk frontmen Ian Curtis and Mark E. Smith for both his intensity and lyrics. [3] The band quickly followed up with 2020's A Hero's Death , another hit with the critics and Chatten's "poetry suffused lyrics" again receiving plaudits. [4] A third album in four years, Skinty Fia was the band's first to not receive a Mercury Prize nomination, though it again was well received by critics. [5] [6]
Chatten launched his solo career with the release of his single "The Score" on 25 April 2023. [7] On 4 May 2023, he released his second single "Fairlies". [8] On 30 June 2023, Chatten released his solo album Chaos for the Fly on Partisan Records. The Irish Times called it "a curveball worth catching" and gave it four stars out of five. [9] The Standard declared it "short but sweet, bleak but beautiful" and awarded it four stars. [10] Chatten appears on the song, "Stranger" from the 2024 album, Viva Hinds by the band Hinds.
Chatten currently resides in Kentish Town, London with his fiancée, to whom he became engaged in 2019. [11]
| Title | Details |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "The Score" | 2023 | Chaos For The Fly |
| "Fairlies" | ||
| "Last Time Every Time Forever" | ||
| "All of the People" |
| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Notes |
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| 2023 | "Better Way To Live" | Kneecap | Fine Art | |
| 2024 | "Angel Of My Dreams" | JADE | TBA | video only |
| "Stranger" | Hinds | Viva Hinds | ||
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