Henry James Moodie (born 7 April 2004) [1] is a British pop singer-songwriter who became popular on TikTok beginning in 2022. [2]
Henry James Moodie was born in Guildford. He has a sister. He began to write his own songs at age 11. At 14, he attended songwriting sessions in London on weekends. [3]
He left school at the age of 16 to play in a band for a while and to complete a songwriting course in Fullham. He originally began his music career on TikTok by doing covers of songs before he began creating his own songs.
Moodie released his debut song "You Were There For Me" in August 2022. The song peaked at number 39 in the UK Singles Download Chart. At the end of the year Moodie toured with The Vamps. [4]
His second single "Drunk Text" was released in January 2023. The song peaked at number 56 in Download charts. A year after the songs original release it started gaining attention in Southeast Asia, peaking at number 1 in Malaysia and charting in other countries in the area. [5] [6]
His third single "Eighteen" was released in April 2023. [7] His fourth single "Pick Up The Phone" was released in June 2023. [8] The song peaked at number 88 in the UK Singles Download Chart.
His fifth single "Closure" was released in October 2023. [9] His sixth single "Fight or Flight" was released in November 2023. [10] His seventh single "Orbit" was also released in November 2023. [11]
Moodie released his debut EP "In All of My Lonely Nights" in January 2024, featuring all his previous singles excluding "Eighteen". [12] After that Moodie went on a tour, the "Lonely Nights Tour" where he performed in Europe and the United States. [13]
In March 2024 he released a new song "Beat Up Car". [14] After that he released singles called "Bad Emotions" and "Right Person, Wrong Time". In October he released his second EP "Good Old Days". He also went on the "Good Old Days Tour" in October. [15]
Henry Moodie has a sister. His mother is a therapist who taught him how to channel his emotions. [16]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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UK Down. [17] | IDN [18] | MYS [19] | SGP [20] | SWE [21] | SWI [22] | |||
"You Were There for Me" | 2022 | 38 | — | — | — | 95 | 24 | In All of My Lonely Nights |
"Drunk Text" | 2023 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | |
"Eighteen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Pick Up the Phone" | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | In All of My Lonely Nights | |
"Closure" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Fight or Flight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Orbit" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Beat Up Car" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Good Old Days |
"Bad Emotions" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Right Person, Wrong Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Good Old Days" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes release did not chart. |