Joesef

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Joesef
Birth nameJoseph Traynor
Born (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29)
Garthamlock, Glasgow, Scotland
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2019–present

Joseph Traynor, [1] known professionally as Joesef, is a Scottish singer from Glasgow.

Contents

Musical career

Joesef was born on 10 July 1995 and raised in Garthamlock, in the east end of Glasgow. Before his musical career, he had attended college before dropping out to work as a bartender. [2] [3] He played his first show at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in 2019 after only releasing clips of his music online. [4] [5] [6] In 2019, he won Best Breakthrough Artist at the Scottish Music Awards. [7] He moved to London at the end of 2020. [8] In 2020, Joesef was included on the long list for the BBC's Sound of 2020 prize. [9] In 2021, his album Does It Make You Feel Good? was nominated for the Scottish Album of the Year Award. [10]

His debut album, Permanent Damage, a 13-track LP, was released on 13 January 2023. [11] [12]

Influences

Joesef has described his musical influences as including Tyler, the Creator, The Cure, A Tribe Called Quest and Arlo Parks, the latter of whom he has supported on her international tour. [13] [14] Elton John has expressed his enjoyment of Joesef's music. [15]

Personal life

Joesef is bisexual, [16] and in 2022 was included in a Times Square billboard campaign supporting LGBTQ+ artists. [17] He has two older brothers. [18]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

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References

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  8. 1 2 "Glasgow singer Joesef says It is pretty f**king mad to be playing the o2 Academy". Glasgow Times. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
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  16. ↑ Kelleher, Patrick (12 April 2020). "Bisexual singer Josef says what we're all thinking: That 'it's honestly weird to be straight' in 2020". PinkNews . Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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