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Background information | |
Birth name | Jonathon Allen |
Origin | Winchester, England |
Genres | Blues |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 2008–present |
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Website | jonallenmusic |
Jon Allen, is an English singer-songwriter known for his distinctive whisky-soaked voice and compelling songwriting. He has firmly established himself on the music scene with a career spanning multiple albums and extensive touring.
Born in Winchester and raised in South Devon, Allen began making music as a teenager. He attended the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA).
Allen's career took off with the release of his album Dead Man’s Suit. This pivotal project led to an appearance on BBC's Jools Holland early in his career, which opened doors for sync opportunities with TV, ad campaigns, films, and radio.
Allen's music is influenced by Free, The Faces, and the songwriting of Van Morrison and Elton John. While he has a profound love for American music, his sensibilities have crafted a distinctly British sound.
With a music catalogue spanning six albums, Allen's work streams worldwide across all platforms, and he has amassed over 30 million streams on Spotify. He actively tours with his band, The Luna Kings, and is currently working on his seventh album.
The song "Going Home" featured on the worldwide Land Rover TV commercial in 2008 bringing him wider recognition. [1] In 2009, Allen signed with Absolute Distribution and released his debut album Dead Man's Suit. Shortly after this Allen signed a publishing deal with Wardlaw Music.
As a founder member of northern soul production team, The Third Degree, he co-produced and sung one of the most widely recognised cover versions of the Duffy song Mercy. [2]
Year | Album | UK | NLD | UK Independent Albums Chart | UK Independent Album Breakers | UK Downloads |
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2009 | Dead Man's Suit | 139 [4] | 28 [5] | – | 16 | – |
2011 | Sweet Defeat | 196 [6] | 55 [7] | 27 | 8 | – |
2014 | Deep River | 126 [8] | 88 [9] | 16 | 2 | – |
2018 | Blue Flame | – | 161 [10] | 25 | 5 | 87 |
2021 | ...meanwhile | – | – | 50 | 8 | – |
2023 | A Heightened Sense of Everything | – | – | – | – | – |
Year | Title | UK | NLD | UK Indie Chart | UK Indie Breakers | NLD (iTunes) | GRE (iTunes) | TUR (iTunes) | DIM (iTunes) |
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2008 | "Going Home" | ||||||||
2009 | "In Your Light" | 119 [11] | 76 | 91 [12] | |||||
2009 | "Young Man Blues / Dead Man's Suit | ||||||||
2009 | "Down by the River" | ||||||||
2010 | "When The Morning Comes/Sarah" | 40 [13] | 7 | ||||||
2011 | "Sweet Defeat" | 89 [14] | |||||||
2011 | "Joanna" | 67 [15] | |||||||
2012 | "No One Gets Out of Here Alive" | 97 [16] | |||||||
2014 | "Night & Day" | 16 [17] | 3 | ||||||
2018 | "Blue Flame" | 92 [18] | |||||||
2020 | "Can't Hold Back the Sun" | 16 [19] | |||||||
2020 | "Keep On Walking" | 80 [20] | |||||||
2020 | "How Long" | 60 [21] | |||||||
2022 | "Can't Stop Now" | 98 [22] | |||||||
2023 | "Back to the River" | 40 [23] |
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