Nick de la Hoyde

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Nick de la Hoyde
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active2014–present
Website Official website

Nick de la Hoyde is an Australian singer, songwriter, and rapper from Sydney. He has released several singles and one EP.

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Early life

Nick de la Hoyde was born and grew up in Sydney, Australia. At age 15, he moved to Barcelona to pursue a soccer career. He began creating music during this time before eventually moving back to Australia and switching over to music full-time. [1]

Career

De la Hoyde released his first single, "The Longest Way," in 2014. His YouTube videos had attracted the attention of Chicago-based producer, Lemoyne Alexander, who produced the song. "The Longest Way" peaked at number 4 on the Mediabase Top 40 Pop Independent Artists chart. [2] [3] In June 2015, [4] de la Hoyde released his first EP, Passion, which included the songs "The Longest Way," "Aces," and "By My Side." [5] [6]

He would go on to release a single, "Changing," in December 2015 [1] followed by the release of "Never Gonna Beg For It" in April 2016. [7] [8] He would later release an EP of remixes of "Never Gonna Beg For It" that included producers, RIDDLER, Zuzu, SERAFIN, [9] and Kids On Bridges. [10] In September 2016, he released another single, "Thinking Bout You." [11]

In 2017, he released the single "Love Takes Time" which was accompanied by a video directed by Bruno Kataoka. [12] He closed out the year with the release of "Hold Me Close." [13]

Discography

EPs

List of EPs with selected album details
TitleDetails
Passion
  • Released: 30 June 2015 [14]
  • Label: Gatcombe Records
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"The Longest Way" [15] 2014Passion
"By My Side" [16] 2015
"Changing" [17] Non-album single
"Never Gonna Beg for It" [18] 2016
"Thinking Bout You" [19]
"Love Takes Time" [20] 2017
"Enemy" [21]
"Hold Me Close" [22]
"Mirror Mirror" [23] 2018
"Thru 2 U" (with Auralantic) [24]
"California" [25] 2019
"Animals" [26]
"Ghost" [27]
"High" [28]
"In2" (with Zu/Zu) [29]
"Me" [30]
"Firestarter" (with Auralantic) [31]
"Forever Young" [32] 2020
"Lay Low" [33]
"In My Head" (with Auralantic) [34]
"Touch" (with Hoved) [35]
"Devil" [36]
"Falling" [37]
"Night Stuff" [38]

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