Thomas Azier

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Thomas Azier
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Thomas Azier in 2020
Background information
Born (1987-08-14) 14 August 1987 (age 36)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)Musician, singer
Years active2008–present
Labels Hylas Records
Mercury Records
Website www.thomasazier.com

Thomas Azier (born in Leiderdorp, Netherlands, on 14 August 1987) is a Dutch avant-pop singer and composer. [1]

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Azier studied at the Academie voor Popcultuur in Leeuwarden in 2005. At age 19, he moved to Berlin, Germany, where he performed in various night venues. In 2012, he released two EPs, Hylas 001 and Hylas 002 on his own Hylas Records label which led to a deal with Universal Music France (Island France / Mercury Music Group). In 2015 he received an Edison award for his debut album Hylas [2] and in 2018 for Rouge. [3]

Debut album Hylas

In 2014, he had his first studio album Hylas released, the result of five years of work. It has charted in the Netherlands, France and Belgium. The album became Album of the Week at VPRO's 3VOOR12 in Holland and the single Red Eyes became Single of the Week at iTunes. Another single from the album - Ghostcity - was featured in the series Lucifer.

Azier also co-wrote and produced several songs on the album Racine Carrée by the Belgian singer Stromae [4] and as a solo artist he provided the support acts during Stromae's tour and several shows of Woodkid.

Rouge, Stray & Raven On The First Floor

In 2017, Azier released his second studio album Rouge, which featured the successful radio singles Talk To Me and Gold.

The music on the album Stray, 2018, was composed and produced fully on the move. Stray was released independently on Azier's label Hylas Records. The song Vertigo was released as a single. Echoes, White Horses and Hymn became live favourites.

The EP Raven On The First Floor was released in May 2019, featuring the singles Map Of Your Loneliness and Strangling Song. On the EP Thomas collaborated with experimental guitar player Obi Blanche for the first time.

Love, Disorderly, A Collection Of Broken Ideas & The Inventory Of Our Desire

The album Love, Disorderly was released on Hylas Records on 12 June 2020. Preceded by the short films Love, Disorderly, Entertainment and Hold On Tight. [5] Thomas' version of Gala' 1997 hit Freed From Desire was featured on the album as well.

In 2021 - during the pandemic - the meditative A Collection Of Broken Ideas was released, a more 40-minute, largely instrumental piece, divided into Side A and Side B. About the piece Thomas wrote: "Recorded at my home studio over the past year, these compositions kept me company when making music with others was impossible. I searched for space in my music and these ideas gave me hope. Now I hope it can do the same for you".

During his club tour in October 2022, Azier announced a new album to be released in February 2023. Preceded by the singles Faces, Blister & Skin, Pelechian & What Does It Mean To Be Free, of which he said 'it's a song that questions my associations with the word 'Freedom' and how it is being used and abused.' [6]

The Inventory Of Our Desire was released on February 10, accompanied by the single Invisible. On March 17 an acoustic first take demo of Invisible was released digitally. OOR Magazine called it a "beautiful album from a musician who is developing interestingly." [7]

In March 2023, Azier performed music from his albums Love, Disorderly and The Inventory Of Our Desire at the Grasnapolsky Festival with the Noordpool Orkest.

Zonder Titel & Live Recording EP's, music for The Equalizer 3

On May 19, the instrumental EP Zonder Titel was released with the pieces Cy's Dance, Anna Goes To London and Permuto.

Azier's 2020 track Love, Disorderly was used in the movie The Equalizer 3, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington. He also co-wrote and performed the piece Nine Seconds for the movie. [8]

On October 6 the 7-track EP Live Recording was released digitally, featuring songs from The Inventory Of Our Desire, as well as the track Love, Disorderly. Performed live by Azier with the Noordpool Orchestra. Peter van der Heide from Dagblad van het Noorden gave the concert a 5 star review saying: In 70 minutes a masterful, compelling and atmospheric concert was delivered that effortlessly held the attention from Hold On Tight to the closing Only The Ocean. [9] [10]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
NED
[11] 		BEL
(Fl)
[12] 		BEL
(Wa)
[13] 		FRA
[14]
2014Hylas241446057
2017Rouge1813716882
[15]
2018Stray101
2020Love, Disorderly
2021A Collection Of Broken Ideas
2023The Inventory Of Our Desire

EPs

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
NED
BEL
(Fl)
[12] 		BEL
(Wa)
[13] 		FRA
[14]
2012"Red Eyes"79
2013"Ghostcity"
2016"Talk To Me"Tip
2017"Gold"Tip
2018"Hymn"
2018"Vertigo"
2019"Strangling Song"
2020"Entertainment"
2020"Hold On Tight"
2021"Buryatia"
2022"Skin & Blister"
2022"Sick Loop Lover"
2022"Pelechian"
2022"Faces"
2023"What Does It Mean To Be Free"
2023"Invisible"

Videography

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  1. ↑ SourdOreille.net: Interview: Thomas Azier: "Je ne supplie pas les gens pour qu'il m'ecoutent" (in French)
  2. ↑ "2015". Edison Pop. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  3. ↑ "2018". Edison Pop. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  4. ↑ Stromae - Racine Carrée (in French), 2014, retrieved 2023-12-06
  5. ↑ "Nowness Asia".
  6. ↑ Thomas Azier – What Does It Mean to be Free , retrieved 2023-12-07
  7. ↑ https://oor.nl/albums/the-inventory-of-our-desire/
  8. ↑ The Equalizer 3 (2023) - Soundtracks - IMDb , retrieved 2023-12-06
  9. ↑ "Thomas Azier is even terug in Groningen voor een magisch concert met het Noordpool Orkest | recensie ★★★★★". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  10. ↑ "Thomas Azier is even terug in Groningen voor een magisch concert met het Noordpool Orkest | recensie ★★★★★". Nieuwe Ooststellingwerver (in Dutch). 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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  17. ↑ http://www.crew-united.com/projekte/index.asp?IDPD=202643 Director of "Angelene"
  18. ↑ http://www.crew-united.com/projekte/index.asp?IDPD=202645 Director of "Ghostcity"
  19. ↑ https://www.crew-united.com/en/Thomas-Azier-Verwandlung__202718.html Director of "Verwantlung"
  20. ↑ http://presskitchen.com/laurent-chanez-thomas-azier/ Director of "Love, Disorderly"
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