Tom Speight

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Tom Speight
Born1986/87 (age 37–38)
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active2012–present
Website www.tomspeightmusic.com

Tom Speight (born 1986/87 [1] ) is a British singer-songwriter. [2] He is best known for his albums Everything's Waiting For You and Love & Light, both of which reached the Top 75 of the UK Albums Chart. [3]

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Early life

Speight graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. [4]

Career

Speight initially found fame working with artists such as Mumford & Sons and Travis, and was recording music at Universal. However, he was forced to take a two-year break from recording due to contracting septicaemia, requiring him to undergo surgery and rehabilitation. [2] [5]

Following his return to music in 2016, Speight toured around the UK as well as touring with Seafret in Europe. He also worked as a songwriter on an album by Turin Brakes. [2] By 2018, following the release of a string of EPs, Speight had reached a total of 60 million streams on Spotify. [6] He released his debut album, Collide, in 2019. [7] The album peaked at number 11 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and topped the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart. [3]

Speight's second album, Everything's Waiting For You, was released in September 2021. The album was co-produced by Rich Turvey, and themed on his gratitude for his life and job following periods in hospital. [8] The album was his second to top the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart, and peaked at number 41 on the UK Albums Chart. [3]

Speight released his third album, Love & Light, in August 2023. The album focussed on Speight's personal experiences and on living life to the fullest, and was preceded by two singles, 'The One' and 'Let Go'. [9] [10] The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 66. [3]

Personal life

Speight has Crohn's Disease and lives with a stoma. [11] He is an ambassador of Crohn's and Colitis UK. [12]

Discography

Albums

TitleYearPeak chart positions
UK
[3]
"Collide"2019—
"Everything's Waiting For You"202141
"Love & Light"202366

EPs

TitleYear
"Little Love"2016
"Falling"
"Love"
"Willow Tree"2017
"My My My"
"Waiting"
"Live at Studio 3"2018
"Sunset Sound"2020
"You & I"2022
"Stay Alive"2024

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"2018Non-album singles
"In The Air Tonight"
(with Mahogany)
"Want You"Collide
"Collide"
"Strangers Now"
(with Lydia Clowes)
"My Name"2019
"Heartshaker"
"Into the Night"
"Little Love"
"Christmas Morning"Non-album singles
"Save Tonight"
(with Lydia Clowes)		2020
"Good Times"Sunset Sound
"Live Forever"Non-album singles
"Natalie Portman"Sunset Sound
"Dakota"Everything's Waiting For You
"Driving Home for Christmas"2021Non-album singles
"Torn"
(with Lydia Clowes)		2022Non-album singles
"Worry"
(with Roses & Revolutions)		Brightside of Me
"You & I"You & I
"Roll the Dice Again"
"Just as You Are"
"Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree"Non-album singles
"The One"2023The One
"If This Is How the Story Ends"Love & Light
"Let Go"
"Tomorrow"
"Aftermath"
(with Lydia Clowes)
"Trick of the Light"
"Wonderful Wonder"
(solo or with Ward Thomas)
"The Christmas You Deserve"Non-album singles
"Stay Alive"2024Stay Alive
"Kind to You"
(with The Mayries)

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  1. ↑ Hennessy, David (11 May 2021). "In Speight of it all". The Irish World. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Selman, Chris (8 December 2016). "Crohn's and Colitis awareness week: Musician Tom Speight on the condition that could have ended his career". The Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "TOM SPEIGHT". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Tom Speight – Little Love (Video Premiere)". NME. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive: Tom Speight releases music video for Willow Tree". The Telegraph. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tom Speight hits Los Angeles in Strangers Now music video". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Mosk, Mitch (4 October 2019). "More Than a Little Love: Tom Speight Dives into His Stunning Debut Album 'Collide'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Mosk, Mitch (24 September 2021). "Tom Speight Captures Life's Beauty & Wonder in Sophomore LP 'Everything's Waiting for You'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Tom Speight Embraces Love And Loss With New Single, "Let Go"". Wonderland Magazine. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Mosk, Mitch (6 September 2023). "'Love & Light': Tom Speight Goes Track-by-Track Through His Breathtakingly Beautiful Third Album - Atwood Magazine". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "10 things you should know about living with a stoma". The Independent. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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