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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Alexander Walker |
| Born | 17 December 1991 Kilsyth, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Origin | Chelford, Cheshire, England |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Relentless |
| Website | iamtomwalker |
Thomas Alexander Walker (born 17 December 1991) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. [1] He rose to fame after the release of his single "Leave a Light On", which peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart in June 2018. [2]
Walker was born in Kilsyth. Despite relocating with his family to Chelford, England when he was three, Walker claims his upbringing was still 'Glaswegian', due to his Scottish background. [3] [4] He speaks with a Glasgow accent when with family or in Scotland. [5] [6] His favourite artists while growing up included Ray Charles, Muddy Waters and Paolo Nutini. [5] In 2014, prior to fame, Walker graduated from London College of Creative Media. [7] [8]
In 2017, Walker released "Just You and I", which was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month appearing on NBC's Today show with Kathie Lee Gifford where he performed the song. [9] His follow-up single was "Blessings", the title track from his debut EP Blessings. [10] On 13 June 2017, Walker released the single "Heartland", which was co-written and produced by Naughty Boy. On 22 August 2017, the single was added to the BBC Radio 1 playlist. [11] Later in 2017, Walker was named as one of the new additions to the BBC Radio 1 Brit List. [12] Walker has played support slots for artists such as George Ezra, Gallant and Jake Bugg. [13] On 28 September, Walker began his US tour, in Connecticut, supporting The Script. [11]
On 13 October 2017, Walker released his single "Leave a Light On" on Relentless Records. The single was co-written and produced by Steve Mac. [14] The music video for "Leave a Light On" was produced by Charles Mehling, and filmed in Croatia. [14] [15] It impacted numerous international charts and was included in his debut studio album What a Time to Be Alive . In 2019, Walker won the Best Breakthrough Act at the 2019 Brit Awards. [16] His song "Leave a Light On" was also nominated for "Best British Single".
In November 2019, Walker confirmed he had begun working on his second studio album. [17] Following this, in early 2020, What a Time to Be Alive achieved platinum accreditation by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 300,000 units in the UK. [18]
As part of "Royal Carols: Together at Christmas" in December 2021, Tom Walker performed "For Those Who Can't Be Here" with Catherine, Princess of Wales (at the time styled the Duchess of Cambridge) playing piano. [19]
Walker's single "Head Underwater" was released on 2 February 2024. It peaked at number 95 on the UK Singles Chart on 15 April 2024. His album I Am was released on 20 September 2024 and was preceded by the singles "Head Underwater", "Lifeline", "Holy Ghost", and "I Am". [20]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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| UK [21] | AUS [22] | AUT [23] | FRA [24] | GER [25] | IRE [26] | NZ [27] | SWI [28] | |||
| What a Time to Be Alive |
| 1 | 18 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 8 | |
| I Am |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| Blessings |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| UK [21] | UK Down. [31] | UK SS [31] | AUS [22] | AUT [23] | BEL (FL) [32] | FRA [33] | GER [25] | IRE [34] | ITA [35] | NL [36] | SWI [28] | ||||
| "Sun Goes Down" (featuring Kojey Radical) [37] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Fly Away with Me" [A] [38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What a Time to Be Alive | ||
| "Play Dead" [39] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blessings [B] | ||
| "Just You and I" (acoustic release) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Blessings" [40] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Rapture" [40] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Heartland" [41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Leave a Light On" | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | What a Time to Be Alive [A] | ||
| "My Way" [45] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Angels" [46] | — | 87 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Just You and I" (2019 re-release) [C] | 2019 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 64 | 51 | 164 | 93 | 7 [47] | 54 [48] | — | 58 | ||
| "All That Matters" (acoustic release) [50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Not Giving In" [51] | — | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Now You're Gone" (featuring Zara Larsson) | 79 | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — |
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| "Better Half of Me" | 30 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — |
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| "Heartbeats" [52] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wait for You" | 2020 | 47 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — |
| I Am |
| "Wait for You" (featuring Zoe Wees) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Something Beautiful" (featuring Masked Wolf) [53] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "For Those Who Can't Be Here" | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Serotonin" [54] | 2022 | — | 75 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Number 10" [55] | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sun Will Shine" (with Robin Schulz) [56] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pink | |||
| "The Best Is Yet to Come" [57] | — | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Am | ||
| "Castles" (with Hybrid Minds) [58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tides | ||
| "Burn" [59] | 2023 | — | 44 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Am | |
| "Freaking Out" [60] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Head Underwater" | 2024 | — | 95 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lifeline" [61] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Holy Ghost" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| UK [21] | IRE [34] | ||||
| "Human" (DODIE featuring Tom Walker) [62] | 2018 | — | — | Human | |
| "Walk Alone" (Rudimental featuring Tom Walker) | 80 | 92 |
| Toast to Our Differences and What a Time to Be Alive | |
| "Leave a Light On" (Red Hot Chilli Pipers featuring Tom Walker) [63] | 2019 | 7 [D] | 10 |
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| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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| "Where the Heart Is" [64] | 2017 | The HeavyTrackerz and Mikill Pane | Odyssey "a Musical Journey" |
| "Tant que rien ne m'arrête" [65] | 2018 | Claudio Capéo | Tant que rien ne m'arrête |
| "Hola (I Say)" [66] | 2019 | Marco Mengoni | Atlantico |
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Co-writer(s) | Album |
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| "Faithless Love" [67] | 2019 | Will Young | Dan McDougall | Lexicon |
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