Jon Allen | |
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 Jon Allen live in concert | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathon Allen |
| Origin | Winchester, England |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Website | jonallenmusic |
Jonathon Allen is an English singer-songwriter. His debut album Dead Man's Suit was released in 2009.
Jon Allen was born in 1977 in Winchester [1] When he was 7 he moved with his family to South Devon. While he was attending secondary school he began playing the drums and guitar. When he was 15, he started recording songs on a cassette-based four-track machine. On leaving school Allen attended college completing a BTEC in performing arts. Whilst performing in various local bands he auditioned and was accepted at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). This is where he met Paul McCartney, who encouraged him to continue as a songwriter. [2]
Following his graduating from LIPA, Allen moved to London, after one of his demos received a five-star review in the magazine Making Music . Management offers in London soon followed. There, a gig circuit was performed where Allen met members of his future band including Hammond organ player Rich Milner, who Allen spotted at a gig in South London. Milner introduced Allen to Tristan Longworth who went on to produce and record his debut album, Dead Man's Suit .
In a 2018 interview, Jon Allen revealed that a source of inspiration in his songwriting is Bob Dylan, while his musical style (particularly in the Blue Flame) have been influenced by the compositions of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Al Green and Bill Withers. [3]
In 2022 he began playing band show under the name 'Jon Allen & The Luna Kings'.
On Thursday, 13 July 2023 The Luna Kings supported Icelandic rock band Kaleo at The Royal Palace Baarn in the Netherlands.
Allen has toured with Dionne Warwick, Emmylou Harris, Mark Knopfler, KT Tunstall, Seal, Graham Parker and Damien Rice among others.
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. [4]
In 2018 Allen wrote the song 'Sing From Your Heart' for the international youth choir Young Voices. It has since been performed worldwide.
| Year | Album | UK | NLD | UK Independent Albums Chart | UK Independent Album Breakers | UK Downloads |
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| 2009 | Dead Man's Suit | 139 [6] | 28 [7] | – | 16 | – |
| 2011 | Sweet Defeat | 196 [8] | 55 [9] | 27 | 8 | – |
| 2014 | Deep River | 126 [10] | 88 [11] | 16 | 2 | – |
| 2018 | Blue Flame | – | 161 [12] | 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 [13] | 76 | 91 [14] | |||||
| 2009 | "Young Man Blues / Dead Man's Suit | ||||||||
| 2009 | "Down by the River" | ||||||||
| 2010 | "When The Morning Comes/Sarah" | 40 [15] | 7 | ||||||
| 2011 | "Sweet Defeat" | 89 [16] | |||||||
| 2011 | "Joanna" | 67 [17] | |||||||
| 2012 | "No One Gets Out of Here Alive" | 97 [18] | |||||||
| 2014 | "Night & Day" | 16 [19] | 3 | ||||||
| 2018 | "Blue Flame" | 92 [20] | |||||||
| 2020 | "Can't Hold Back the Sun" | 16 [21] | |||||||
| 2020 | "Keep On Walking" | 80 [22] | |||||||
| 2020 | "How Long" | 60 [23] | |||||||
| 2022 | "Can't Stop Now" | 98 [24] | |||||||
| 2023 | "Back to the River" | 40 [25] |
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