Introduction
Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Sewell is best known for his vocals on Kygo's single "Firestone" and his number-one single "Start Again".
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, he won Song of the Year for "Start Again" and it was nominated in two other categories: Breakthrough Artist and Best Pop Release. His fourth single, "Remind Me", has also made the charts.
Early life
Growing up in Brisbane, Sewell started pursuing a music career from a young age, sending around demos since he was 8 years old. He later tried his luck with short-lived rock band Sons of Midnight. He is the brother of Australian pop singer Grace. In 2006, he moved to the United Kingdom.
Career
In 2004, Sewell auditioned for season 2 of Australian Idol, but did not pass the audition stage. In 2014 Sewell wrote and featured on Kygo's hit, "Firestone". The single was a top five hit in many countries around the world. His debut single "Hold Me Up" was written and produced by Brian Lee, The Euroz and Louis Bell. On 2 March 2015, Sewell announced his opening slot on Ed Sheeran's Australian tour via a video posted on his Facebook page. He joined Sheeran on 13 dates throughout Australia. On 12 June 2015, Live Nation confirmed that Sewell would join Maroon 5 on their September tour as well as posting several tour dates. Sewell supported Jess Glynne on her "Ain't Got Far to Go" UK tour in October and November 2015. In October, Sewell announced that his debut extended play, All I Know would be released on 13 November 2015. He also posted various Australian and New Zealand tour dates throughout November. In March 2015, he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on American TV network NBC's Today show hosted by Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb and broadcast nationally across the United States where he performed live his single "Start Again". In November 2015, at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, Sewell won Song of the Year for "Start Again". It was nominated in two other categories: Breakthrough Artist – Release and Best Pop Release. In February 2016, Sewell released "Remind Me" as a single from All I Know. The following month, Coca-Cola released a song and video for their new campaign, "Taste the Feeling". It features Sewell's vocals and production from Avicii.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS |
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| All I Know |
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9 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
SWE |
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| "Hold Me Up" | 2015 | 39 | — | — | — | — | All I Know | |||||||
| "Start Again" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Who You Lovin" | 17 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Remind Me" | 2016 | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Taste the Feeling" (with Avicii) |
— | 17 | 136 | 53 | 60 | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
NL |
NOR |
SWE |
SWI |
UK |
US |
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| "Firestone" (Kygo featuring Conrad Sewell) |
2014 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 92 |
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Cloud Nine | |
| "Braver Love" (Arty featuring Conrad Sewell) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Glorious | ||
| "Little Love" (Kilian & Jo featuring Conrad Sewell) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Secrets" (Cid featuring Conrad Sewell) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Sex, Love and Water" (Armin Van Buuren featuring Conrad Sewell) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Tours
- Headlining
All I Know Tour (2015–16)
- Opening act
- Cloud Nine Tour (2014–16) (Kygo)
- x Tour (2015) (Ed Sheeran)
- Maroon V Tour (Maroon 5)
- I Cry When I Laugh Tour (2015–16) (Jess Glynne)
- Cheers To The Fall Tour (2016) (Andra Day)