Andrew Hozier-Byrne
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| Birth name | Andrew Hozier-Byrne |
| Also known as | Hozier |
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17 March 1990 Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Website | hozier |
Andrew Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally by the mononym Hozier, is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter from County Wicklow. He released his debut EP, featuring the hit single "Take Me to Church", in 2013 and his second EP, From Eden, in 2014. His debut studio album, Hozier, was released in Ireland in September 2014 and globally in October 2014.
Hozier, the son of a local blues musician, was born in Bray. He was raised in the minority Protestant Quaker faith and attended Delgany National School and St. Gerard's School before he began studying music at Trinity College, Dublin, but dropped out midway through his first year to record demos for Universal Music. While at Trinity, he became involved with the Trinity Orchestra. He was a member of the choral ensemble Anúna from 2009 to 2012, and appears as a soloist on their 2012 release Illumination singing "La Chanson de Mardi Gras." He toured and sang with the group internationally including performances in Norway and the Netherlands.
In 2013, Hozier released the EP Take Me to Church (also containing "Like Real People Do", "Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene" and a live version of "Cherry Wine"), with the title track becoming his breakthrough single after it went viral on YouTube. It reached number one on iTunes on 25 October 2013. Hozier followed up Take Me to Church with the new EP From Eden (also containing "Work Song", "Arsonist's Lullabye" and a live version of "To Be Alone"), and a number of festival tour dates and television appearances in the United States. Hozier released his self-titled album, Hozier on 19 September 2014. It featured five singles, including "Take Me to Church", "Work Song", and "From Eden", which were hits on his earlier EPs. On 5 December 2014, it was announced that "Take Me to Church" was nominated at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year in 2015.
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