Luke Concannon

Nizlopi
Origin	Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Genres	Folk, hip hop
Years active	2003–present
Labels	FDM Records
Website	Nizlopi.com
Members	Luke Concannon John Parker

Nizlopi /nɪzˈlɒpi/ are an English Folk and alternative duo formed in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire by Luke Concannon on vocals, guitar, and bodhrán and John Parker on double bass, human beatbox, and backing vocals.

The duo grew up in Royal Leamington Spa, England and attended Trinity Catholic School together. They formed a band and named after a Hungarian girl on whom Luke had a crush at school. They started out performed throughout England, building a small but loyal fan base. Future musical artist and performer Ed Sheeran was their guitar technician at many of their early shows and has stated they were a major influence on his musical style, favoring an acoustic guitar to more lush efforts.

In early 2004, they released their first album Half These Songs Are About You with FDM Records. In 2007, they received an Impala Platinum award recognizing sales of the album in Europe. It was produced by Gavin Monaghan, also known for his work with Scott Matthews and Robert Plant. Their first release, "JCB Song," is their most successful song. The song is about Luke's dyslexia at school, from which he sought escape by accompanying his father to work. Released as a single in June 2005, it reached number 160 in the UK Singles Chart. The single was re-released in the UK in December that year. It reached number one on 18 December 2005, selling more than double the copies of their closest competitor, Westlife. It eventually won the duo a Impala Platinum award recognizing sales of over 500,000 copies of the song across Europe in 2007.

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