Wallis Bird (born 29 January 1982) is an Irish musician, living in Berlin since 2012. As of February 2023, she has released six studio albums, including Architect in 2014 and Home in 2016.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Wallis Bird |
| Born | 29 January 1982 Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland |
| Genres | Folk, rockabilly, acoustic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Bird Records/Kaiserlich Koeniglich Records |
| Website | www |
Career
editBird performed at the Eurosonic Festival in 2012 when Ireland was the Spotlight Country.[1]
Bird released her third studio album in March 2012 in Ireland,[2] Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[3] The album was recorded in Berlin, Germany. The first single, "Encore", was released on 2 March. The music video debuted on 1 February,[4] and had been shot in Berlin.
A live album featuring recordings from her European tours from her debut album to her 2014 release Architect, Yeah! was released in 2015.[5]
Home is her fifth studio album, released worldwide in September 2016.[6]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL [7] |
AUT [8] |
GER | |||
| 2007 | Spoons
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— | — | — | |
| 2009 | New Boots
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14 | 59 | — | |
| 2012 | Wallis Bird[9]
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11 | 51 | 99 | |
| 2014 | Architect
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24 | 67 | 93 | |
| 2016 | Home
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— | 31 | — | |
| 2019 | Woman
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| 2022 | Hands
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| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Live albums
edit- Yeah! (2015)
EPs
edit- Branches Untangle (six-track EP, Bird Records, 2006)
- Moodsets EP (2006)
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL [10] |
UK |
UK Indie | |||
| 2007 | "Blossoms in the Street" | — | — | — | Spoons |
| 2008 | "Counting to Sleep" | — | — | — | |
| Just Can't Get Enough | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2009 | "La La Land" | — | — | — | New Boots |
| "To My Bones" | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||
- "Blossoms in the Street", 15 October 2007
- "Counting to Sleep", 10 March 2008 (Irish language version: "Comhaireamh chun Codladh")
- Just Can't Get Enough, 22 October 2008
- "To My Bones", 2009
Download-only releases
edit- The Circle EP (Germany only)
Awards
edit- Meteor Music Award (Category: "Hope for 2009"), 2009
- Meteor Music Award (Category: "Best Irish Female"), 2010
In popular culture
editIn March 2010, Bird appeared on GOTV to present her favorite music videos and musical influences.[11]
References
edit- ^ "RTÉ 2fm gearing up for EuroSonic". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 5 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Bird, Wallis – Wallis Bird – CD – Tower Records Dublin Ireland". Towerrecords.ie. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Wallis Bird [Vinyl LP]: Wallis Bird: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Wallis Bird – ENCORE – Official Video". YouTube. February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "LYA - Love Your Artist - fair ticketing and merch". www.love-your-artist.com.
- ^ "LYA - Love Your Artist - fair ticketing and merch". www.love-your-artist.com.
- ^ "irishcharts.com - Discography Wallis Bird". www.irish-charts.com.
- ^ "Wallis Bird – New Boots". austriancharts.at. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ Wallis Bird in den Singlecharts. chartsurfer.de
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "gotv – hosted by Wallis Bird". Gotv.at. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.