Hannah Trigwell (born 28 October 1990) is an English singer-songwriter from Leeds, West Yorkshire. She has released numerous singles and three EPs containing original material. Her debut EP, Hold My Heart, was released in May 2010 followed up by Pieces in November 2013. Hannah's most recent EP Rectify was released in May 2014 reaching number 6 in the iTunes Singer-Songwriter charts.[1] Hannah has since released music under the independent record label that she founded in 2016 (TeaPot Records) the latest of which reached Number 13 in the Club Charts.[2][3]

Music career

Hannah Trigwell began her musical career at the age of 17 when, as a self-taught singer and guitarist,[4] she took to the streets of Leeds to play her music for anyone that cared to stop and listen.[5] Her YouTube page, containing videos of live versions of original songs and covers, as well as 'Vlogs' has gathered over 100 million views.[6] One of Hannah's most popular videos, a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", has garnered over 9 million views since its upload in December 2011.[7]

In May 2010, Hannah released her debut EP, Hold My Heart, which reached number 6 in the iTunes Singer-Songwriter album charts.[8] Off the back of the success of Hold My Heart Hannah saw out 2010 by playing sold out shows at London Scala, Birmingham O2 and Manchester Academy whilst touring in support of Boyce Avenue on their 2010 Fall Tour.[9]

Hannah's debut single, "Headrush", was released in April 2011 and was celebrated with a sold-out launch party at Leeds Cockpit. In March 2014 this became the Number 1 selling single in Vietnam (March 2014) and in Laos (August 2015).[10] In Summer 2011, Hannah Trigwell's hard work and talent was recognised with a nomination for Best International Unsigned Act 2011 at the Online Music Awards sponsored by St. Helier Cider. In July 2011 it was announced that Hannah had won.[11]

From October 2012 to early 2014 Hannah Trigwell was signed with an independent covers recording label in the US called 3 Peace Records, founded by Florida-based rock band, Boyce Avenue through which she released her cover versions of popular songs – these videos now have a total of more than 80 million views. Between 2015 and 2017, Hannah toured the UK and Europe 3 times[12] and after supporting Jeremy Loops on a sold-out tour of the UK and Europe in Spring 2016, Hannah performed to over 2,000 people at her sold-out headline performance in Doha, Qatar. Hannah was invited to perform alongside acts including Stereophonics, Faithless, Sigma, Jess Glynne and Gabrielle Aplin at the legendary Isle of Wight Festival 2016.[13]

Hannah founded an independent record label, TeaPot Records, in mid-2016.[14] The first release under TeaPot Records, titled 'Another Beautiful Mistake' was supported by BBC Radio 1[15] this was followed up by a dance remix of 'Another Beautiful Mistake' by Belgium-based DJ, Captive.[16] The Captive remix of 'Another Beautiful Mistake' was released under TeaPot Records in Spring 2017, and frequently played in clubs around the world. On 20 March, it was announced by Music Week that the track had reached a new club chart position at Number 13.[17]

References ^ Last.fm, Hannah Trigwell EPs ^ , Hannah Trigwell Singles ^ , Hannah Trigwell Chart Position ^ Hannah Trigwell Interview Archived 20 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine. ^ The Buskers Channel, Hannah Trigwell Iris Cover. ^ YouTube, Hannah Trigwell YouTube Channel ^ Hannah Trigwell – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen / Jeff Buckley). ^ iTunes Singer Songwriter Chart, ^ Boyce Avenue Fall 2010 Tour, Tour Dates ^ iTunes Global Singles Chart Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine., ^ Best International Unsigned Act 2011, Hannah Trigwell wins at Online Music Awards ^ Tour History ^ Isle of Wight 2016 ^ TeaPot Records ^ BBC Radio 1 Support ^ Dance Remix Release ^ Dance Remix Club Chart Top 20 Position Authority control MusicBrainz: 41136581-c00a-46f6-b601-96dcf085fd99