Luke Sital-Singh Explained

Luke Sital-Singh
Origin:London, England
Years Active:2012–present
Genre:Folk
Label:Parlophone, Raygun
Associated Acts:Martha Wainwright
The Staves
Villagers
Fossil Collective
Kodaline
Website:lukesitalsingh.com

Luke Sital-Singh is a British singer-songwriter.

About

His first EP, entitled Fail for You, was released in 2012.[1] [2]

On 18 July 2012 Sital-Singh was the featured artist on The Guardians "New band of the day", with journalist Paul Lester saying that the singer-songwriter was "breathing life into a tired form".[3]

"Bottled Up Tight", Sital-Singh's second single, gained a place on BBC Radio 1's In New Music We Trust playlist in March 2013,[4] as well as a spot on Radio 6's Rebel playlist.[5]

Sital-Singh's third EP Tornados was released in November 2013. Lead single "Nothing Stays the Same" made the BBC Radio 1 Music B-list on 21 October 2013 and was also added to BBC 6 Music.[6]

On 2 December 2013, Sital-Singh was named on the longlist for BBC's Sound of 2014 poll.[7]

On 30 July 2014, Sital-Singh's song "Dark" was featured on an episode of Suits (S04E07). His song "Fail for You" was featured on an episode of Grey's Anatomy (S09E09) as well as an episode of the BBC comedy-drama series The Wrong Mans (S01E06). On 7 December 2016, "Nearly Morning" was featured on Season 1 Episode 9 of Frequency.[8]

On 18 August 2014, Luke's first album The Fire Inside was featured as BBC Radio 6's album of the day.[9] The album was received with mixed reviews.[10] [11] [12] It debuted at number 43 in the UK Albums Chart,[13] and reached number 35 in the UK iTunes album chart.[14]

On 24 May 2015, he appeared on BBC's Match of the Day singing "Nothing Stays the Same" in full, and up to the credits, on the final day of the English Football Season, intercut with video of highlights of the season's Premier League games.

"Killing Me" was used in the closing credits of Silent Witness on 28 January 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

(with Old Sea Brigade) (28 August 2020)

Singles

(with Old Sea Brigade) (22 May 2020) (with Old Sea Brigade) (3 July 2020) (with Old Sea Brigade) (31 July 2020)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Folk music biggie Luke Sital-Singh on the cuppa and curries that drive him . 2023-09-06 . . en.
  2. Web site: Luke Sital-Singh: How panto steered him towards music. 15 July 2014. 15 July 2014. Kev Geoghegan. BBC News.
  3. Web site: New band of the day – Luke Sital-Singh (No 1,311). Paul Lester. the Guardian. 18 July 2012 .
  4. Web site: BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist . 2 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121204161438/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist/new# . 4 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: BBC Radio 6 Music - Steve Lamacq, With comedy writer Ruth Jones. BBC.
  6. BBCR1. BBC Radio 1. 390516993633157120. 16 October 2013. Next week's #R1Playlist y'all! Excited about any of the new entries (in bold)?.
  7. News: BBC Sound of 2014 longlist revealed. BBC News. 2 December 2013 .
  8. Web site: Music from Frequency S1E09. Tunefind.com.
  9. https://twitter.com/lukesitalsingh/status/501657939409907712
  10. Web site: Album - Luke Sital-Singh – The Fire Inside - For Folk's Sake. Forfolkssake.com. 18 August 2014 .
  11. News: Luke Sital-Singh: The Fire Inside review – believably vulnerable balladeering. Caroline. Sullivan. 21 August 2014. The Guardian.
  12. Web site: Luke Sital-Singh – 'The Fire Inside' album review. Timeout.com. 8 April 2015 .
  13. Web site: Official Albums Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com.
  14. Web site: iTunesCharts.net: 'The Fire Inside' by Luke Sital-Singh (British Albums iTunes Chart). Itunescharts.net.

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