Sorcha Richardson Explained

Sorcha Richardson
Birth Name:	Sorcha Richardson
Birth Place:	Dublin, Ireland
Origin:	Dalkey
Occupation:	Singer-songwriter
Years Active:	2012–present
Instrument:	guitar
Label:	Faction Records & R&R Records

Sorcha Richardson (born 22 September 1990)^[1] is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin.^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Sorcha Richardson grew up in Dalkey. She formed her first band aged 10 with schoolfriends.^[4]

She went to Brooklyn to study creative writing.

Career

Richardson came back to Dublin in late 2017.^[5] In 2018 she played at Longitude Festival and was named as one of RTÉ 2FM's Rising Artists, and she has worked with the Irish band All Tvvins.^[6]

Her debut album First Prize Bravery (on the theme of "negotiating friendships and relationships") was released in 2019 and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize.^[7] She collaborated with Soulé and Elaine Mai on a single, Butterflies, in 2019 as part of the Three Ireland Made by Music campaign.^[8]

In 2022, she released her second album, Smiling Like an Idiot.

Discography

Studio albums

• First Prize Bravery (2019)
• Smiling Like an Idiot (2022) – No. 4 Irish Albums Chart^[9]

EPs

• Sleep Will Set Me Free (2012)
• Last Train (2013)
• Isolation Home Recordings (2020)

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Richardson . Sorcha . Sorcha Richardson . SorchaRichardsn . 118427945147699201 . 26 September 2011 . birthday cake for breakfast. birthday cake for dinner . en . 4 January 2021.
2. Web site: Sorcha Richardson on Breaking Tunes. breakingtunes.com.
3. Web site: Sorcha Richardson is living the dream. Lauren. Murphy. www.thetimes.co.uk.
4. Web site: Whelan's » Blog Archive » SORCHA RICHARDSON.
5. Web site: Sorcha Richardson: 'You learn the hard way that there's validity in your own ideas'. Shilpa. Ganatra. The Irish Times.
6. Web site: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Sorcha Richardson. Dana. Hanson-Firestone. 14 November 2019. TVOvermind.
7. Web site: Playing with Sorcha Richardson at RTÉ Choice Music Prize.... Lux Alma.
8. News: Kelly . Aoife . 'We were able to be totally honest with each other' - Elaine Mai on working with Soulé and Sorcha Richardson on new track 'Butterflies' . 17 June 2020 . Irish Independent . 19 August 2019 . en.
9. Web site: Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company. 30 September 2022. 1 October 2022.