| Kid Harpoon | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Thomas Edward Percy Hull[1] |
| Alias: | Tom Hull |
| Birth Date: | 1982 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chatham, Medway, Kent, England |
| Label: | Young |
| Years Active: | 2002-present |
Thomas Edward Percy Hull (born 20 April 1982), known professionally as Kid Harpoon, is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. In 2023, he won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and the Brit Award for Songwriter of the Year for his work on Harry's House by Harry Styles. He co-produced the best-selling global single of 2022, "As It Was" and the best-selling global single of 2023, "Flowers". The latter won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
Already a fixture at local venues in his hometown of Chatham, Kid Harpoon first emerged on the London live music scene in early 2006 as a resident singer-songwriter at Nambucca. His first single, "The River, The Ocean, The Pearl" was released by independent label Brikabrak in 2006 to critical acclaim, earning an instant following from tastemakers NME and Drowned in Sound.[2] Two EPs followed, The First EP, in October 2007, and The Second EP in February 2008.
Upon signing to influential label Young Turks, Kid Harpoon's debut album Once was released in September 2009. The album was recorded in Los Angeles by producer Trevor Horn and received an 8/10 from NME.[3]
Kid Harpoon has also worked with an array of artists. He co-wrote "Shake It Out", "Never Let Me Go", and "Leave My Body" on the Florence + the Machine album Ceremonials with Paul Epworth and Florence Welch. He also co-wrote Calvin Harris's number one single Sweet Nothing with Florence Welch and Harris. Additional writing credits include "The Devil in Me" for Jamie N Commons and three songs on Jessie Ware's debut album Devotion including the single "Wildest Moments".
In 2012, Kid Harpoon received an Ivor Novello nomination for Florence + the Machine's "Shake It Out".[4]
Kid Harpoon co-wrote and produced Harry Styles's 2022 album, Harry's House, including the number one Billboard Hot 100 best-selling global single of 2022, "As It Was". The album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. He co-produced Miley Cyrus' best-selling global single of 2023, "Flowers", which similarly reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. He has also written hit songs for Maggie Rogers, and many more.
On 15 May 2015, Hull married his long-time girlfriend Jenny Myles at Dairsie Castle in Scotland.[5]
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| The Second |
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Kid Harpoon – The River, The Ocean, The Pearl, Brikabrak Records – 2006 (Limited CD and vinyl)
| Year | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result | |
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| 2016 | "What Kind of Man" | Best Rock Song | [10] [11] | |
| 2023 | Special | Album of the Year | ||
| Harry's House | ||||
| Best Pop Vocal Album | ||||
| "As It Was" | Record of the Year | |||
| Song of the Year | ||||
| 2024 | Endless Summer Vacation | Album of the Year | ||
| "Flowers" | Record of the Year |