Coyle Girelli
| Coyle Girelli | |
|---|---|
 Coyle on stage in Detroit | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Otley, West Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Alternative Rock, Pop, Hip hop, Pop Rock, Musical Theater, Opera, |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, composer, lyricist, producer, Multi-instrumentalist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin, keyboards, drums, production |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Labels | Universal Republic, So Recordings, Sony Music Entertainment, BMG Rights Management |
| Associated acts | The Chevin, Your Vegas, Robin des Bois, Westlife, Peking Duk, Echosmith, Rozes, Duran Duran, The Bravery, Robin Schultz, Asher Roth, Alex Winston, Serge Devant, |
Coyle Girelli is an English singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist and lead singer of alternative rock band The Chevin.[1]
Music career
Girelli, along with Mat Steel, Jon Langford, Mal Taylor and Mark Heaton, formed alternative rock band Your Vegas in 2005 while a studying at Leeds University. He was the singer[2][3] and songwriter in Your Vegas.[4] The band released several self-produced singles in the UK before releasing debut album A Town And Two Cities[5] in May 2008 on Universal Republic.[6]
In 2010 he founded British alternative band The Chevin together with former Your Vegas bandmates Langford, Steel and Taylor.[7] Girelli wrote and produced debut release The Champion EP released on Fierce Panda in the UK. He also wrote and co-produced debut album Borderland with Noah Shain. Lead single "Champion" along with several other of his songs from album Borderland have appeared in films, trailers, commercials, computer games and television shows across the globe, including "Champion" on the FIFA 13 soundtrack.[8]
Girelli has made several network television appearances in the US including on Last Call with Carson Daly with Your Vegas[9] and on the Late Show with David Letterman[10] and Conan with The Chevin.
Steven Spielberg's Discovery Channel documentary Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack in New York used "Salvador" written by Girelli as its theme music.[11]
In 2015 Girelli composed music for short film Shaded Reflections which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival[12] and the Manhattan Film Festival where he won the award for 'Best Original Song'.[13]
Girelli also writes songs for many other major label recording artists including Westlife,[14] Asher Roth,[15] Robin Schulz, Alex Winston, Peking Duk and DJ Serge Devant.[16] He appeared on stage with Peking Duk as a guest vocalist several times during 2015 including performances at Lollapalooza and Electric Zoo.
He co-composed the 2013 French musical sensation Robin des Bois along with Micheal Malih, David Hallyday, Fred Château, Mathieu Mendès, Corneille, Shaka Ponk, John Mamann and Stanislas.[17] His song "Gloria" from the show also appears on opera singer Vincent Niclo's 2013 album Luis. Girelli co-composed the 2016 French musical Les Trois Mousquetaires.[18]
Discography
Studio Albums
- A Town And Two Cities - Your Vegas (Universal Republic 2008)
- Borderland - The Chevin (So Recordings 2012)
Extended Plays
- Your Vegas EP - Your Vegas (Epic 2007)
- Flybuzz EP - Your Vegas (Epic 2007)
- A Town And Two Cities EP - Your Vegas (Universal Republic 2008)
- Champion EP - The Chevin (Fierce Panda 2011)
Singles
- "Your Vegas" - Your Vegas (Epic, January 2007) UK
- "Flybuzz" - Your Vegas (Epic, August 2007) UK
- "In My Head" - Your Vegas (Universal Republic, June 2008) US
- "Christmas And Me Are Through" - Your Vegas (Primary Wave, January 20, 2009)
- "Drive" - The Chevin (So Recordings, 28 May 2012)
- "Blue Eyes" - The Chevin (So Recordings, 6 August 2012) - (UK only)
- "Champion" - The Chevin (So Recorings, 7 August 2012)
As Featured Artist
- "On Your Own" - Serge Devant (feat. Coyle Girelli) 2012
- "Something For Nothing" - Asher Roth (feat. Coyle Girelli) 2014
- "Something For Nothing" - Blended Babies (feat. Coyle Girelli) 2015
- "Dragonfly" - Blended Babies (feat. Coyle Girelli) 2016
Other Songs
Musical Theater
- Robin des Bois (2013)[20]
- Les Trois Mousquetaires (2016)[21]
References
- ↑ "Review of Champion EP by The Chevin". Contact Music.
- ↑ "Music Review: Your Vegas A Town and Two Cities Universal Republic". Tone Audio.
- ↑ "Mark Hoppus' Pick of the Week: Your Vegas". Spin.
- ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1 March 2008). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 34–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ "Music Review: Your Vegas Releases Debut CD". CBS News, 30 May 2008.
- ↑ "A Town And Two Cities Review". Ultimate Guitar. 2008.
- ↑ "Borderland - The Chevin | Credits". AllMusic. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ↑ "FIFA 13 Soundtrack". FIFASoundtrack.com. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ↑ "Last Call with Carson Daly - Season 7, Episode 93: May 6, 2008: John Cho, Dean Edwards, Your Vegas". TV.com. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ↑ "Single review: The Chevin - Drive" Renowned for Sound, 26 May 2012.
- ↑ "Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero Videos : Discovery Channel". Dsc.discovery.com. 2012-03-22. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ↑ http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/MovieDetail/3e624be8-693e-4d23-9421-e61e7db90d11
- ↑ http://manhattanff.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-MFF-Lineup.pdf
- ↑ "Discography - Westlife: Greatest Hits Box Set". Westlife. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ↑ Shatzman, Ben. "Review: Asher Roth's 'RetroHash'". Hot New Hiphop.
- ↑ "Track Preview: Serge Devant’s ‘True Faith’ Releases May 15th + Remixes". EDM Insider.
- ↑ "Gloria (extrait de "Robin des Bois") - Nyco Lilliu". Tonlist.is. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ↑ http://www.les3mousquetaires-lespectacle.com/tag/tout-est-ecrit-victoria-golan-yosef_t561/1
- ↑ http://observer.com/2016/08/kate-moss-gets-nearly-naked-for-a-new-cashmere-company/
- ↑ "Gloria (extrait de "Robin des Bois") - Nyco Lilliu". Tonlist.is. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ↑ http://www.les3mousquetaires-lespectacle.com/tag/album-les-3-mousquetaires_t376/1
External links
- "Chevin's profile at So Recordings". So Recordings. Retrieved 2013-09-23.