John Paul Cooper (born 1 November 1983) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for featuring on the
Jonas Blue
Guy James Robin (born 2 August 1989), known professionally as Jonas Blue, is an English DJ, record producer, songwriter, and remixer based in London. He is known for recruiting young artists for his dance-pop and tropical house productions, wh ...
single "
Perfect Strangers". The song was certified platinum in the UK. His follow-up solo single was "
September Song". He is signed to
Island Records
Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, anothe ...
.
Career
2002–2006: Access to Music
In 2002 JP Cooper studied Contemporary Popular Music at North Trafford College, based at Beehive Mill in Manchester. There he joined a band called Kid Conspiracy, who later changed their name to Azure Glow. They grew a small following locally and enjoyed limited success, releasing self made EPs including ‘December Falls’ and ‘Listen’. They ultimately disbanded following their last UK tour in 2006.
2012–2015: Career beginnings
On 27 June 2012, JP Cooper released his first two extended plays ''EP1'' and ''EP2''. He featured on
Don Diablo's single "The Artist Inside", it was released on 9 November 2012. He released his third extended play, ''EP3'' on 8 February 2013. On 20 July 2014 he released his fourth extended play ''Keep the Quiet Out''. He released his fifth extended play, ''When the Darkness Comes'' on 26 January 2015.
2016–present: ''Raised Under Grey Skies''
On 18 March 2016, he released the single "Five More Days", featuring vocals from Avelino. He featured on
Jonas Blue
Guy James Robin (born 2 August 1989), known professionally as Jonas Blue, is an English DJ, record producer, songwriter, and remixer based in London. He is known for recruiting young artists for his dance-pop and tropical house productions, wh ...
's single "
Perfect Strangers", it was released on 3 June 2016. The song peaked at number 2 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
, and reached the top ten positions in eight additional countries, including Germany, Australia and
Sweden
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. On 10 June 2016, he released the single "Party" as the lead single from his debut studio album. He released "
September Song" on 16 September 2016 as the second single. The song peaked at number 7 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
, and also reached the top 10 in the
Republic of Ireland
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and
Sweden
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. "
Passport Home" was released as the third single on 7 April 2017, peaking at number 86 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
. On 21 July 2017 he released "
She's on My Mind
'She's On My Mind' is a song by English singer JP Cooper. It was released as the fourth single of his debut studio album ''Raised Under Grey Skies''.
The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2017 through Islan ...
" as the fourth single. "Wait" was released as the fifth single of his debut studio album on 25 August 2017. He eventually released his debut studio album, ''
Raised Under Grey Skies
''Raised Under Grey Skies'' is the debut album from English singer and songwriter JP Cooper
John Paul Cooper (born 1 November 1983) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for featuring on the Jonas Blue single " Perfect Stran ...
'' on 6 October 2017. He was featured on
Craig David
Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is a British singer and songwriter who rose to fame in 1999, featuring on the single " Re-Rewind" by Artful Dodger. David's debut studio album, ''Born to Do It'', was released in 2000, after which he has re ...
's seventh studio album ''
The Time Is Now'' on the song "Get Involved", that was released on 26 January 2018. On 16 June 2018, he played at Pinkpop, a festival in the Netherlands. On 26 July 2018, Cooper released "All This Love", featuring singer-songwriter
Mali-Koa Hood
Mali-Koa Hood, often credited as Mali-Koa, is an Australian singer and songwriter based in London, United Kingdom. She is the daughter of Joy and David Hood and the older sister of singer, songwriter and 5 Seconds of Summer's bassist, Calum Hood ...
.
In August 2019, he collaborated with
Gabrielle Aplin
Gabrielle Ann Aplin (born c. October 1992) is an English singer-songwriter. After amassing a following for her acoustic music covers on YouTube, Aplin signed a recording deal with Parlophone in February 2012. She rose to prominence the following ...
on her song "Losing Me" and in November that same year he collaborated with
Stefflon Don. Cooper's second album, ''She'', was released on 21 February 2022.
Discography
* ''
Raised Under Grey Skies
''Raised Under Grey Skies'' is the debut album from English singer and songwriter JP Cooper
John Paul Cooper (born 1 November 1983) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for featuring on the Jonas Blue single " Perfect Stran ...
'' (2017)
* ''She'' (2022)
References
External links
Official website
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1983 births
Living people
21st-century English male singers
English male singer-songwriters
Island Records artists
Tropical house musicians
21st-century British male singers
People from Middleton, Greater Manchester
Musicians from Greater Manchester