Nick Mulvey (born 4 November 1984) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He played the hang as a founding member of the band Portico Quartet. In 2011 he started his career as a singer-songwriter releasing the EPs ''The Trellis'' (2012) and ''Fever to the Form'' (2013) and his studio album ''First Mind'' in 2014 which received a

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nomination. His second album, ''Wake Up Now'', was released on 8 September 2017.

Beginnings

Mulvey grew up in

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and attended Chesterton Community College and Long Road Sixth Form College. At the age of 19 he moved to

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to study

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Portico Quartet

While studying

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at the

, Mulvey met the other members of Portico Quartet. The band consisted of Cambridge school friend Duncan Bellamy (drums), Jack Wyllie (soprano and tenor saxophone), and Milo Fitzpatrick (double bass). Their debut album ''Knee-deep in the North Sea'', was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Prize alongside

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, and

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. The album's title was mentioned in the closing words to Alt-J's song ''Dissolve Me''. Portico Quartet released their second album ''Isla'' on 9 October 2009 through

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Solo career

Mulvey left Portico Quartet in 2011 to focus on a solo career as a singer-songwriter. He released his first EP ''The Trellis'' in November 2012, and his second, ''Fever to the Form'' in July 2013. On his autumn 2013 tour with

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, he performed in symphony halls across the UK, naming Marling as a great influence to his solo music. In 2014, Mulvey played Wonderfruit in Thailand. On 16 May 2017, Mulvey announced the single "Unconditional", and on 20 May 2017 announced the album ''Wake Up Now'', released on 8 September 2017. Two further singles were released: "Myela" (about the

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) and "Mountain to Move".

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulvey, Nick 1984 births Living people English male singer-songwriters English singer-songwriters Fiction Records artists 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers