Stevie McCrorie (born 23 March 1985) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, best known as the winner of the fourth series of the

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'' in 2015. He auditioned with

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's " All I Want", with all four

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turning their chairs for him. His debut single, "

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", was released the day following his win, peaking at number one on the

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and number six on the UK Singles Chart. In January 2016, McCrorie released his second album, and first major label album, ''Big World'', which reached number four on the

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and number thirty-five on the

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. McCrorie and his record label parted company soon thereafter. As of 2019, McCrorie is the most successful artist to emerge victorious from ''The Voice UK''. His winners single, "Lost Stars" is currently the highest charting and best-selling single in the United Kingdom from a ''The Voice UK'' winner, charting at number six on the UK Singles Chart and selling 62,000 copies.

Background

Stevie McCrorie was born in

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and spent his formative years in

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. He attended

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, Stirling. When entering ''The Voice UK'' in 2015 he was a firefighter of the

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Career

''The Voice UK''

In 2015, McCrorie auditioned for the fourth series of ''

'' performing

's " All I Want", with all four coaches turning for him. He eventually chose to join Ricky Wilson's team. During the battle rounds, he battled Tim Arnold singing

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' "

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", and McCrorie won the Battle. During the Knockout Rounds, McCrorie performed U2's "

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". McCrorie was then through to the live shows. During the first live show, he performed

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's " All Through the Night". McCrorie received the Team Ricky "fast pass" and was saved. The other Team Ricky artists were Emmanuel Nwamadi, who advanced to the next live show via the public vote and Autumn Sharif, who did not advance to the second live show. During the second live show, McCrorie performed

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" and advanced to the Live Final along with teammate Nwamadi. During the live final, he performed "

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", "

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", "All I Want" and the winner's single "

". On 4 April 2015 on the live show, it was announced that McCrorie was the winner of The Voice UK 2015. He had beaten the only other remaining contestant,

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Lucy O'Byrne. He was nicknamed "The Hero" during the competition.

Performances

''Big World'' (2015–2016)

On 5 April 2015, the day after he won the show, McCrorie released his winner's single, a cover of "

", written by Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley and Nck Southwood, via digital download. The song reached number 1 in his native Scotland and six in the UK. His second single, "My Heart Never Lies" was released in November 2015 along with an accompanying music video. It reached number 51 on the Scottish Singles Chart. His first album since winning The Voice UK, ''Big World'', was released on 8 January 2016. The album reached number four in Scotland number 35 on the

. To promote the album, he made an appearance on ''The Voice'' in 2016 on the first live shows, and performed "My Heart Never Lies". Following the performance, ''Big World'' re-entered the

at number 15 and UK Albums Chart at number 70, while ''My Heart Never Lies'' re-entered at a new peak of 45 on the

''Days Like These'' (2016–present)

In April 2016, McCrorie and music PR company APB parted ways and he returned to his former career as a firefighter. In August 2016, McCrorie announced via Facebook that his contract with Decca Records had expired. McCrorie revealed to ''

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'' in April 2017 that he is still pursuing a career in music as an independent artist and continues to write songs and perform live. In December 2017, McCrorie released a 3-track EP independently and an accompanying music video for the song "I Am Alive", which subsequently entered the official Scottish charts at number 69. On 27 December 2019, McCrorie released an extended play, ''Days Like These'', via his own independent record label. The extended play featured five songs, including versions of "

" by U2 and "

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Personal life

McCrorie is married to Amy Laverty McCrorie and they have two daughters, Bibi and Sunny. He has three

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, Michael, Paul and sister Nadia.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Official website

Stevie McCrorie on YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mccrorie, Stevie Living people 21st-century Scottish male singers People from Denny, Falkirk The Voice (franchise) winners The Voice UK contestants 1985 births People educated at St Modan's High School