Louise Golbey

Born in London, Golbey grew up in a musical family. Her grandfather played classical violin. Her uncle plays piano and her mother sings. Brought up in Bournemouth, she moved back to her home city of London after university to pursue a music career.[1] She has released several EPs, singles and an album and has been getting support from DJs on BBC 1 Xtra, BBC 6 Music, Jazz FM, Mi Soul, BBC Radio 2 and radio stations across Europe. Golbey was also November’s Caffe Nero Artist of The Month. Her 2015 album Novel, featured a track with Omar and Mo Pleasure (a musician who has worked with Michael Jackson, Earth Wind and Fire and Ray Charles).

She is currently writing with Rob Davis, who co-wrote songs such as "Can't Get You Out of My Head", "Toca's Miracle" and "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)".

She also hosts the Songwriters Podcast, produced by Unedited (in association with PRS for Music and The Ivors Academy).

She has released several EPs and singles independently (see discography) and her first album, Novel (2015) was mixed and mastered by Drew 'Beats' Horley and included special guests Omar and Morris Pleasure and featured one track produced by Grammy Award winning producer Aamir Yaqub.

Golbey is the singer on the global advert for the Mercedes EQS - first Electric car which was played around the world on multiple channels and in cinemas.

Golbey's second album, Renaissance, was released on March 25, 2022. It featured the title track (which she released as a single in 2021) which contains a sample of Aswad 's "Warrior Charge". The album also featured a track with Guinness World Records winning Canadian rapper D.O., as well as other collaborations with top producers and songwriters.

She has played at London venues such as Ronnie Scotts, the London Hippodrome, and The Jazz Café. She has performed in France (Musique Cordiale Festival, Provence) and Germany (Cascadas Bar in Hamburg), at the Glastonbury Festival via BBC Introducing,[2] the Isle of Wight Festival,[3] and the London Jazz Festival. She was the opening act for George Benson at Kenwood House Picnic Concert and supported the Stylistics on their UK tour.[4][5]

She has worked on tracks with Example and Newham Generals and has shared the stage with Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Anthony David, Roy Ayers, Katy B, Paloma Faith, Mr Hudson, Lianne La Havas, Omar, Alexander O'Neal, Heatwave (band) Kenny Thomas, En Vogue, Dexter Wansel, Eric Benet and Evelyn "Champagne" King.

And in September 2019 she performed at The Electric Soul Festival in London's O2 Arena supporting Kool and The Gang, Brand New Heavies, Level 42 and Heather Small.

Her music video for "How It Is" (which she also recorded in French) was nominated in the UK Music Video Awards. She was chosen as Caffe Nero Artist of the Month following Jack Savoretti.

Her 2019 single 'Different' was co-written with a produced by Dan Dare (aka Slang).[6]

Golbey co-wrote and sang the theme tune for UK comedy series Sex, Lattes and Hideous Dates for Amazon Prime.

In 2020, as well as working on her second album with the single release "Scarlet Woman", produced by Mafro W (guitarist for Ghetts and Shakka, she is currently writing with Rob Davis. Golbey has also started a podcast called What You Didn't Know About... where she interviews some of the top UK songwriters about their songwriting process and meanings behind their most successful songs. So far she has interviewed Michelle Escoffery, Omar, Fiona Bevan and Rob Davis.

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