Dylan
Birth nameNatasha Woods
Born (1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 24)
Bures, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, Electric guitar
Years active2019–present
Labels
Websitewww.iamdylanofficial.com Edit this at Wikidata

Natasha Woods (born 25 October 1999),[1] known professionally as Dylan (stylised in all caps as DYLAN), is an English musician, singer and songwriter. She signed to Island Records in 2022[2] and released her debut mixtape The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn in October 2022, which peaked at No. 19 on the UK Albums Chart.[3]

Early life

Woods was born in the village of Bures, England. She started playing music from a young age, learning the guitar from the age of 10. She was diagnosed with Irlen syndrome as a child, after struggling at school with reading. Woods learned to play piano and guitar by ear, and began to write songs. Woods sent some of her music to producer Will Hicks, who took an interest in her work.[1]

Career

2019-present: early EPs and The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn

Dylan released her debut EP named Purple in October 2019.[4] It included debut single "Bad Bitches Beat Heartbreak"[5] and second single "Sour Milk" to which Dylan said "'Sour Milk' is about the push and pull of a relationship; not wanting someone when they're around but craving them when they're distant. I tend to find stupid reasons to call it quits with someone, and then immediately regret it when they leave; it's a constant rollercoaster of feelings and not knowing what you want…"[6]

Purple was followed by two further EPs, Red in 2020[7] and No Romeo in 2022.[8] Speaking about the title track, Dylan said, "I wrote 'No Romeo' with my best friends in mind. I was tired of them going back to their questionable exes and letting themselves be treated like crap (although I think I needed the song as much as they did!) and wanted, as always, to write something empowering. The aim was to write an anthem for the late-night drives with the windows down, the shouting at the sea because life and the screaming crying throwing up heartbreak moments."[9]

In mid 2022, Dylan supported Ed Sheeran on his +–=÷× Tour.[10][1] and was signed to Island Records.

On 28 October 2022, Dylan released the mixtape, The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn. Dylan was named as Deezer's 'focus artist' shortly after.[11] In December 2023, Dylan was also announced by BBC Radio 1 as a Sound of 2023.[12]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
UK
The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn 19

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details
Purple
  • Released: 25 October 2019[4]
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Khaos Records
Red
  • Released: 29 May 2020
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Who Is Dylan
No Romeo
  • Released: 8 April 2022[9]
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Who Is Dylan, AWAL

Singles

List of singles, with selected details
Title Year Album
"Bad Bitches Beat Heartbreak"[5][6] 2019 Purple
"Sour Milk"[6]
"Your Issues"[14] 2020 Red
"Wish You Weren't Mine"[15]
"Nineteen"[16] 2021 No Romeo
"Someone Else"[17]
"You're Not Harry Styles"[18]
"No Romeo"[9] 2022
"Girl of Your Dreams"[19] The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn
"Nothing Lasts Forever"[13]
"Blue"[20]
"Blisters"[21]
"Every Heart But Mine"[22] 2023 The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn (Live /Deluxe Edition)

Tours

Headlining

Supporting

References

  1. ^ a b c Savage, Mark (26 July 2022). "How pop singer Dylan turned her Latitude disaster into triumph". BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Dylan's The Greatest Thig". Official Charts. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ Williams, Sophie (27 October 2022). "Dylan – 'The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn' EP review: a superstar is born". NME. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b Homewood, Ben (9 October 2019). "Making Waves: Dylan". Music Week. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Bad B!tches Beat Heartbreak out tomorrow!". Facebook. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b c ((cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/dylan-soars-with-potent-new-dark-pop-single-sour-milk/ |title=Clash Music|date=7 October 2019|access-date=21 March 2023}
  7. ^ "Track by Track: Dylan – Red EP". Dork. 29 May 2020.
  8. ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (8 April 2022). "Dylan has dropped her new EP, 'No Romeo' – listen". Dork.
  9. ^ a b c "Dylan announces new EP with title-track "No Romeo"". Line of Best Fit. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ^ Williams, Sophie (30 July 2022). "Dylan live in New York: pop of this calibre deserves to be heard in arenas". NME. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Thrilled to announce Dylan as our November #DeezerFocus artist 💥🎸 Stay tuned for more… 👀". Twitter.
  12. ^ "Radio 1's Sound of 2023". BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Dylan announces debut mixtape and shares new single 'Nothing Lasts Forever'". NME. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  14. ^ "FINALLY Your Issues is out in the world!!". Facebook. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  15. ^ "DYLAN - Wish You Weren't Mine (Official Video)". YouTube. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Dylan returns with first single of 2021 "Nineteen"". Line of Best Fit. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Dylan — Someone Else". Discover Nu. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  18. ^ "SINGLE REVIEW: Dylan – You're Not Harry Styles". Thomas Bleach. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Dylan's "Girl Of Your Dreams" is a thrashing guitar-led track of volcanic proportions". The Line of Best Fit. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  20. ^ "Dylan has released 'Blue', a new single from her upcoming mixtape, 'The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn'". Read Dork. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  21. ^ "Dylan Releases New Mixtape 'The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn'". U Discover Music. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Dylan has dropped a brand new single, 'Every Heart But Mine'". Read Dork. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  23. ^ "TICKETS FOR MY EUROPE TOUR ARE ON SALE NOW! GO GO GO! COMMENT IF YOU'RE COMING!". Twitter.
  24. ^ "@pheebsi reviews @bastille with support from @dyl_an and @wearethenative_ in Bournemouth, UK on March 31st, 2022". Twitter.
  25. ^ "HELLO LIFE ISNT REAL I AM SUPPORTING THE GODESS tatemcrae IN EUROPE IN MAY SOMEONE PINCH ME". Twitter.
  26. ^ "The Verified Fan pre-sale for New Jersey and Foxborough goes live today at 10am local time (US)". Twitter.
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