Thomas Headon | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Thomas William Frederick Headon |
Born | London, England | August 17, 2000
Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 2019–present |
Labels | Warner |
Website | www |
Thomas William Frederick Headon (born 17 August 2000) is a British-born Australian singer-songwriter based in London. He rose to prominence with his debut singles "Grace" and "Clean Me Up" which were released in 2019. As of March 2022, the songs have garnered 7 million and 13 million streams on Spotify respectively.
Headon was born in London, England. His family moved to Melbourne, Australia when he was five years old.[1] He started learning music and writing songs at the age of fourteen.[2] Headon grew up in Australia, and moved back to London in 2019 to pursue a musical career.[3] Prior to becoming a professional musician, Headon posted covers of songs on his YouTube channel.[4]
Headon's debut single "Grace" was released in September 2019.[5], and this was followed by other songs including "Clean Me Up" in December 2019[6] and "Car Window" in February 2020.[7] He released his debut EP, The Greatest Hits, in March 2020.
In June 2020, Headon released "Loving You".[8] This was followed by "Focus" in July 2020[9] and "UrbanAngel1999" in September 2020.[10] All three tracks featured on Headon's second EP, The Goodbye EP.[5]
In April 2021, Headon released "Bored" with Lizzy McAlpine.[11]
Headon released his third EP, Victoria, in March 2022. It was preceded by the singles "Nobody Has to Know",[12] "Strawberry Kisses",[13] "How Do I Know?"[14] and "Victoria".[15] The EP peaked at number 23 on the British charts. The Official Charts Company named him as an artist to watch for 2022[16] and MTV highlighted him as one of their "Push" artists tipped for success.[17] Thomas supported indie band Only the Poets on their 2022 summer tour of Europe. He is also due to support Sigrid on her European tour.[18]
In June 2023, Headon announced the release of his fourth EP, Six Songs That Thomas Headon Likes and Thinks That You Would Like Too. It features the singles "Georgia", "I Loved a Boy" and "2009 Toyota".[19]
Headon's sound mixes a variety of different genres including indie pop, lo-fi, and alternative. Headon himself remains uncommitted as to which genre he focuses on the most.[20][21]
He cites artists such as Harry Styles, The 1975, and Coldplay as inspirations for his music.[22]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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UK [23] | ||
The Greatest Hits |
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The Goodbye |
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Victoria |
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23 |
Six Songs That Thomas Headon Likes and Thinks That You Would Like Too |
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TBA |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Grace"[5] | 2019 | The Greatest Hits |
"Clean Me Up"[6] | ||
"Car Window"[7] | 2020 | |
"Loving You"[8] | The Goodbye EP | |
"Focus"[9] | ||
"UrbanAngel1999"[10] | ||
"Bored" (featuring Lizzy McAlpine)[11] |
2021 | non-album single |
"Nobody Has to Know"[12] | Victoria | |
"Strawberry Kisses"[13] | ||
"How Do I Know?"[14] | 2022 | |
"Victoria"[15] | ||
"Georgia"[24] | Six Songs That Thomas Headon Likes and Thinks That You Would Like Too | |
"I Loved a Boy"[25] | 2023 | |
"2009 Toyota"[26] |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Not Even in Vegas" (G Flip featuring Thomas Headon) |
2019 | Non-album single |
"Dizzy" (Chloe Moriondo featuring Thomas Headon and Alfie Templeman) |
2021 | Non-album single |