Jasmine van den Bogaerde (born 15 May 1996), also known by her stage name Birdy, is an English musician. She won the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12. Her version of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love"
was successful, peaking inside the top twenty of the charts in her
native United Kingdom and in some other European countries. Her
self-titled debut album Birdy was released on 7 November 2011.
In 2008, as a 12-year-old, Birdy won the UK talent contest Open Mic UK, a spinoff of the Live and Unsigned competition. She won both the under-18s category and the Grand Prize, against 10,000 other competitors. She performed her own song at the competition called "So Be Free" in front of 2,000 people
Birdy reminisced in an interview with BBC Radio 1 about the experience of the Open Mic UK Grand Final as “such a cool experience”. She explained that it showed her what she wanted to do when she was still very young.
Her eponymous debut album of covers (although one track is an original) was released on 7 November 2011; the album peaked at No. 13 in the UK, No. 40 in Ireland and in the top 10 in Belgium and the Netherlands and number 1 in Australia. On 21 December 2011, Birdy received a Golden Single from 3FM during Serious Request in the Netherlands for selling more than 25,000 copies from her debut album. She promptly donated it to be auctioned online. A day later, Birdy received a Golden Single from Studio Brussel during Music for Life in Belgium for selling more than 15,000 copies from her debut album. She also donated it to be auctioned online, it was sold for €1,980.[citation needed] In August 2012 her debut album peaked at number one in Australia and the singles "Skinny Love" and "People Help the People" peaked at numbers 1 and 8 respectively.
In March 2012, Birdy was one of the artists who contributed to The Hunger Games film soundtrack with her single "Just a Game".[9]
In June 2012, Birdy contributed the song "Learn Me Right" with Mumford & Sons to the Pixar film Brave for which she received her first Grammy Award nomination.[19]
Last 7 August 2012, Birdy released her "Live in London" EP, which contains 8 songs. This includes her cover of Ed Sheeran's "The A Team" and her song from The Hunger Games soundtrack, "Just a Game".
Birdy also sings vocals for the band Native Roses, with whom her brother plays drums.
On 29 August 2012 Birdy performed the song "Bird Gerhl" by Antony and the Johnsons in the Opening Ceremony of the London Paralympic Games.
In 2008, as a 12-year-old, Birdy won the UK talent contest Open Mic UK, a spinoff of the Live and Unsigned competition. She won both the under-18s category and the Grand Prize, against 10,000 other competitors. She performed her own song at the competition called "So Be Free" in front of 2,000 people
Birdy reminisced in an interview with BBC Radio 1 about the experience of the Open Mic UK Grand Final as “such a cool experience”. She explained that it showed her what she wanted to do when she was still very young.
Her eponymous debut album of covers (although one track is an original) was released on 7 November 2011; the album peaked at No. 13 in the UK, No. 40 in Ireland and in the top 10 in Belgium and the Netherlands and number 1 in Australia. On 21 December 2011, Birdy received a Golden Single from 3FM during Serious Request in the Netherlands for selling more than 25,000 copies from her debut album. She promptly donated it to be auctioned online. A day later, Birdy received a Golden Single from Studio Brussel during Music for Life in Belgium for selling more than 15,000 copies from her debut album. She also donated it to be auctioned online, it was sold for €1,980.[citation needed] In August 2012 her debut album peaked at number one in Australia and the singles "Skinny Love" and "People Help the People" peaked at numbers 1 and 8 respectively.
In March 2012, Birdy was one of the artists who contributed to The Hunger Games film soundtrack with her single "Just a Game".[9]
In June 2012, Birdy contributed the song "Learn Me Right" with Mumford & Sons to the Pixar film Brave for which she received her first Grammy Award nomination.[19]
Last 7 August 2012, Birdy released her "Live in London" EP, which contains 8 songs. This includes her cover of Ed Sheeran's "The A Team" and her song from The Hunger Games soundtrack, "Just a Game".
Birdy also sings vocals for the band Native Roses, with whom her brother plays drums.
On 29 August 2012 Birdy performed the song "Bird Gerhl" by Antony and the Johnsons in the Opening Ceremony of the London Paralympic Games.
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