Delilah
North London 21-year-old sensation Delilah has today announced details of her new single ‘Breathe’, out on April 30th through Atlantic Records. Produced by Delilah and Hyperdub label’s LV, ‘Breathe’ was written by Delilah at the tender age of 15. She says of the track:‘Breathe’ is the first song I wrote in first person. I call it my self-help song.
To coincide with the release, Delilah has revealed details of her first UK headline tour, which kicks off at Glasgow’s o2 ABC 2 on April 12th, with further shows scheduled for Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol and Norwich, before finishing up at London’s KOKO on April 24.
Delilah recently unveiled a free downloadable mixtape entitled ‘2 - 4am’ from her official website delilahofficial.co.uk. The mixtape features eight tracks, including Joe Goddard’s fantastic remix of ‘Love You So’, as well as some previously unreleased material.
It also includes ‘Never Be Another’, playlisted on 1Xtra, where she’s included in their Hot For 2012 artists. The mixtape gives fans an early taster of what can be expected from her forthcoming debut album, ‘From the Roots Up’, out this summer through Atlantic Records.
Delilah recently supported Emeli Sandé at London’s KOKO as part of MTV’s ‘Brand New for 2012’ initiative and headlined London’s Garage on February 9 for HMV’s ‘Next Big Thing’.
Delilah - born Paloma Stoecker in Paris in 1990 - spent the majority of last year touring the country with Chase and Status and more recently, Maverick Sabre.
The singing sensation has received over five million hits on her official YouTube channel to date and has gained support from major radio stations across the UK, including a fantastic tip in 1Xtra’s ‘Hot for 2012’ list.
Having already released her debut smash ‘Go’ (a reworking of Chaka Khan’s ‘Ain’t Nobody’, which has now sold over 150,000 copies) and the up-beat ‘Love You So’ (produced by Ballistiq Beats and Delilah herself), the 21-year-old is set to take 2012 by storm.
Full UK Tour Dates
12 April Glasgow O2 ABC 2
13 April Newcastle O2 Academy 2
14 April Liverpool O2 Academy 2
16 April Manchester Academy 3
17 April Oxford O2 Academy 2
18 April Birmingham HMV Institute
20 April Brighton Concorde 2
21 April Bristol Thekla
22 April Norwich Waterfront
24 April London KOKO
Tickets are now on sale.
‘Breathe’ is released on 30th April on Atlantic Records.