Irish singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Cian Ducrot has shared his new single, “Half Of Me”, which you’ll try beneath.
“A part of Me” is Cian’s heartfelt tribute to his finest buddy Phily who ended his personal life, reflecting on these shared moments that outline a friendship – and they’re recollections that can by no means be forgotten. Cian additionally expresses remorse that there wasn’t an opportunity to speak him out of a choice that may’t be taken again. That’s one of many cruelest parts of psychological well being battles: the wrestle prevents individuals from in search of the assistance or beginning a dialog that might make all of the distinction.
Cian says, “I used to be making an attempt to write down “A part of Me” for such a very long time however I by no means managed to get it proper. Shedding a buddy to suicide isn’t the best factor to place in phrases as there are such a lot of feelings of so many individuals it’s a must to contemplate. I knew how vital the tune can be to anybody who was going by way of the identical factor so I simply couldn’t get it flawed. I feel ultimately there was a second the place I simply let go and I bear in mind all of the lyrics flooding out of what gave the impression to be nowhere and I knew then this was it, all the things I felt, all the things I needed to say and seize about our friendship, the particular person he was, how he made us all really feel and the way he left us feeling it simply poured out into this tune. I at all times thought Phily would dwell without end, hopefully this tune can in his place.”
Ducrot has seen his earlier two singles – “I’ll Be Ready” and the Gold-certified “All For You” – fly into the Prime 20 of the Official Singles Chart, spending a mixed complete of greater than six months within the Prime 40, and exceeding 300 million complete streams so far.
Cian can be making a global impression, with two Prime 10 singles in Eire, Prime 20 hits in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway, and impacting on Spotify’s world Prime 200 after charting in 18 markets. His latest UK tour was completely sold-out and he’s presently finishing an enormous area tour as visitor to Ed Sheeran. And to cap all of it, his social media following has exploded in latest weeks, taking him to 4.3 million followers at TikTok and one other 1.1 million at Instagram.
Raised in Cork, Cian was surrounded by music rising up and shortly excelled himself, studying piano, classical guitar, saxophone, percussion, drums, violin and the flute. He studied at London’s Royal Academy of Music from the age of 9 and shortly felt break up between his classical coaching and his want to make pop music. He continued his research whereas writing songs and posting on social media, however his thoughts was made up following a profitable songwriting camp in Los Angeles.
The deciding issue between the 2 worlds was the flexibility {that a} pop artist has to attach with their viewers – and that continues to be a giant side of his artistry to today. He was removed from an in a single day success, nonetheless, usually borrowing cash, busking, browsing sofas and taking up random jobs to fund writing journeys to London and LA. His first breakthrough on TikTok led to his debut EP ‘Make Imagine’ and he grew in stature with each launch, particularly when “I’ll Be Ready” and “All For You” accomplished his journey from pub gigs in Cork to the higher reaches of the charts. And there’s much more to return, starting with “A part of Me” and “Victory.”
Cian can be in rising demand as a collaborator, most lately that includes on Libianca’s “Folks” remix. He was invited to co-write with SZA in Los Angeles, the ensuing tune set to be launched sooner or later, and he additionally co-wrote Lauren Spencer-Smith’s world hit and UK Prime 20 single “Flowers.”
Cian completes his tour as particular visitor to Ed Sheeran in Paris this Sunday. Later this month he heads to North American for an extended sold-out headline tour, which he follows in Could with headline exhibits in Australia. His summer season plans are taking form with choose pageant dates peppered round one other sold-out headline tour, this time in Eire in August. His upcoming UK and Eire exhibits are beneath.
Ciaran Ducrot performs the next exhibits:
JULY:
twenty first – Tramlines Pageant
twenty third – Truck Pageant
twenty eighth – Dublin, Academy (SOLD OUT)
twenty ninth – Dublin, Academy (SOLD OUT)
thirtieth – Kilkenny, Set Theatre (SOLD OUT)
AUGUST:
1st – Cork, Cyprus Avenue (SOLD OUT)
2nd – Cork, Cyprus Avenue (SOLD OUT)
4th – Killarney, INEC Membership (SOLD OUT)
fifth – Limerick, Dolan’s (SOLD OUT)
sixth – Indiependence Music & Arts Pageant
eighth – Galway, Monroe’s (SOLD OUT)
ninth – Belfast, Limelight (SOLD OUT)
twenty fifth – Victorious Pageant.
Take heed to the most effective of Cian Ducrot on Apple Music and Spotify.