With singles 'I'll Be Waiting' and Gold-certified 'All For You' racking up over 300 million streams alone, not to mention a flash mob performance of 'Part Of Me' going viral on TikTok, Cian Ducrot is one of the buzziest breakthrough acts in recent years. Born in Cork, Ireland, in 1997, Ducrot grew up inspired by his mother's talent as a concert pianist and flautist. Ducrot himself picked up the flute, which he studied at the Royal Academy of Music.
As a young adult, Ducrot's love for pop music – and its ability to connect to audiences in way that classical perhaps couldn't match – became unwavering. He even took a trip to a songwriting camp in Los Angeles, and would later return for further writing sessions, often funding these trips through busking. This period informed the started in college mixtape, which was self-released in 2020 and included tracks such as 'anyone but her' and 'Aftertaste.'
Harnessing the power of social media, Ducrot began to gain more and more attention in this time, not least from Darkroom and Interscope Records. Signing a record deal, in 2021 he release the EP Make Believe, which included the shimmering gem 'Crocodiles' and the candid 'Not Usually Like This.'
April 2022 would see the young artist's biggest breakthrough, however, with 'All For You' hitting the upper reaches of the charts in Ireland and the UK. Ella Henderson would feature on a version of the track later that year. Everything had fallen into place for Ducrot, and his singles continued to cause a frenzy, some of which even made the Top 20 in the likes of Belgium, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands. In March 2023 he was announced as the main support for Ed Sheeran's spring tour.
In 2024, Ducrot lined up one of his busiest summers to date - playing the Isle of Wight festival, Bedford Park, TRNSMT and many more.