Tom Grennan is a songwriter with a purpose: to embrace, encourage and lift listeners with lyrical positivity, brightness – and sky-scraping choruses to sing to the rafters.
Grennan's love affair with music began early on. Growing up in Bedford, his parents fostered a love for artists like The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, and Van Morrison.
As a teenager, Grennan honed his musical skills by performing in pubs and clubs. He caught the attention of the local scene, but it took a move to London (and the attention of producer and songwriter Fraser T. Smith) for Grennan to start truly finding his voice – blending the soulful influences of his youth with a modern, indie-rock sound.
In 2016, Grennan's breakthrough came with the release of his debut single, 'Something In The Water'. The song showcased his distinctive vocal range and knack for crafting emotionally resonant lyrics, and its success led to Grennan being featured on BBC's Sound of 2017 list.
A debut album came next, with 2018's Lighting Matches. The album's hit singles, including 'Found What I've Been Looking For' and 'Barbed Wire', solidified his status as a rising star and brought him to stages at Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds before 2021's breakthrough No.1 album Evering Road kept him there. The release of 2023's What Ifs & Maybes secured Grennan's second UK No.1 album. More widespread critical acclaim followed, as did his first headline arena shows in the UK.
After bagging multiple BRIT and Ivor Novello Award nominations, Grennan is readying to take things to a whole new level still with state-of-the-art pop album Everywhere I Went Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be and an accompanying arena tour in 2025. Keen to explore a new sound, Tom enlisted the songwriter and producer behind hits for Britney Spears, Linkin Park, Dua Lipa and Fall Out Boy and found in Tranter a collaborator who understood exactly what he wanted to say and what he wanted to sound like: George Michael, Prince, Freddie Mercury. “So much of the new music is uplifting — it makes you dance, makes you sing,” Tom says.
While the title alludes to a time when Tom faced challenges with his mental health, Everywhere I Went Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be is a positive album about self-belief and having the confidence to take risks. “This album is about me, revived. Now I'm at a place where I DO want to be. And I'm ready to blow people's heads off.”
It sees the evolution of one of UK’s most exciting talents at his creative best and is set to be a stunning addition to Tom Grennan’s already-impressive discography, which has seen him accumulate over 1.5 million album sales and 2.5 billion streams.
