Birdy is an English singer-songwriter, also known by her stage name Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde. She was born Jasmine Lucilla on 15 May 1996. At the age of 12, she won the UK Open Mic music competition.
Her breakthrough album was a cover of Bon Iver’s “skinny Love,” charted across Europe and was certified six times platinum in Australia. On November 7, 2011, she released her debut self-titled album, Birdy.
The album was also successful, reaching number one in Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands. Her second studio album, Fire Within, was released in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2013.
She was nominated for Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2014 Brit Awards. Her third studio album, Beautiful Lies, was released on 25 March 2016.
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- Name: Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaard
- Stage name: Birdy
- Date of Birth: May 15, 1996
- Occupation: Singer
- Net worth: $3 million to $5 million
- Relationship: Dating
early life
Bertie was born on May 15, 1996 in Lymington, England. Her mother is the pianist Sophie Patricia (née Roper-Curzon) and her father is the writer Rupert Oliver Benjamin van den Bogaerde.
Bertie began playing piano at the age of seven and composing music at the age of eight.
She claims that her tone is heavily influenced by classical music and songs sung by her mother.
Her parents got married in 1995 and have two children, JAkai (1997) and Caitlin (1999)She also has two half-brothers, Moses and Sam, from her father’s first marriage.
Bertie attended Deston Court preparatory school in Barton-on-Sea, Priestlands School and New Forest sixth-form college Brockenhurst College.
She was raised by her maternal grandfather, John Christopher Ingram Roper-Curzon, 20th Baron Teynham. Actor Sir Dirk Bogarde is her great uncle. She is of Scottish, Dutch, English, and Belgian (Flemish) descent.
Bertie’s middle name “Lucilla” was inspired by her father’s stepmother.
Profession
Her mother taught her to play the piano when she was seven, and in 2008, at the age of 12, she won the British talent competition Open Mic UK, a spin-off of the talent competition Live and Unsigned.
She won the grand prize in the under-18 category from 10,000 contestants. She sang her own song “So be free” In front of two thousand people.
In 2009, she performed live piano for BBC Radio Three in London. She released a cover of Bon Iver’s ‘skinny Love’ in 2011. The song gave her her first entry on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number seventeen.
The song was certified six times platinum in Australia. The song was featured on the television show “the Vampire Diaries” and “As a human being.”
In July 2011, she appeared on BBC Radio 1’s “Live Lounge” show. On the show, she sang several songs, including “Shelter” and”A team.The Vampire Diaries “The End of a Relationship” It aired in September 2011 and included her cover of the song “Shelter” from this meeting.
In November 2011, she released her first album, Birdy. The album contains 11 songs, 10 of which are covers and one is aWithout saying a word,’ The album reached number one in Belgium, the Netherlands and Australia, number 13 in the UK and number 40 in Ireland. ‘skinny Love’ and “People helping people”, Two covers from the album peaked at number two and number ten respectively on the Australian charts.
She recorded the song “Learn my rightsCollaboration with British bandMumford and Sons June 2012. The song was included in the Pixar animated film “Brave” She and the band Mumford and Sons were nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for the song.
Her song “Just a Game” was used on the soundtrack of the 2012 film The Hunger Games. She released the eight-track EP Live in London in August 2012. These included “Just Again” and her cover of Ed Sheeran’s “A Team”. She performed at the opening ceremony of the London Paralympic Games on 29 August 2012.
In February 2013, she performed at the Sanremo Music Festival in Italy. In July 2013, she announced the release of her second studio album, Fire Within, via a YouTube video. The album’s first single, “Wings”, was released on July 22, 2013, and was featured on an episode of The Vampire Diaries on May 15, 2014. In September 2013, the album was released in the United Kingdom and neighboring countries. The album was released in North America in June 2014.
In September 2013, she performed a cover of the song “Let Her Go” by English singer, songwriter and musician Passenger on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. The song was included on the 2013 BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge CD. In October 2013, she released a “Breathe” EP in the UK. She contributed three songs to the soundtrack of the 2014 romantic drama film The Fault in Our Stars. She was a guest musician on the song “I’ll keep loving you” by French DJ David Guetta on his 2014 album Listen.
In August 2015, she co-wrote the song “Let it all go” with British singer-songwriter Rhodes. The single was released as a digital download in the UK in September 2015. In October 2015, she appeared on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge show, where she covered Norwegian DJ Kygo’s song “Firestone” with Australian singer Conrad Sewell. The cover version was included on the BBC Radio 1 CD Live Lounge 2015.
In March 2016, her third studio album, Beautiful Lies, was released. In May 2016, she performed at the opening ceremony of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards Night. In June 2016, she released three instrumental piano CDs, titled Ornithology, Vogelfrei and Nightbird.
The albums were released digitally and are available for download on Amazon and Google Play. In September 2016, she collaborated with Passenger on the song “Beautiful Birds”. In November 2016, she collaborated with British DJ duo Sigma on the song “Find Me”. The song peaked at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
In December 2017, she signed a global music publishing contract with Warner/Chappell Music, a division of Warner Music Group. As of 2018, her records have sold over 10.5 million copies worldwide. She has also released seven singles, six music videos, three studio albums, four EPs, and three instrumental albums in MP3 format.
Personal life
She said she enjoys spending her free time with her partner, who works in the same field, but she declined to reveal his identity.
net worth
Birdy’s net worth is between $3 million and $5 million. Most of Birdy’s wealth comes from her Yeezy sneakers. Although she has exaggerated in the past,
Social Media
Birdy has 498k internet fans
- Instagram: @birdyinstagram
- Twitter: @birdy
