Declan McKenna

Declan McKenna
McKenna in 2017
Background information
Birth nameDeclan Benedict McKenna
Born (1998-12-24) 24 December 1998 (age 25)
Enfield, London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • bass guitar
  • banjo
  • drums
Years active2014–present
Labels
Websitewww.declanmckenna.net

Declan Benedict McKenna[1] (born 24 December 1998) is an English singer-songwriter. He initially gained recognition for winning the Glastonbury Festival's Emerging Talent Competition in 2015. McKenna self-released the song "Brazil", a protest song criticising FIFA and the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil, as his debut single in December 2015. The song reached number one on Sirius XM Radio's Alt Nation Alt 18 Countdown for 23 January 2016 and held that spot for three weeks. The song also reached number 16 on the U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs chart. He released his debut studio album, What Do You Think About the Car?, in 2017. McKenna released his second studio album, Zeros, in September 2020, after multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He released his third album, What Happened to the Beach?, in February 2024.

  1. ^ McKenna, Declan Benedict. "ASCAP Ace Search". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ^ Jones, Damian (5 August 2020). "Declan McKenna shares new track 'Be An Astronaut' and delays forthcoming album". NME. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.