Fiona Bevan

Fiona Bevan
Background information
Birth nameFiona Mackay Barclay Bevan
OriginSuffolk, England
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
LabelsNavigator Records
Websitewww.fionabevan.co.uk

Fiona Mackay Barclay Bevan is an English singer-songwriter from Suffolk, who currently lives in London.[1] She co-wrote the song "Little Things" for One Direction[2] with Ed Sheeran which became a number-one single in 13 countries and received a BMI award for the single.[3]

Bevan has co-written songs released by Kylie Minogue, LIGHTS, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Tom Walker, Steps, Mika, Shane Filan, Hey Violet, and Natalie Imbruglia. Apart from that, she has also written and was featured on Stefflon Don's debut release.

As an artist, Bevan's debut solo studio album 'Talk to Strangers', (April 2014) was released on Navigator Records. She has toured as support to Nick Mulvey, Ryan Keen, Ed Sheeran, Hawksley Workman, Ingrid Michaelson, Gwyneth Herbert, Luke Friend, and Bill Bailey. In 2014, Bevan completed a tour of Australia supporting Busby Marou and the following year she toured Canada, supporting Hawksley Workman.

Bevan also runs a residency night at Servant Jazz Quarters, Dalston, London called "Fiona Bevan Presents" which has so far featured acts including Mercury Prize-nominated Sam Lee and Ed Harcourt, who also remixed her first single, "The Machine" in 2014.

  1. ^ Victor Alfieri (16 March 2012). "Woman of Indie: Fiona Bevan – Us and Darkness". Indie Music Reviewer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. ^ Take Me Home (liner notes). One Direction. Syco Records. 2012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Fiona Bevan Wins BMI Award for co writing One Direction song". Westminster University. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.