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Tom Speight - Wikipedia

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Tom Speight
Born	1986/87 (age 37–38)
Genres	Alternative, pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2012–present

Website	www.tomspeightmusic.com

Tom Speight (born 1986/87^[1]) is a British singer-songwriter.^[2] He is best known for his albums Everything's Waiting For You and Love & Light, both of which reached the Top 75 of the UK Albums Chart.^[3]

Early life

Speight graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.^[4]

Career

Speight initially found fame working with artists such as Mumford & Sons and Travis, and was recording music at Universal. However, he was forced to take a two-year break from recording due to contracting septicaemia, requiring him to undergo surgery and rehabilitation.^[2]^[5]

Following his return to music in 2016, Speight toured around the UK as well as touring with Seafret in Europe. He also worked as a songwriter on an album by Turin Brakes.^[2] By 2018, following the release of a string of EPs, Speight had reached a total of 60 million streams on Spotify.^[6] He released his debut album, Collide, in 2019.^[7] The album peaked at number 11 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and topped the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.^[3]

Speight's second album, Everything's Waiting For You, was released in September 2021. The album was co-produced by Rich Turvey, and themed on his gratitude for his life and job following periods in hospital.^[8] The album was his second to top the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart, and peaked at number 41 on the UK Albums Chart.^[3]

Speight released his third album, Love & Light, in August 2023. The album focussed on Speight's personal experiences and on living life to the fullest, and was preceded by two singles, 'The One' and 'Let Go'.^[9]^[10] The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 66.^[3]

Personal life

Speight has Crohn's Disease and lives with a stoma.^[11] He is an ambassador of Crohn's and Colitis UK.^[12]

Discography

Albums

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
Title	Year	UK ^[3]
"Collide"	2019	—
"Everything's Waiting For You"	2021	41
"Love & Light"	2023	66

EPs

Title	Year
"Little Love"	2016
"Falling"
"Love"
"Willow Tree"	2017
"My My My"
"Waiting"
"Live at Studio 3"	2018
"Sunset Sound"	2020
"You & I"	2022
"Stay Alive"	2024

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	2018	Non-album singles
"In The Air Tonight" (with Mahogany)		Non-album singles
"Want You"		Collide
"Collide"
"Strangers Now" (with Lydia Clowes)
"My Name"	2019
"Heartshaker"
"Into the Night"
"Little Love"
"Christmas Morning"		Non-album singles
"Save Tonight" (with Lydia Clowes)	2020	Non-album singles
"Good Times"		Sunset Sound
"Live Forever"		Non-album singles
"Natalie Portman"		Sunset Sound
"Dakota"		Everything's Waiting For You
"Driving Home for Christmas"	2021	Non-album singles
"Torn" (with Lydia Clowes)	2022	Non-album singles
"Worry" (with Roses & Revolutions)		Brightside of Me
"You & I"		You & I
"Roll the Dice Again"
"Just as You Are"
"Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree"		Non-album singles
"The One"	2023	The One
"If This Is How the Story Ends"		Love & Light
"Let Go"
"Tomorrow"
"Aftermath" (with Lydia Clowes)
"Trick of the Light"
"Wonderful Wonder" (solo or with Ward Thomas)
"The Christmas You Deserve"		Non-album singles
"Stay Alive"	2024	Stay Alive
"Kind to You" (with The Mayries)	2024	Stay Alive

References

^ Hennessy, David (11 May 2021). "In Speight of it all". The Irish World. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Selman, Chris (8 December 2016). "Crohn's and Colitis awareness week: Musician Tom Speight on the condition that could have ended his career". The Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "TOM SPEIGHT". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ "Tom Speight – Little Love (Video Premiere)". NME. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "Exclusive: Tom Speight releases music video for Willow Tree". The Telegraph. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "Tom Speight hits Los Angeles in Strangers Now music video". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ Mosk, Mitch (4 October 2019). "More Than a Little Love: Tom Speight Dives into His Stunning Debut Album 'Collide'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ Mosk, Mitch (24 September 2021). "Tom Speight Captures Life's Beauty & Wonder in Sophomore LP 'Everything's Waiting for You'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "Tom Speight Embraces Love And Loss With New Single, "Let Go"". Wonderland Magazine. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
^ Mosk, Mitch (6 September 2023). "'Love & Light': Tom Speight Goes Track-by-Track Through His Breathtakingly Beautiful Third Album - Atwood Magazine". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
^ "10 things you should know about living with a stoma". The Independent. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ "Tom Speight". Crohn's & Colitis UK. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

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