Allie Sherlock
{{short description|Irish singer, guitarist, songwriter, and busker (born 2005)}}
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| birth_place = Douglas, Cork, Ireland
| genre = Pop
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- guitarist
- songwriter
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| instrument = Vocals, guitar, ukulele, piano
| years_active = 2016–present
| website = {{URL|https://alliesherlock.com/}}
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| years_active = 2014–present
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| subscribers = 6.28 million
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Allie Sherlock (born 7 April 2005) is an Irish singer, guitarist, songwriter, and busker. A video of her performing a cover of Ed Sheeran's "Supermarket Flowers" went viral on YouTube in June 2017. She appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2018.{{Cite web |date=31 January 2018 |title='Amazing': 12-year-old Irish busker wows The Ellen Show |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/amazing-12-year-old-irish-busker-wows-the-ellen-show-1.3375116 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211062008/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/amazing-12-year-old-irish-busker-wows-the-ellen-show-1.3375116 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=5 April 2020 |publisher=The Irish Times}} Sherlock has performed frequently on Grafton Street in Dublin, Ireland.{{Cite web |last=O'Byrne |first=Ellie |date=17 December 2018 |title=Cork teenager Allie Sherlock is about to the take the next step in her already-storied singing career |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/culture/cork-teenager-allie-sherlock-is-about-to-the-take-the-next-step-in-her-already-storied-singing-career-892408.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219060405/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/culture/cork-teenager-allie-sherlock-is-about-to-the-take-the-next-step-in-her-already-storied-singing-career-892408.html |archive-date=19 December 2019 |access-date=5 April 2020 |publisher=Irish Examiner}}
Early and personal life
Sherlock is from Douglas in Cork, Ireland, and was born on 7 April 2005.{{Cite web |date=6 June 2017 |title=12-year-old Douglas girl turns down appearance on The Ellen Show |url=https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/12-year-old-Douglas-girl-turns-down-appearance-on-The-Ellen-Show-d9fff5dc-9e1e-4f27-8f62-bae2dda9fd7e-ds |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619114332/https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/12-year-old-Douglas-girl-turns-down-appearance-on-The-Ellen-Show-d9fff5dc-9e1e-4f27-8f62-bae2dda9fd7e-ds |archive-date=19 June 2020 |access-date=19 June 2020 |website=echolive.ie |publisher=The Echo}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxMzpvFXvto&t=563 |title=Allie Sherlock Live show from Home |date=20 March 2020 |minutes=9 |access-date=19 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708090232/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxMzpvFXvto&t=563 |archive-date=8 July 2020 |url-status=live |quote='When are you turning 15?' 'April 7th.' |via=YouTube}} She left primary school in 2016 due to bullying and changed to homeschooling. "It wasn't physical, it was more the way they treated me. It was done in a sneakier, slyer way. I would come home really stressed and I would be literally perspiring from the stress," she said.{{Cite web |date=24 April 2022 |title=Major record labels queuing up to sign Irish teenage busker Allie Sherlock |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/major-record-labels-queuing-up-to-sign-irish-teenage-busker-allie-sherlock-41581817.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506040441/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/major-record-labels-queuing-up-to-sign-irish-teenage-busker-allie-sherlock-41581817.html |archive-date=6 May 2022 |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=independent |language=en}}
Sherlock began busking in Cork and later, from the age of 11, began performing almost weekly on Grafton Street, Dublin. Her father, who is her music manager, is also present and remains "on guard when people are inappropriate". He films and uploads her YouTube videos.
Career
In 2014, Sherlock's YouTube channel was created. As of May 2025, the channel had over 6.28 million subscribers and generated over 1.46 billion views.{{Cite web |title=Allie Sherlock |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGnsRwFS8Xm13lMAeouzT9g |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509174808/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGnsRwFS8Xm13lMAeouzT9g |archive-date=9 May 2021 |access-date=16 December 2023 |website=YouTube}} She later started a Patreon channel,{{Cite web |title=Allie Sherlock is creating Music Videos |url=https://www.patreon.com/alliesherlock |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213155/https://www.patreon.com/alliesherlock |archive-date=20 September 2021 |access-date=2021-09-20 |website=Patreon |language=en-US}} and (as of May 2025) has over 3.1 million Instagram followers and approximately 4 million followers on Facebook.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/alliesherlock/?hl=en |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=www.instagram.com}}{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/alliesherlock2005/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240703103245/https://www.facebook.com/alliesherlock2005 |archive-date=2024-07-03 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}
In August 2017, she performed at the 2017 Miss Universe Ireland pageant.{{Cite web |last=O’Donoghue |first=Anna |date=2017-09-01 |title=Miss Cork Cailin Aine Ni Toibin crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2017 |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/celebrity/arid-30804161.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002180549/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/celebrity/arid-30804161.html |archive-date=2 October 2021 |access-date=2021-10-02 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}}
In early 2018, she performed the song "Million Years Ago" by Adele on ABC's The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and she played "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran on RTÉ One's The Ray D'Arcy Show.{{Cite episode |title=Allie Sherlock performing 'Perfect' (Ed Sheeran) and interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELuVYXdSduA |access-date=19 June 2020 |series=The Ray D'Arcy Show |series-link=The Ray D'Arcy Show |date=4 February 2018 |via=YouTube |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326132018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELuVYXdSduA |url-status=live}} Later in 2018, Sherlock signed a five-year contract with Patriot Records, owned by OneRepublic lead vocalist, Ryan Tedder.{{Cite web |date=4 February 2018 |title=12-year-old Cork busker scores major deal with US record label |url=https://www.her.ie/entertainment/12-year-old-cork-busker-scores-major-deal-us-record-label-387428 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017220136/https://www.her.ie/entertainment/12-year-old-cork-busker-scores-major-deal-us-record-label-387428 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |access-date=5 April 2020 |website=Her.ie}}
Live concerts by Sherlock in Ireland have included performances at the Cork Opera House (December 2016),{{Citation |title=Justin Bieber Mistletoe cover by Allie Sherlock Cork Opera house | date=23 December 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1fAcTZHsQA |access-date=2021-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002180547/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1fAcTZHsQA |archive-date=2 October 2021 |url-status=live |language=en}} Cyprus Avenue in Cork (December 2018),{{Citation |title=Allie Sherlock - live at Cyprus Avenue, Cork, Ireland | date=2 January 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SIsVeI99uM |access-date=2021-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920214018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SIsVeI99uM |archive-date=20 September 2021 |url-status=live |language=en}} and at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin, in April 2019.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-23 |title=Pop rock music photography magazine. Allie Sherlock in concert at 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland |url=https://chasingthelightart.com/pop-rock-allie-sherlock-concert/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506155857/http://chasingthelightart.com:80/pop-rock-allie-sherlock-concert/ |archive-date=6 May 2019 |access-date=2021-09-20 |website=Chasing The Light Art |language=en-GB}} She performed at the Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall in Hamburg, Germany in early 2020.{{Cite web |title=Allie Sherlock during the Channel Aid Live in concert at Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall in Hamburg, Germany. |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/allie-sherlock-during-the-channel-aid-live-in-concert-at-news-photo/1191821628 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212731/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/allie-sherlock-during-the-channel-aid-live-in-concert-at-news-photo/1191821628 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |access-date=2021-09-20 |website=Getty Images |date=5 January 2020 |language=en-us}} During their European tour in March 2020, Sherlock supported OneRepublic at concerts in Paris (France),{{Cite web |title=Allie Sherlock Setlist at L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/allie-sherlock/2020/lolympia-bruno-coquatrix-paris-france-23867053.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212842/https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/allie-sherlock/2020/lolympia-bruno-coquatrix-paris-france-23867053.html |archive-date=20 September 2021 |access-date=2021-09-20 |website=setlist.fm |language=en}} Cologne (Germany),{{Cite web |title=03/04/2020: OneRepublic @ Palladium {{!}} Concert Archives |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/onerepublic-ac792496-b837-4fdb-b03f-dc7d6e6e3566 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213304/https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/onerepublic-ac792496-b837-4fdb-b03f-dc7d6e6e3566 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |access-date=2021-09-20 |website=www.concertarchives.org}} Utrecht (Netherlands),{{Cite web |title=03/08/2020: OneRepublic Live In Concert @ TivoliVredenburg {{!}} Concert Archives |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/onerepublic-live-in-concert |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212535/https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/onerepublic-live-in-concert |archive-date=20 September 2021 |access-date=2021-09-20 |website=www.concertarchives.org}} and the London Palladium (UK).{{Cite web |title=Allie Sherlock performs at London Palladium on March 10, 2020 in... |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/allie-sherlock-performs-at-london-palladium-on-march-10-news-photo/1211673297 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213312/https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/allie-sherlock-performs-at-london-palladium-on-march-10-news-photo/1211673297 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |access-date=2021-09-20 |website=Getty Images |date=11 March 2020 |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=OneRepublic's Concert & Tour History {{!}} Concert Archives |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/onerepublic |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212150/https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/onerepublic |archive-date=20 September 2021 |access-date=2021-09-20 |website=www.concertarchives.org}}
File:Allie Sherlock in Dublin in 2025.jpg
In February 2020, she released a first extended play (EP) of a cover of "At Last" by Etta James.{{Citation |title=At Last |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/3sPLehRRzhVLmPwpISt68B |access-date=2021-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921214748/https://open.spotify.com/track/3sPLehRRzhVLmPwpISt68B |archive-date=21 September 2021 |url-status=live |language=en}} In June 2020, she performed with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra as part of the final episode of RTÉ's Home School Hub.{{Cite news |date=17 June 2020 |title=Allie Sherlock plays graduation gig for Home School Hub |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0617/1148117-allie-sherlock-plays-graduation-gig-for-home-school-hub/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619115305/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0617/1148117-allie-sherlock-plays-graduation-gig-for-home-school-hub/ |archive-date=19 June 2020 |access-date=19 June 2020}} Also in 2020, Sherlock was part of a collective of female artists called "Irish Women in Harmony", that recorded a version of Dreams in aid of a domestic abuse charity.{{Cite news |last=Bol |first=Rosita |title=Irish Women in Harmony record Cranberries song in aid of Safe Ireland |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/irish-women-in-harmony-record-cranberries-song-in-aid-of-safe-ireland-1.4283348 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125110700/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/irish-women-in-harmony-record-cranberries-song-in-aid-of-safe-ireland-1.4283348 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |access-date=3 July 2020 |publisher=The Irish Times |language=en}}
In December 2021, Sherlock performed on Virgin Media Television on Dave Fanning's Fanning at Whelan's show.{{Cite web |date=30 November 2021 |title=Fanning brings Irish music series from Whelan's |url=https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2021/11/30/fanning-brings-irish-muisc-series-from-whelans/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211195230/https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2021/11/30/fanning-brings-irish-muisc-series-from-whelans/ |archive-date=11 December 2021 |access-date=2021-12-11 |website=Meath Chronicle |language=en-US}}
As of 2022, she was in studio writing songs alongside Kodaline guitarist Steve Garrigan.
On 4 June 2022, Sherlock performed at the AO Arena in Manchester (shown on ITV) for the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II celebrations.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
On 7 April 2023, Sherlock celebrated her 18th birthday and released the album Allie, including 11 cover songs.{{fact|date=April 2023}}
Songwriting
In addition to covering songs on YouTube, Sherlock also writes original songs.{{Cite web |date=25 February 2019 |title=Allie Sherlock's Singing Success |url=https://www.carrieschronicles.com/blog/allie-sherlocks-singing-success |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924042849/https://www.carrieschronicles.com/blog/allie-sherlocks-singing-success |archive-date=24 September 2021 |access-date=2021-09-24 |website=Carrie's Chronicles |language=en-US}} Some of her original songs are "Hero",{{Cite web |date=19 May 2021 |title=Top Allie Sherlock Originals performed |url=https://www.musiccorn.com/top-allie-sherlock-originals-performed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522232533/https://www.musiccorn.com/top-allie-sherlock-originals-performed/ |archive-date=22 May 2021 |website=Music Corn}} "Locked Inside", "Without You" (released July 2021),{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2021 |title=Without You by Allie Sherlock |url=https://www.musiccorn.com/without-you-by-allie-sherlock-an-original-song-amazing-talent/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924042844/https://www.musiccorn.com/without-you-by-allie-sherlock-an-original-song-amazing-talent/ |archive-date=24 September 2021 |website=Music Corn}} and "Leave Me With a Decent Goodbye" (September 2021).{{Cite web |date=14 September 2021 |title=Leave Me With A Decent Good Bye – Allie Sherlock Original |url=https://www.musiccorn.com/leave-me-with-a-decent-good-bye-allie-sherlock-original/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924042842/https://www.musiccorn.com/leave-me-with-a-decent-good-bye-allie-sherlock-original/ |archive-date=24 September 2021 |website=Music Corn}} The theme of "Hero" is self-confidence and "Locked Inside" is about how she felt during the COVID-19 quarantine period. The song "The Night Before" is about her mother's death.
Discography
File:Allie Sherlock and Ryan Tedder in concert at Cologne, Germany (March 2020) (cropped).jpg
;Albums
- Allie (11 tracks, released April 2023)
;Singles
- "Stay" (2023)
- "Nobody Gets Me" (2023)
- "How Love Works" (released October 2024){{Cite news |date=7 November 2024 |title=Behind the music - Allie Sherlock |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/1107/1476287-behind-the-music-allie-sherlock/ |work=RTÉ TEN}}
- "Stargazing" (2024)
- "Ex Friend" (2025)
- "The Greatest" (2025)
References
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External links
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- {{YouTube|c=UCGnsRwFS8Xm13lMAeouzT9g}}
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Category:Irish women songwriters
Category:Irish women guitarists
Category:Musicians from County Cork
Category:21st-century Irish women singers