Conner Reeves
{{Short description|English singer and songwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Conner Reeves
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|04|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| genre = Blue-eyed soul{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/records-conner-reeves-earthbound-wildstar-cdwild3-1296710.html|title=Records: Conner Reeves Earthbound (Wildstar CDWILD3)|website=Independent.co.uk |date=28 November 1997 |publisher=}}
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 1997–present
| label =
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|www.connerreeves.com}}
}}
Conner Reeves (born 8 April 1972) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 1997 album Earthbound which was released on Colin Lester's and Ian McAndrew's Wildstar label.
Reeves scored five consecutive Top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart and provided backing vocals to MN8's hit song "If You Only Let Me In" which he also co-wrote. He gave his song "As Love Is My Witness" to the Irish pop band Westlife for their album Where We Are.
In November 2005, he released the EP Welcome to the Future through Still Waters Recordings.{{cite web|url=http://www.connerreeves.com/html/plain_text_version/biography.htm|title=Conner Reeves.com ::: The Official Website ::: Text Only Accessibility Version|website=www.connerreeves.com|access-date=2009-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928094848/http://www.connerreeves.com/html/plain_text_version/biography.htm|archive-date=2018-09-28|url-status=dead}}
On 17 March 2007, a song he wrote titled "I Can", performed by former East 17 singer Brian Harvey, participated in the United Kingdom's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. He co-wrote the tracks "Mouth to Mouth" and "Porcelain" with X Factor winner Matt Cardle on his 2013 album Porcelain, as well as being credited with backing vocals and keyboards.
In an interview with Headliner Magazine in 2019, he stated that he had retired to become a "proper father" and that he intended to release new music.{{Cite web |title=Conner Reeves: Once More, With Feeling |url=https://headlinermagazine.net/headliners/conner-reeves.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127040025/https://headlinermagazine.net/headliners/conner-reeves.html |archive-date=2021-01-27 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=headlinermagazine.net}}
Discography
=Albums=
=Singles=
- 18 August 1997: "My Father's Son" – UK No. 12
- 10 November 1997: "Earthbound" – UK No. 14
- 30 March 1998: "Read My Mind" – UK No. 19 written with Wayne Cohen
- 21 September 1998: "Searching for a Soul" – UK No. 28
- 23 August 1999: "Best Friend" (with Mark Morrison) – UK No. 23
- 28 November 2005: "Welcome to the Future" (3-track EP)
- 20 August 2007: "Joy"
- 23 August 2019: "Love Lead Me On"{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/love-lead-me-on-single/1475928819|title=Love Lead Me On - Single by Conner Reeves|accessdate=14 February 2021|website=Music.apple.com}}
- 30 August 2019: "My Father's Son (Live at the Bedford)"{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/my-fathers-son-live-at-the-bedford-single/1475982407|title=My Father's Son (Live at the Bedford) - Single by Conner Reeves|accessdate=14 February 2021|website=Music.apple.com}}
=As composer=
With Joss Stone
- Mind Body & Soul (2004)
- Colour Me Free! (2009)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.connerreeves.com/ Official site]
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Category:English male singer-songwriters
Category:English singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century English singers