Dionne Bromfield
{{Short description|British singer (born 1996)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dionne Bromfield
| image = Dionne Bromfield 2013.jpg
| caption = Bromfield in 2013
| birth_name = Dionne Julia Bromfield
| birth_date = {{bda|df=y|1 February 1996}}
| birth_place = Tower Hamlets, London, England
| genre = Neo-soul, R&B{{cite web|last1=Leahey|first1=Andrew|title=Dionne Bromfield|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dionne-bromfield-mn0002355661/biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=12 March 2018}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|TV presenter|television personality}}
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = {{hlist|Lioness|Island|Universal Republic|Republic}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Amy Winehouse|Tinchy Stryder|Zalon|Diggy Simmons}}
| website = {{URL|dionnebromfieldmusic.com}}
}}
Dionne Julia Bromfield (born 1 February 1996) is a British soul music singer, television presenter and television personality. Her debut album, Introducing Dionne Bromfield, was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label. She first came to public attention after performing on the British TV show Strictly Come Dancing with Amy Winehouse on backing vocals. She is known for being one of the former presenters on Friday Download. On 15 July 2021, Bromfield released the single "Silly Love", nearly 10 years after the death of her godmother Amy Winehouse.
Life and career
= 1996–2009: Early life and musical beginnings =
Bromfield was born on 1 February 1996{{cite magazine| title = Glamour Magazine – Dionne Bromfield| url = http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/biographies/dionne-bromfield| magazine = Glamour| access-date = 1 November 2011| archive-date = 9 November 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111109092215/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/biographies/dionne-bromfield| url-status = dead}} in Tower Hamlets, East London to an English mother and a Jamaican father. She has two brothers.{{cite news|last=Mclean|first=Craig|title=Dionne Bromfield: nobody's fool|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/8537777/Dionne-Bromfield-nobodys-fool.html|access-date=12 August 2011|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=27 May 2011|location=London}} Bromfield grew up in Chislehurst, South London, and attended Gatehouse School in Victoria Park, London and later Beaverwood School for Girls in Chislehurst until 2009. Bromfield first appeared on YouTube singing a cover of Alicia Keys song "If I Ain't Got You" with (her godmother) Amy Winehouse.{{cite news |last=O'Sullivan|first=Kevin|title=Winehouse gives instant fame to god-daughter, 12 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/winehouse-gives-instant-fame-to-goddaughter-12-833566.html|work=The Independent|date=24 May 2008|access-date=14 November 2009|location=London, UK}}
Bromfield attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Westminster.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z57z3 BBC Programmes: Trevor Nelson: Dionne Bromfield in the Live Lounge: She sings for us and her class mates in the dance studios of the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London], bbc.co.uk; accessed 11 July 2016.
In September 2009, Bromfield was the first artist to be signed to Winehouse's record label, Lioness Records. On 25 September 2009, Bromfield performed alongside Winehouse at the Prince's Trust End of the Summer Ball and, on 10 October, Bromfield performed a cover of The Shirelles' 1960s hit "Mama Said", while Winehouse appeared as a backing singer on the British television show Strictly Come Dancing.{{Citation|title=Dionne Bromfield and Amy Winehouse at Strictly Come Dancing 2009| date=15 October 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3NYZIKPlnk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/FKxuMg2BSV8 |archive-date=20 December 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=11 October 2024}}{{cbignore}}
= 2009–2011: ''Introducing Dionne Bromfield'' and ''Good for the Soul'' =
Her debut album, Introducing Dionne Bromfield, was released on 12 October 2009, and the first single, "Mama Said", was released on 3 November 2009. On 10 December 2010, Bromfield performed at the Young Voices concerts at the Manchester M.E.N. Arena, on 12 January 2011 in London at the O2 Arena and at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield. The album also features the song "Foolish Little Girl", as well as the second single, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", which was released as a digital download featuring the b-side "I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus". This album consisted of cover songs and contained no original material.
File:Dionne Bromfield.jpg in 2011]]
On 28 January 2011, it was announced that Bromfield had recorded a new single called "Yeah Right", co-written with Eg White, which features Diggy Simmons.{{Cite web |url=http://amywinehouse.com/news.php?item=42&ln=1 |title=Dionne returns with new single! |access-date=4 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707134924/http://amywinehouse.com/news.php?item=42&ln=1 |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} The single, which was released as a digital download on 4 March and peaked at number 36 in the UK Singles Chart, is the lead single from her second album Good for the Soul, which was released on 4 July 2011. The album is composed completely of original material, written by Bromfield and many songwriters. A second single featuring Lil Twist, "Foolin'", was released on 17 June.[http://www.music-house.co.uk/eurosolution/release_information.html?release_id=5942 Music House, brand new single "Foolin'"] This album has been promoted by Bromfield appearing on television shows such as Blue Peter and Fern.
Dionne has been the new face of Gio-Goi jeans since 2011.
Bromfield has uploaded two episodes of a web show with Will Manning called Down With Dionne on YouTube. Episode 1 – The first episode was uploaded to YouTube on 6 April 2011. In this episode, Will helps Bromfield hunt down her fashion favourites, and she performs an impromptu performance of her hit single "Yeah Right" on Oxford Street. Episode 2 – The second episode was uploaded to YouTube on 15 April 2011. In this episode, Bromfield is challenged to hunt the pockets of witting Londoners, she meets Jessie J, and Will does an Irish Jig.
It was announced that she would present a show called Friday Download on CBBC, which premiered from 6 May to 5 August. The 13-part series will address themes such as music, dance, TV, comedy, movies, and lifestyle. Bromfield said, "I did the audition and there were loads of well-known actresses auditioning, too. I didn't think I stood a chance. I'd forgotten all about it until my mum came in to tell me I'd got the job! I didn't believe her at first! It's so exciting, and I can't wait to get started!"
On 1 July 2011, Dionne Bromfield and Tinchy Stryder's collaboration, "Spinnin' for 2012", was confirmed as the first official song for the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.dionnebromfieldmusic.com/news/134 |title=Dionne Bromfield and Tinchy Stryder's 'Spinnin' For 2012' is official song for Olympic Torch relay! |publisher=Dionnebromfieldmusic.com |access-date=25 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323163532/http://www.dionnebromfieldmusic.com/news/134 |archive-date=23 March 2012 }} The lyrics for the song, originally written and recorded by Speech Debelle, have been re-written by Tinchy and Bromfield. The song was released 23 September 2011.[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/spinnin-for-2012-ep/id454729559 Spinnin' for 2012 – EP Dionne Bromfield & Tinchy Stryder] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602011632/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/spinnin-for-2012-ep/id454729559 |date=2 June 2014 }} itunes.apple.com
On 20 July 2011, while performing at London's Roundhouse with The Wanted, Bromfield was joined on stage by Amy Winehouse. This was Winehouse's last public performance before her death on 23 July 2011, aged 27.{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/music/263549-amy-winehouses-final-performance-just-days-before-death |title=Amy Winehouse's final performance just days before death | Music: Latest News | STV Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.stv.tv |access-date=25 July 2011}}
On 23 July, two hours after the announcement of Winehouse's death, Bromfield sang at Ponty's Big Weekend in Pontypridd, supporting The Wanted. Bromfield sang for 20 minutes, only slightly short of the scheduled half-hour set and left Wales immediately after the concert.{{cite news|title=Amy Winehouse godchild Dionne Bromfield's show goes on|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-14267435|work=bbc.co.uk|access-date=25 July 2011|date=24 July 2011}}
On 5 October 2011, in her first award nomination, Bromfield was nominated for Best R&B/Soul act, at the 2011 MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin), as well as performing in the Amy Winehouse tribute, singing "Love Is A Losing Game" at the awards ceremony.{{cite web|title=MOBO Awards 2011 Line Up|url=http://www.mobo.com/MOBO%20Awards%202011%20Line%20Up|publisher=MOBO Awards|access-date=1 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028081614/http://www.mobo.com/MOBO%20Awards%202011%20Line%20Up|archive-date=28 October 2011}}
On 17 October 2011, a remix of "Ouch That Hurt" – as featured on the soundtrack to the film Demons Never Die and featuring rapper Mz Bratt – was released in the UK.[http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/721/growing_dames/ Dionne Bromfield interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' October 2011]
On 24–26 January 2012, Bromfield performed for the first time outside the UK, at the Summer Soul Festival, at São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. That was the same festival that on 2011 brought Winehouse to Brazil. Her song "Move A Little Faster", from her second studio album Good for the Soul, was featured as the opening track for the Hawaii Five-0 episode "Lapa'au" ("Healing").
= 2012–present: ''Treat Me Right'' =
Bromfield recorded a new track, named 'Black Butterfly', in honour of Amy Winehouse. She told Sunday Mirror, "I want to continue Amy's legacy. It's an awful lot of pressure but it's also a massive compliment to think that I can. I was the last person she was with on stage and automatically people felt like that was saying something... There was a black butterfly that flew in at Amy's funeral and it landed on Kelly Osbourne's shoulder. It stayed there for the whole service then flew out as soon as the service had finished. It's probably the best song I've ever written, and I was crying when I recorded it." Winehouse's father, Mitch Winehouse, has also written about seeing the same butterfly in Amy, My Daughter.{{cite book |last1=Winehouse |first1=Mitch |title=Amy, My Daughter |date=2013 |publisher=Harper |isbn=978-0-00-746391-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J8iGMQEACAAJ |language=en |pages=290–291}}
In November 2015, she supported US girl group Fifth Harmony on their UK gigs in London and Manchester.
In 2021, Bromfield featured in the documentary Amy Winehouse & Me: Dionne's Story in regard to the tenth anniversary of Amy Winehouse's death.{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amy-Winehouse-Me-Dionnes-Season/dp/B09B4MC8PP | title=Watch Amy Winehouse and Me: Dionnes Story - Season 1 | Prime Video | website=Amazon UK }} She also released a single called Silly Love.
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col"| Chart positions |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|UK {{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=The Official Charts Company – Dionne Bromfield |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=24 October 2009 }} |
| scope="row" | Introducing Dionne Bromfield
|
| 33 |
| scope="row" | Good for the Soul
|
| 53 |
| scope="row" | Treat Me Right
|
| |
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" | ||
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album | ||
|---|---|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| HUN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| BULGARIA TOP 40{{Cite web|title=Bulgaria Singles Top 40 (July 17, 2011) – Music Charts|url=https://acharts.co/bulgaria_singles_top_40/2011/29|access-date=10 April 2021|website=acharts.co}} | ||
| rowspan="2"|2009
! scope="row"| "Mama Said" | 43 | — | —
|rowspan="2"|Introducing Dionne Bromfield |
| scope="row"| "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (feat. Zalon)
| — || — || — | ||
| rowspan="3"|2011
! scope="row"| "Yeah Right" (feat. Diggy Simmons) | 36 | 20 | —
|rowspan="3"|Good for the SoulSill |
| scope="row"| "Foolin'" (feat. Lil Twist)
| — || — || 7 | ||
| scope="row"| "Spinnin' for 2012" (with Tinchy Stryder)
| — || — || — | ||
| 2021
! scope="row"| "Silly Love" | — | — | — |
= Other songs =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" | |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col"| Chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album | |
|---|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| UK | |
| 2009
! scope="row"| "Foolish Little Girl" | — | Introducing Dionne Bromfield |
| rowspan="2"| 2011
! scope="row"| "Good for the Soul"[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Soul-VINYL-Dionne-Bromfield/dp/B004FI06EI/ Good For The Soul (7" VINYL) (Single, Maxi)] Amazon. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011. | — | Good for the Soul |
| scope="row"| "Get Up Offa That Thing"[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Get-Up-Offa-That-Thing/dp/B005P4QKWI/ Get Up Offa That Thing Dionne Bromfield] Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
| — ||non-album track |
= Soundtrack appearances =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col"| Chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Movie |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| UK |
| | 2011
! scope="row"|"Ouch" (feat. Mz Bratt){{cite web |title = News: Stars Hit The Red Carpet For Demons Never Die Premiere |url = http://www.4music.com/news/film/1668/Stars-hit-the-red-carpet-for-Demons-Never-Die-premiere |publisher = 4Music |date = 11 October 2011 |access-date = 1 November 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111020072614/http://www.4music.com/news/film/1668/Stars-hit-the-red-carpet-for-Demons-Never-Die-premiere |archive-date = 20 October 2011 }} | — |
| | 2012
! scope="row"|"Who Says You Can't Have It All"[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Who-Says-You-Cant-Have/dp/B007JT64LO/ Who Says You Can't Have It All Dionne Bromfield] Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2012. | — |
Videography
= Music videos =
Filmography
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Award !Category !Result !Ref |
|---|
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| MOBO Awards | style="text-align:center;"| Best R&B / Soul act | {{nom}} |
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Award !Category !Result !Ref |
|---|
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2012
| style="text-align:center;"| BAFTA Awards | style="text-align:center;"| Best Children's Entertainment Programme | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Children's in 2012|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/childrens|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|access-date=3 April 2013}} |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD_6oxyb4rc Video of Dionne Bromfield singing Mama Said, London 20 July 2011, with a guest appearance by her godmother Amy Winehouse, Winehouse's last public performance]
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