Hrvy
{{short description|English singer (born 1999)}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = HRVY
| image = Instagram post by HRVY • Nov 16, 2016 at 7 32pm.jpg
| caption = Hrvy backstage before Friday Download, November 2016
| birth_name = Harvey Leigh Cantwell
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|1|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kent, England
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|television presenter}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| partner = Mimi Slinger (2021–present)
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|R&B{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Fred|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hrvy-mn0003647972/biography|title=HRVY Biography ~ AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=26 July 2020}}}}
| instrument = Vocals
| label = {{hlist|Virgin EMI|BMG}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
}}
}}
| website = {{URL|hrvy.com}}
}}
Harvey Leigh Cantwell (born 28 January 1999), known professionally as Hrvy (stylised in all caps), is an English singer and television personality. He presented Friday Download on CBBC from 2014 to 2015, and competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, finishing in joint second place.
Education
Cantwell is a former student of the Leigh Academy{{cite web|url=https://leighacademy.org.uk/2020/09/former-leigh-academy-student-confirmed-for-strictly/|title=Former Leigh Academy student confirmed for Strictly|work=leighacademy.org.uk|access-date=4 September 2020|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524131300/https://leighacademy.org.uk/2020/09/former-leigh-academy-student-confirmed-for-strictly/|url-status=dead}} in Dartford, Kent, leaving in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/who-hrvy-everything-about-youtube-star-joining-contestant-line-strictly-come-dancing-2020-2962203|title=Who is Hrvy? Everything about the YouTube star joining the contestant line up for Strictly Come Dancing 2020|work=yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk|date=4 September 2020}}
Career
= Television =
Cantwell appeared as one of six presenters of the CBBC television show Friday Download for Series 7 to Series 9.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/fridaydownload|title=Friday Download - CBBC - BBC|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/fridaydownload#credits|title=Friday Download Credits|work=bbc.co.uk|access-date=4 September 2020}} In 2017, he played the role of Miles on the American web series Chicken Girls in its first season. On 26 February 2020, he appeared in an episode of the CBBC singing show Got What It Takes? by surprising the contestants as they were learning his own song "Personal" for that week's sing-off. He was also a mentor in the same episode during a music video challenge.
In September 2020, it was announced that he would be competing in the eighteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Janette Manrara.{{cite news|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/talent-shows/hrvy-strictly-come-dancing-2020-contestant/|title=Meet HRVY – Strictly Come Dancing contestant and singer|work=Radio Times|date=4 September 2020}} They were the first pair to receive a 10 from any judge in the series for their Salsa in Week 4, and scored the first perfect 30/30 of the series in Week 6 for their Street routine.{{efn-ua|Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Bruno Tonioli was unable to travel to the UK to take part as a judge, hence the maximum score was only 30 rather than the usual 40.}} They finished top of the judges' leaderboard on three occasions, the most of any couple in the series, and also placed joint-first on the judges' leaderboard in the grand-final, scoring a total of 88 out of 90. With the exception of eventual winners Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse, they were the only other couple in the series to never be placed in the bottom two in any week. The duo eventually finished in joint second place, alongside Jamie Laing with Karen Hauer, Maisie Smith with Gorka Márquez, losing out to Bailey and Mabuse in the public vote. In {{Escyr|2022|Junior}} and {{Escyr|2023|Junior}}, he commentated CBBC and BBC Two's coverage of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest alongside Lauren Layfield.{{Cite web |date=21 November 2022 |title=Lauren Layfield and HRVY revealed as UK Commentators for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/lauren-layfield-hrvy-uk-commentators-junior-eurovision-song-contest |access-date=21 November 2022 |work=bbc.co.uk |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)}}{{Cite web |title=Lauren Layfield and HRVY revealed as UK Commentators for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/lauren-layfield-hrvy-uk-commentators-junior-eurovision-song-contest/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en |archive-date=21 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121193903/https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/lauren-layfield-hrvy-uk-commentators-junior-eurovision-song-contest/ |url-status=dead }}
In October 2023 he appeared, alongside Neil Parish, on Channel 4 in the second episode of the prison documentary Banged Up.{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/banged-up-stars-behind-bars|title=Watch Banged Up: Stars Behind Bars | Stream free on Channel 4|website=www.channel4.com}}
= Music =
Cantwell's music career began on 20 December 2013 with the release of his first single, "Thank You".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlAQ98VW7Os|title=Harvey - Thank You (Lyrics) - YouTube|work=leighacademy.org.uk|date=20 December 2013}}
In May 2014, he was a support artist for Little Mix during the Salute Tour alongside girlband M.O.{{cite web|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/little-mix-uk-support-act/|title=Here's who supported Little Mix on Tour|publisher=planetradio.co.uk|date= 22 December 2019}} After signing with Virgin EMI in February 2017, he released his debut Holiday EP which featured the singles "Holiday" and "Phobia". In November 2017, he released the Talk to Ya EP that included the single "Personal".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YvG0NbYJpE|title= HRVY - Personal (Official Video)|work=YouTube|date= 30 November 2017|access-date= 7 January 2019}} In February 2018, Cantwell was named in The Courier and Newcastle Student Radio's The Sounds of 2018 at number six, alongside Rex Orange County, Brockhampton, and SG Lewis.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecourieronline.co.uk/the-courier-music-and-newcastle-student-radio-the-sounds-of-2018/|title=The Courier Music and Newcastle Student Radio: The Sounds of 2018|work=The Courier Online|access-date= 11 October 2016}} In April 2018, he was a support artist for the Vamps during the Night and Day Tour alongside Jacob Sartorius, New Hope Club, Maggie Lindemann, and Conor Maynard. On 25 April 2018, he released the single "Hasta Luego", featuring Cuban-American singer Malú Trevejo.{{cite web|date=17 May 2018|title=Get to Know: HRVY|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/68rbyb/get-to-know-hrvy|work=MTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516194647/http://www.mtv.co.uk/get-to-know/news/get-to-know-hrvy |archive-date=16 May 2018 |url-status=live}} In September 2018, he released "I Wish You Were Here", promoted with a performance at BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards.{{cite web|title= HRVY - Personal / Wish You Were Here (Radio 1's Teen Awards 2018)|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcPt1rswhjk|work=YouTube| date=21 October 2018 |access-date= 7 January 2019}} Cantwell was also named on BBC Radio 1's Brit List at that time.{{cite web|title= Jade Bird, Sam Fender and HRVY join BBC Radio 1 Brit List|url = http://www.musicweek.com/media/read/jade-bird-sam-fender-and-hrvy-join-bbc-radio-1-brit-list/074544|work=MusicWeek.com|access-date= 7 January 2019}} That same year, he was listed in CelebMix{{'}}s Top Success Stories of 2018, along with his management company, Alphadog Management.{{cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/celebmixs-top-success-stories-of-2018/|title=CelebMix's Top Success Stories Of 2018|publisher=CelebMix|author=Currinn, Jonathan|date=9 January 2019|access-date=20 January 2020}}
In June 2019, he collaborated with South Korean group NCT Dream under SM Entertainment. The song, "Don't Need Your Love", was released on 6 June 2019.{{cite magazine|last=Herman |first=Tamar|date=6 June 2019|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8514834/nct-dream-hrvy-dont-need-your-love-video |title=NCT Dream & HRVY 'Don't Need Your Love' On New Collab: Watch |magazine=Billboard |access-date=8 June 2019}} Cantwell was set to release his debut studio album, Can Anybody Hear Me?, on 20 November 2020, though it was cancelled.{{cite tweet|user=HRVY|number=1296407587693486082|title=all will make sense soon, can anybody hear me announcement, don't hate me, you'll understand soon🖤|date=20 August 2020|access-date=21 August 2020}}{{cite web|author=Mages, Emma|date=24 July 2020|url=https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2020/07/hrvys-debut-album-can-anybody-hear-me-announced-for-august|title=HRVY's Debut Album 'Can Anybody Hear Me?' Announced for August|publisher=Essentially Pop|access-date=31 January 2022}}
In September 2021, he released the single "Runaway with It" that samples Shanice's 1991 hit "I Love Your Smile", which he performed at the 26th National Television Awards. In March 2022, he joined the Wanted on their Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits Tour of the UK.{{cite instagram|user=thewantedmusic|postid=tv/CXlMkGjg08u|title=We're very excited to announce that @hrvy will be joining us as our special guest for our March 2022 UK Tour!!|date=17 December 2021|access-date=2 February 2022}}
On 28 January 2022, his third extended play, Views from the 23rd Floor, was released to coincide with his 23rd birthday. The two tracks, "Talking to the Stars" and "Golden Hour", preceded the EP.{{cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/hrvy-releases-latest-ep-views-from-the-23rd-floor/|title=HRVY releases latest EP 'Views from the 23rd floor'.|publisher=CelebMix|author=|date=28 January 2022|access-date=31 January 2022}} Following this was his collaboration "Save Me" with American DJ and record producer Steve Aoki; its official music video released the same day, 29 April. The song appeared on Aoki's seventh studio album Hiroquest: Genesis, which was released on 16 September that year.{{cite web|author=Iahn, Buddy|date=29 April 2022|url=https://themusicuniverse.com/steve-aoki-hrvy-release-save-me/|title=Steve Aoki & HRVY release 'Save Me'|publisher=The Music Universe}} He released the single "I Wish I Could Hate You" on 5 August, the first song he released that he wrote by himself.{{cite web|date=5 August 2022|url=https://www.totalntertainment.com/music/hrvy-releases-i-wish-i-could-hate-you/|title=Hrvy Releases 'I Wish I Could Hate You'|publisher=Total Ntertainment|access-date=22 November 2022}}
In December 2023, Hrvy announced on his Instagram feed that he had left his record label and was now an independent artist, making "Stolen Heart" his last song at label BMG Rights Management, HRVY then announced the release of his first song as an independent artist, "25", which was released on 9 February 2024.
Personal life
Since 2021, Hrvy has dated former Emmerdale actress Mimi Slinger, after meeting on the red carpet for the National Television Awards.{{cite web | url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/emmerdales-mimi-slinger-strictly-boyfriend-25176138 | title=Emmerdale's Mimi Slinger and Strictly's HRVY want to be the new Posh and Becks | date=4 October 2022 }} The couple nearly split after a disagreement over Hrvy's participation in the Channel 4 prison documentary Banged Up.{{cite web | url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/bbc-strictly-come-dancing-star-28094605 | title=Strictly star 'nearly lost' famous girlfriend over show and 'was in trouble' | date=13 November 2023 }}
Discography
=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| Holiday
| |
| scope="row"| Talk to Ya
|
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| scope="row"| Views from the 23rd Floor
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! colspan="4" scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/51950/hrvy/|title=HRVY > Full Official Chart History|work=officialcharts.com|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=19 January 2018}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | SCO
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |SUR |
| scope="row"| "Thank You"{{efn-ua|Credited as Harvey Cantwell.}}
| 2014 | 73 || — || — || — | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Holiday" {{small|(featuring Redfoo)}} | rowspan="6"| 2017 | — || — || — || — | rowspan="3" | Holiday |
| scope="row"| "La La La La (Means I Love You)" {{small|(featuring Stylo G)}} | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Phobia"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Talk to Ya"{{efn-ua|name=also|"Talk to Ya" and "Personal" also appear on the album Can Anybody Hear Me?.}}
| — || — || — || — | rowspan="3" | Talk to Ya |
| scope="row"| "I Won't Let You Down"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Personal"{{efn-ua|name=also}}{{cite web|url=http://www.breaktudo.com/contratado-da-universal-music-hvry-lanca-clipe-de-personal-com-participacao-de-loren-gray-e-blake-gray/|title=Contratado da Universal Music, HVRY lança clipe de Personal com participação de Loren Gray e Blake Gray|work=BreakTudo|date=4 December 2017 |access-date=4 December 2017}}
| 62 || 94|| 33 || — |
| scope="row"| "Hasta Luego"{{efn-ua|name=deluxe|"Hasta Luego", "Younger", "Unfamiliar", "Be Okay" and "Good Vibes" appear on the deluxe edition of the album Can Anybody Hear Me?.}} {{small|(with Malú Trevejo)}} | rowspan="3"| 2018 | 70 || — || 13 || — | rowspan="2" | Can Anybody Hear Me? |
| scope="row"| "I Wish You Were Here"
| — || — || 52 || — |
| scope="row"| "I Don't Think About You"
| — || — || — || — | {{N/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "So Good (Remix)" {{small|(with Danna Paola)}} | rowspan="6"| 2019 | — || — || — || — | Sie7e + |
| scope="row"| "Told You So"
| — || — || 24 || — | rowspan="10" | Can Anybody Hear Me? |
| scope="row"| "I Miss Myself" {{small|(with NOTD)}} | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Don't Need Your Love"{{efn-ua|Only the acoustic version of "Don't Need Your Love", without NCT Dream, appears on the album Can Anybody Hear Me?.}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/dont-need-your-love-single/1466603411|title=Don't Need Your Love – Single by NCT DREAM & HRVY|website=Apple Music|access-date=6 June 2019}} {{small|(with NCT Dream)}} | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Younger"{{efn-ua|name=deluxe}}{{efn-ua|"Younger" also appears on the deluxe edition of Jonas Blue's debut studio album Blue.}} {{small|(with Jonas Blue)}} | — || — || 61 || — |
| scope="row"| "Million Ways"
| — || — || 47 || — |
| scope="row"| "Me Because of You"
| rowspan="7"| 2020 | — || — || 3 || — |
| scope="row"| "Unfamiliar"{{efn-ua|name=deluxe}}{{efn-ua|"Unfamiliar" will also appear on Seeb's upcoming debut studio album Sad in Scandinavia.}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/no/album/unfamiliar-single/1508602656|title=Unfamiliar – Single by Seeb, Goodboys & HRVY on Apple Music|work=Apple Music|access-date=1 May 2020}} {{small|(with Seeb and Goodboys)}} | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Be Okay"{{efn-ua|name=deluxe}}{{cite web|url=https://www.outnowmagazine.com/r3hab-hrvy-be-okay|title=Dutch Star R3HAB Unveils New Single "Be Okay" with British Star HRVY|website=Out Now Magazine|access-date=26 May 2020}} {{small|(with R3hab)}} | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Nevermind"{{cite web|url=https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/hrvy-drops-new-single-nevermind-ahead-of-debut-album/|title=HRVY Drops New Single "Nevermind" Ahead Of Debut Album|website=Beyond the Stage Magazine|last=Sandoval|first=Ivy|date=26 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020}}
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Good Vibes"{{efn-ua|name=deluxe}}{{cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/hrvy-brings-the-good-vibes-on-day-of-strictly-announcement/|title=HRVY brings the 'Good Vibes' on day of Strictly announcement|website=CelebMix|last=Bryant|first=Toby|date=4 September 2020|access-date=30 September 2020}} {{small|(with Matoma)}} | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Am I the Only One"{{cite tweet|user=HRVY|number=1320768083603058688|title=Am I the only one @R3HAB @astridsofficial This friday. Pre-save here: https://presave.it/amitheonlyone|date=26 October 2020|access-date=27 October 2020}} {{small|(with R3hab and Astrid S)}} | — || — || — || — | rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Baby, I Love Your Way"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "1 Day 2 Nights"
| rowspan="3"| 2021 | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Runaway with It"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Talking to the Stars"
| — || — || — || — | rowspan="2" | Views from the 23rd Floor |
| scope="row"| "Golden Hour"
| rowspan="4" | 2022 | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Save Me" {{small|(with Steve Aoki)}} | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "I Wish I Could Hate You"
| — || — || — || — | rowspan="5" {{N/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "All or Nothing"{{cite web |date=16 December 2022 |title=Topic and HRVY Unleash 'All or Nothing' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Topic-and-HRVY-Unleash-All-or-Nothing-20221216 |access-date=17 December 2022 |website=Broadway World}} {{small|(with Topic)}} | — || — || — || 13 |
| scope="row"| "Stolen Heart"
| 2023 | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "25"
| rowspan="2" | 2024 | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Party in My Head"
| — || — || — || — |
| colspan="7" style="font-size:85%;" | "—" denotes a single that did not chart in the top 100. |
= Guest appearances =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col"| Other artist(s) ! scope="col"| Album |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Somebody"
| 2018 |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Director(s) |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Thank You"
| 2013 | None | Paul Akinrinlola |
| scope="row"| "Holiday"
| rowspan="6" | 2017 | Redfoo | |
| scope="row"| "La La La La (Means I Love You)"
| Stylo G | Gilbert Sosa |
| scope="row"| "Phobia"
| rowspan="4" | None | rowspan="3" | Chris Brooker |
| scope="row" | "Talk to Ya" |
| scope="row"| "I Won't Let You Down" |
| scope="row" | "Personal"
| rowspan="2" | Ivanna Borin |
| scope="row" | "Hasta Luego"
| rowspan="3" | 2018 | Malú Trevejo |
| scope="row"| "I Wish You Were Here"
| rowspan="2" | None | Carly Cussen |
| scope="row"| "I Don't Think About You"
| Ivanna Borin |
| scope="row"| "So Good"
| rowspan="6" | 2019 | Danna Paola | The Broducers |
| scope="row"| "Told You So"
| None | Ivanna Borin |
| scope="row"| "I Miss Myself"
| NOTD | Kaz Ove |
| scope="row"| "Don't Need Your Love"
| NCT Dream | Sang Yoon Roh{{cite Instagram|user=filmbyteam|postid=ByXo4jcJEoD|title=#DNYL for @NCT_DREAM @HRVY|date=6 June 2019|access-date=22 April 2022}} |
| scope="row"| "Younger"
| Jonas Blue | Daniel Carberry |
| scope="row"| "Million Ways"
| rowspan="2" | None | Kenny Wormald |
| scope="row"| "Me Because of You"
| rowspan="6" | 2020 | Matthias Hoene |
| scope="row"| "Be Okay"
| R3HAB | HRVY |
| scope="row"| "Nevermind"
| None | Matthias Hoene |
| scope="row"| "Good Vibes"
| Matoma | Moon |
| scope="row"| "Am I the Only One"
| R3HAB and Astrid | Alfi Zachkyelle |
| scope="row"| "Baby, I Love Your Way"
| rowspan="3" | None |
| scope="row"| "1 Day 2 Nights"
| rowspan="2" | 2021 |
| scope="row"| "Runaway with It"
| Jordan Rossi |
| scope="row"| "Save Me"
| 2022 | Steve Aoki | Ava Rikki |
| scope="row"| "Stolen Heart"
| 2023 | None |
Live concert streams
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" | Show
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Broadcast Date ! scope="col" | Ref |
|---|
| scope="row" | Behind Closed Doors
| rowspan="2" | 2021 | Royal Albert Hall, London | rowspan="2" | 25 April 2021 |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominee / work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Teen Choice Awards
| rowspan="2" | 2019 | Choice Breakout Artist | rowspan="2" | Himself | {{nom}} |
Notes
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References
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Category:English television presenters
Category:21st-century English singers