Robert Vincent (musician)
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1981}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music/liverpool-singer-robert-vincent-happy-3323934|title=Liverpool singer Robert Vincent is happy to go it alone|first=Jade|last=Wright|date=4 January 2013|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|access-date=3 May 2022}}
| origin = Crosby, England
| genre = Americana, blues, country
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2000–present
| website = {{URL|robertvincentmusic.com}}
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Robert Vincent (born 1981) is an English singer-songwriter born in Crosby.{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Jade |title=Liverpool singer Robert Vincent is happy to go it alone |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music/liverpool-singer-robert-vincent-happy-3323934 |access-date=2015-11-04 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo}} Vincent's musical style falls within the Americana genre, drawing inspiration from a mix of country, Americana, blues, folk, and the sounds of 1970s English music.{{cite web |date=2013-07-10 |title=Robert Vincent: Interview (Video) |url=http://www.stereofox.com/robert-vicent-interview-video |access-date=2015-11-04 |website=Stereofox.com}} In addition to his eclectic influences, Vincent's music is also shaped by his Merseyside roots.{{cite news |date=2015-10-30 |title=What's On: Music, Film, & Things To Do in Liverpool |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/echo-entertainment/tm_headline=liverpool-singer-robert-vincent-is-happy-to-go-it-alone&method=full&objectid=32541695&siteid=100252-name_page.html |access-date=2015-11-04 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo}}
Career
Vincent toured throughout 2012 and released several singles and EPs.{{cite web |date=2012-11-20 |title=Interview: Robert Vincent (LMA Best Male Vocalist Nominee) – "As long as the proceeds don't go to funding someone's war somewhere I'm all for local music awards". |url=http://www.mangoneblog.com/interview-robert-vincent-lma-best-male-vocalist-nominee-as-long-as-the-proceeds-dont-go-to-funding-someones-war-somewhere-im-all-for-local-music-awards/ |access-date=2015-11-04 |website=Mangoneblog.com}}
Vincent's debut album, Life in Easy Steps, was released by DB Industries on 28 January 2013.{{cite web |last=Earnshaw |first=Helen |date=2013-01-07 |title=Robert Vincent – Life in Easy Steps Single Review |url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/reviews/Robert+Vincent+Single+Review-273872.html |access-date=2015-11-04 |website=Femalefirst.co.uk}} His next album, I'll Make the Most of My Sins, was released in February 2017.
In 2020, the album In This Town You're Owned, produced by Ethan Johns, was released. The album won UK Album of the Year at the 2021 UK Americana Awards.{{Cite web |title=Americana Music Association UK – UK Americana Awards 2021 |url=https://theamauk.org/UK-Americana-Awards-2021 |access-date=2021-04-11 |website=Theamauk.org}}
Reception
Vincent was described by Andrew Harrison, editor of Q, as "the scouse Springsteen."{{cite web |title=About | Robert Vincent Singer/Songwriter |url=http://robertvincentmusic.com/about/ |access-date=2015-11-04 |website=Robertvincentmusic.com}} Vincent was named UK Artist of the Year at the 2021 UK Americana Awards.{{Cite web |title=Americana Music Association UK – UK Americana Awards 2021 |url=https://theamauk.org/UK-Americana-Awards-2021 |access-date=2021-04-11 |website=Theamauk.org}}
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Category:21st-century English singers
Category:21st-century English male singers
Category:Blues singer-songwriters
Category:English country singers
Category:Musicians from Liverpool
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