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Romy Madley Croft

{{Short description|English singer-songwriter (born 1989)}}

{{British barrelled name|Madley Croft|Croft}}

{{BLP sources|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| image = Romy Madley Croft - Ilosaarirock 2012.jpg

| caption = Madley Croft in 2012

| landscape = yes

| alias = Romy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|8|18}}

| birth_place = London, England

| genre = Dance

| occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter

| instrument = Vocals, guitar, keyboards

| years_active = 2005–present

}}

Romy Madley Croft (born 18 August 1989){{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/romy-mn0003996505|title=Romy Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | AllM...|website=AllMusic|access-date=August 18, 2024|archive-date=August 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818123305/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/romy-mn0003996505|url-status=live}} who releases solo music as Romy, is an English musician.{{Cite news |last=Kamer |first=Foster |date=2023-09-06 |title=Romy Madley Croft Is (Finally) Dancing on Her Own |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/arts/music/romy-madley-croft-mid-air.html |access-date=2023-12-26 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226162448/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/arts/music/romy-madley-croft-mid-air.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Battan |first=Carrie |date=2023-09-11 |title=Romy's Exuberant Eurodance Revival |language=en-US |magazine=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/18/mid-air-romy-music-review |access-date=2023-12-26 |issn=0028-792X |archive-date=2023-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226203921/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/18/mid-air-romy-music-review |url-status=live }} She is the guitarist and co-vocalist of the xx, and she released a solo album, Mid Air, in 2023, which peaked at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart. She was nominated for the Brit Award for British Dance Act at the 2024 Brit Awards.{{Cite news |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |date=January 24, 2024 |title=Brit Awards 2024: record-breaking Raye lands seven nominations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/24/brit-awards-2024-record-breaking-raye-lands-seven-nominations |access-date=January 24, 2024 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125121634/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/24/brit-awards-2024-record-breaking-raye-lands-seven-nominations |url-status=live }}

Biography

The only child of a teacher mother and a librarian father, Romy grew up in Putney.{{Cite web |last=Day |first=Liz |date=2017-02-26 |title=The XX's, Romy Madley Croft On Grief, Growing Up In The Light And Finding Her Voice |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/the-collective/longform/a34236/the-xx-front-woman-romy-madley-croft-talks-dealing-with-grief/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=ELLE |language=en-GB}} Her mother died when she was 11. Her father died nine years later.

Her album Mid Air (2023) makes Madley Croft the last member of The xx to release solo material, following Jamie xx's "In Colour" (2015) and Oliver Sim's "Hideous Bastard" (2022).

Jamie xx said of her, "She makes very catchy melodies. That’s the thing that always gets me."{{Cite news |last=Kamer |first=Foster |date=2023-09-06 |title=Romy Madley Croft Is (Finally) Dancing on Her Own |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/arts/music/romy-madley-croft-mid-air.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241204102238/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/arts/music/romy-madley-croft-mid-air.html |archive-date=2024-12-04 |access-date=2024-12-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}

As well as being a member of the xx, Romy has written for Dua Lipa and Kelela, and worked with Fred Gibson, also known as Fred Again.{{Cite news |last=Empire |first=Kitty |date=2024-04-13 |title=Romy review – a masterclass in bittersweet feeling |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/13/romy-roundhouse-london-review-mid-air-a-masterclass-in-bittersweet-emotions-the-xx-oliver-sim |access-date=2024-12-27 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Her wife is photographer and filmmaker Vic Lentaigne. They first met in 2008.

Romy is a self-described introvert.

Discography

= Studio albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details

! scope="col" | Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | UK
[https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/romy-mid-air/ Mid Air] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918054457/https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/romy-mid-air/ |date=2023-09-18 }} at Officialcharts.com
scope="row" | Mid Air{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Sophie L. |date=2023-09-08 |title=Romy's Mid Air is a lightning bolt of queer bliss |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/romy-mid-air-review-singer-debut-album-queer-bliss-2596915 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226203921/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/romy-mid-air-review-singer-debut-album-queer-bliss-2596915 |archive-date=2023-12-26 |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=i |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Cliff |first=Aimee |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Romy: Mid Air |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/romy-mid-air/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |date=2023-08-31 |title=Romy: Mid Air review – xx singer shines through dancefloor gems |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/31/romy-mid-air-review-the-xx-singer-solo-album-young |access-date=2023-12-26 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=2023-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214035447/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/31/romy-mid-air-review-the-xx-singer-solo-album-young |url-status=live }}

|

| 15

= Singles =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of singles

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row" |"Lifetime"{{Cite web |last=Hussey |first=Allison |date=2020-09-29 |title=The xx's Romy Shares New Song "Lifetime" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-xx-romy-shares-new-song-lifetime-listen/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

|2020

| {{Non-album single}}

scope="row" |"Lights Out"
(with Fred Again and HAAi){{Cite web |date=2022-01-20 |title=Fred again.., Romy, & HAAi Join Forces For The Set-Closing Dancefloor Anthem \"Lights Out\" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2173516/fred-again-lights-out-feat-romy-haai/music/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}

| rowspan="2" |2022

|USB

scope="row" |"Strong"
(with Fred Again)

| rowspan="4" |Mid Air

scope="row" |"Enjoy Your Life"{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11 |title=Romy Shares New Single "Enjoy Your Life": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2219907/romy-enjoy-your-life-feat-beverly-glenn-copeland/music/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}

| rowspan="3" |2023

scope="row" |"Loveher"{{Cite web |date=2023-12-11 |title=5 Songs to Hear This Week: 2023 Faves from Romy, Everything But The Girl + more |url=https://www.kcrw.com/music/articles/romy-everything-but-the-girl-sextile-tony-allen-adrian-younge-yussef-dayes |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=KCRW |language=en}}
scope="row" |"The Sea"{{Cite web |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=July 24, 2023 |title=Romy's "The Sea" offers a portrait of waterside romance |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/07/24/romy-the-sea-mid-air |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=The Fader |language=en}}
scope="row" |"Always Forever"{{Cite web |last=Siroky |first=Mary |date=2024-05-28 |title=Romy releases pulsing new single, "Always Forever" |url=https://consequence.net/2024/05/romy-always-forever-single-stream/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Consequence |language=en}}

| rowspan="3" |2024

| rowspan="3" {{tba}}

scope="row" |"Lift You Up"
(with Jessie Ware){{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-jessie-ware-and-romys-emphatic-new-single-lift-you-up-3770443|title=Listen to Jessie Ware and Romy's emphatic new single, "Lift You Up"|last=England|first=Adam|website=NME|date=30 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024|archive-date=30 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630101249/https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-jessie-ware-and-romys-emphatic-new-single-lift-you-up-3770443|url-status=live}}
scope="row" |"I'm on Your Team"
(with Sampha){{Cite web |last=Slingerland |first=Calum |date=Oct 23, 2024 |title=Romy and Sampha Share New Single "I'm on Your Team" |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/romy-and-sampha-share-new-single-i-m-on-your-team |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Exclaim! |language=en}}

=Other appearances=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Other artist(s)

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row"|"SeeSaw"

| rowspan="3"|2015

| rowspan="2"|Jamie xx

| rowspan="2"|In Colour

scope="row"|"Loud Places"
scope="row"|"Come Find Me"{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=2015-02-10 |title=Emile Haynie Shares "Come Find Me" Featuring Lykke Li and The xx's Romy Madley Croft |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/58249-emile-haynie-shares-come-find-me-featuring-lykke-li-and-the-xxs-romy-madley-croft/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

| Emile Haynie, Lykke Li

| We Fall

scope="row"|"We Will Sin Together"

| 2020

| Jehnny Beth

| To Love Is to Live

scope="row"|"Liar" (Re: Romy){{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=2023-10-04 |title=Paramore Detail This Is Why Remix Album Featuring Panda Bear, Romy, Bartees Strange, and More |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/paramore-detail-this-is-why-remix-album-featuring-panda-bear-romy-bartees-strange/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

| 2023

| Paramore

| Re: This Is Why

scope="row" |"Waited All Night"{{Cite web |last=Molloy |first=Laura |date=2024-09-18 |title=Listen to Jamie xx reunite with The xx bandmates Romy and Oliver Sim on atmospheric new single 'Waited All Night' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-jamie-xx-reunite-with-the-xx-bandmates-romy-and-oliver-sim-on-atmospheric-new-single-waiting-all-night-3794968 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

|2024

|Jamie xx, Oliver Sim, The xx

|In Waves

=Songwriting discography=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of songs written or co-written for other artists, showing year released and album name{{Needs update|date=November 2024}}

! scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Artist

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row"|"Share It All"

| 2014

| Jessie Ware

| Tough Love

scope="row"|"Stranger in a Room"
{{small|(featuring Oliver Sim)}}

| 2015

| Jamie xx

| In Colour

scope="row"|"Fingertips"

| 2016

| OneRepublic

| Oh My My

scope="row"|"Jupiter"

| rowspan="3"|2017

| rowspan="3"|Kelela

| rowspan="3"|Take Me Apart

scope="row"|"Better"
scope="row"|"Turn to Dust"
scope="row"|"Buttcheeks"

| rowspan="3"|2018

| 6 Dogs

| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"|"Electricity"

| Silk City and Dua Lipa

scope="row"|"More / Diamond Ring"
{{small|(featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 6lack)}}

| Benny Blanco

| Friends Keep Secrets

scope="row"|"Why Hide"
{{small|(featuring Diana Gordon)}}

| rowspan="2"|2019

| Mark Ronson

| Late Night Feelings

scope="row"|"Homegirl"

| King Princess

| Cheap Queen

scope="row"|"Still Learning"

| rowspan="3"|2020

| Halsey

| Manic

scope="row"|"Heroine"

| rowspan="2"|Jehnny Beth

| rowspan="2"|To Love Is to Live

scope="row"|"French Countryside"

Awards and nominations

{{Main|The xx#Awards and nominations}}

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Year

! Awards

! Work

! Category

! Result

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

rowspan="2"|2024

| Grammy Awards

| "Strong" (with Fred again..)

| Best Dance/Electronic Recording

| {{nom}}

| align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/news/grammys-2024-skrillex-flowdan-fred-agains-rumble-wins-best-danceelectronic-recording|title=Grammys 2024: Skrillex, Flowdan, Fred again..'s 'Rumble' wins Best Dance/Electronic Recording|work=DJ Mag|date=5 February 2024|accessdate=24 February 2024|first=Christian|last=Eede|archive-date=24 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224051233/https://djmag.com/news/grammys-2024-skrillex-flowdan-fred-agains-rumble-wins-best-danceelectronic-recording|url-status=live}}

Brit Awards

| Herself

| Best Dance Act

| {{nom}}

| align="center"|

References

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{{The xx}}

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