Sinéad Harnett
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Sinéad Harnett
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| birth_place = London, England
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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
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| years_active = 2011–present
| label = {{hlist|Black Butter|333|Virgin EMI}}
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Sinéad Monica Harnett (born 12 October 1989){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sineadharnett/status/1183099381353988097 |first=Sinéad|last=Harnett|title=birthday wishes |website=Twitter.com|date=12 October 2019}} is an English singer and songwriter of Irish and Thai descent.
Early life
Born to a Thai mother and an Irish father who separated when she was a toddler, Harnett was raised by her mother in Finchley, north London while her father lived in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/new-voice-for-ldn-sinead-harnett-interview-9997918.html|title=New voice for LDN: Sinead Harnett interview|date=23 January 2015|newspaper=London Evening Standard|access-date=10 January 2017}} Harnett attended Holly Park Primary School in Friern Barnet. She also took weekend dance classes at the Royal Ballet School (in Barons Court at the time).{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/6501804.stars-of-dance/|title=Stars of dance|work=News Shopper|date=31 July 1998|accessdate=21 August 2024}} She went on to study at Arts University College Bournemouth, where she pursued a degree in acting and appeared in student productions of plays such as One Thousand and One Nights.{{cite web|url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/leisure/reviews/8733060.The_First_Arabian_Night__AUCB_School_of_Performance__The_Arts_University__Dorset/|title=The First Arabian Night, AUCB School of Performance, The Arts University, Dorset|website=Bournemouthecho.co.uk|date=11 December 2010 |access-date=10 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://webdocs.aucb.ac.uk/Artscape%20-%20Autumn%202011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702042949/http://webdocs.aucb.ac.uk/Artscape%20-%20Autumn%202011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 July 2012 |title=Artscape |access-date=4 April 2020}}
Career
Harnett gained prominence as a singer in 2011 when, following an open request to her Twitter followers for suggestions and applicants, grime artist Wiley selected Harnett to feature on the single "Walk Away" from his album Chill Out Zone.{{cite web|url=http://www.sickchirpse.com/coming-artist-sinead-harnett/|title=UP & COMING ARTIST: SINEAD HARNETT|date=16 July 2011|publisher=sickchirpse.com|access-date=10 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtviggy.com/articles/sinead-harnetts-powerful-soul-has-us-hooked/|title=New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture|publisher=mtviggy.com|access-date=10 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzinunlimited.com/2011/05/british-talent-sinead-harnett.html|title=British Talent! – Sinead Harnett|publisher=buzzinunlimited.com|access-date=10 January 2017}} In 2012, she was featured on the Disclosure track "Boiling" from their EP The Face. She released her debut single, "Got Me", in 2013 via Black Butter Records,{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15404-got-me/|title="Got Me" by Sinead Harnett Review|work=Pitchfork|access-date=10 January 2017}} and contributed songwriting and guest vocals to Rudimental's debut album, Home.{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/sinead-harnett-prepares-debut-single|title=Sinead Harnett Prepares Debut Single|work=Clash|date=May 2013 |access-date=10 January 2017}} She was also featured on Ryan Hemsworth's solo album Guilt Trips, on the opening track "Small + Lost",{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/artist-profile-sinead-harnett-161000150.html|title=Artist in profile: Sinead Harnett|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=10 January 2017}} and provided uncredited vocals for Kidnap Kid's single "So Close".{{cite web|url=http://www.black-butter.co.uk/kidnap-kid-so-close/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131232/http://www.black-butter.co.uk/kidnap-kid-so-close/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 April 2015 |title=Kidnap Kid - So Close - Black Butter Records |access-date=4 April 2020}}
Her debut EP, N.O.W., was released in August 2014 through 333 Records;{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/the-wrap-up/blog/listen-sinead-harnett-paradise|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816215623/http://www.mtv.co.uk/the-wrap-up/blog/listen-sinead-harnett-paradise|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2014|title=Listen: Sinead Harnett 'Paradise' – MTV UK|publisher=MTV|access-date=10 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/20759/1/watch-sinead-harnetts-sultry-and-summery-new-video|title=Watch Sinead Harnett's sultry and summery new video|date=9 July 2014|publisher=dazeddigital.com|access-date=10 January 2017}} it includes the single "No Other Way", which The Guardian named track of the week.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/29/sinead-harnett-no-other-way-review|title=Sinead Harnett's No Other Way, this week's best new track|first=Issy|last=Sampson|date=29 August 2014|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 January 2017}} Another track on the EP, "Paradise", received the same honour from The Huffington Post.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/14/songs-you-need-to-know_n_5678104.html|title=The Artist You Need To Know This Week Is Sinead Harnett|first1=Ryan Kristobak Ryan|last1=Kristobak|date=14 August 2014|work=HuffPost|access-date=10 January 2017}} Snakehips, who are featured on "No Other Way", featured Harnett on their single "Days with You".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/11/new-band-of-the-week-snakehips-no-13|title=New band of the week: Snakehips (No 13)|first=Paul|last=Lester|date=11 July 2014|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 January 2017}} By late 2014, she was recording her debut album with producer Chris Loco for release on Virgin EMI Records, and was shortlisted for MTV UK's Brand New for 2015 award.{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/ysqv25/mtv-brand-new-for-2015-nominees-revealed|title=MTV Brand New For 2015 Nominees Revealed! – MTV UK|publisher=MTV|access-date=10 January 2017}} The album was originally due for release in 2015 and also features contributions from James Fauntleroy, Chloe Martini, KOZ, TMS, and Two Inch Punch. Its first single, "She Ain't Me", was released in June 2015, followed by "Do It Anyway" in September 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2015/04/16/sinead-harnett-interview|title=Sinead Harnett Got Her Break Singing For Wiley And Disclosure, But Now It's Her Turn on Top|publisher=thefader.com|access-date=10 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/listen-to-sinead-harnett-s-new-single-do-it-anyway-143|title=Listen to Sinead Harnett's new single 'Do It Anyway'|publisher=Thefourohfive.com|access-date=10 January 2017}}
In early 2016, Harnett featured on the single "Never Say Never?" by rapper Nick Brewer.{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/features/in-conversation-sinead-harnett-x-nick-brewer |title=In Conversation: Sinead Harnett x Nick Brewer | Features | Clash Magazine |website=Clashmusic.com |date=8 March 2020 |access-date=4 April 2020}} In August, she released the EP Sinead Harnett via Rinse FM; it features collaborations with GRADES, JD. Reid, Kaytranada, and Snakehips, and has produced the singles "If You Let Me" and "Rather Be with You".{{cite web|url=http://rwdmag.com/sinead-harnett-releases-self-titled-ep-prod-by-kaytranada-snakehips-jd-reid/ |title=Sinead Harnett releases self-titled EP prod. by Kaytranada, Snakehips & JD Reid | RWD |website=Rwdmag.com |access-date=4 April 2020}}{{cite web|author=Sydney Gore |url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/sinead-harnett-rather-be-with-you-premiere |title=Sinead Harnett Will Mend Your Broken Heart With Her Cozy Voice |website=Nylon.com |date=14 December 2016 |access-date=4 April 2020}}
In 2020, she played a role in the videogame Five Dates.
Artistry
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Harnett's musical influences include Mariah Carey, The Fugees, Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, Michael Jackson, Dizzee Rascal, Tina Turner and Amy Winehouse.{{cite web|last=Gilgrass |first=Will |url=http://www.mixmag.net/words/features/hello-sinead-harnett |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712221744/http://www.mixmag.net/words/features/hello-sinead-harnett |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2013 |title=Mixmag | Hello: Sinead Harnett |date=9 July 2013 |access-date=4 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2014/08/premiere-listen-to-sinead-harnett-paradise|title=Premiere: Listen to Sinead Harnett's "Paradise"|publisher=complex.com|access-date=10 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/050970503-singer-sinead-harnett-steps-spotlight-chadderton-baths-gig-after-eye-opening|title=Singer Sinead Harnett steps into spotlight at Chadderton Baths gig after 'eye opening' collaborations – Mancunian Matters|date=5 September 2014|publisher=mancunianmatters.co.uk|access-date=10 January 2017}} Billboard wrote in 2013 that "Harnett's rich, soulful voice and range has drawn comparisons to Adele, but her recordings are more experimental and contemporary; a brand of jazz-tinged, melodic electronic pop a bit reminiscent of Jessie Ware or Jhené Aiko."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/1557271/backbeat-singer-sinead-harnett-lights-up-london-gig-for-full-house|title=Backbeat: Singer Sinead Harnett Lights Up London Gig for Full House of A&Rs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 January 2017}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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| scope="row" |Lessons in Love{{Citation|title=Lessons in Love by Sinead Harnett|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/lessons-in-love/1473773951|language=en-AU|access-date=23 May 2021}}
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| scope="row" |Ready Is Always Too Late{{Citation|title=Ready Is Always Too Late by Sinead Harnett|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/ready-is-always-too-late/1555079134|language=en-AU|access-date=23 May 2021}}
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=EPs=
=Mixtapes=
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| scope="row" |Chapter One{{cite web|title=Chapter One by Sinead Harnett|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/chapter-one/1234675032|website=Apple Music|language=en-AU|access-date=23 May 2021}}
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==As lead artist==
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|+List of singles with Sinéad Harnett as main artist ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Certifications ! scope="col"| Album |
| scope="row"| "Got Me"
| 2013 | | Got Me |
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| scope="row"| "No Other Way" {{small|(featuring Snakehips)}}
| 2014 | | N.O.W |
| scope="row"| "She Ain't Me"
| rowspan="2"|2015 | |She Ain't Me |
| scope="row"|"Do It Anyway"
| | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "If You Let Me" {{small|(featuring GRADES)}}
| rowspan="2"|2016 | | Sinéad Harnett and Lessons In Love |
| scope="row"|"Rather Be with You"
| |Sinéad Harnett |
| scope="row"|"Still Miss You"
| rowspan="2"|2017 | | rowspan="2"|Chapter One |
| scope="row"|"Unconditional"
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| scope="row"|"Body"
| rowspan="3"|2018 | | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"System" {{small|(with JD. Reid)}}
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| scope="row"|"Lessons"
| | rowspan="5"|Lessons in Love |
| scope="row"|"By Myself"
| rowspan="3"|2019 | |
| scope="row"|"Leo Bear" |
| scope="row"|"Pulling Away" {{small|(featuring Gallant)}} |
| scope="row"|"Be the One (Remix)" {{small|(featuring Col3trane)}}
| rowspan="5"|2020 |
| scope="row"|"Quarantine Queen"
| | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"|"Stickin'" {{small|(featuring Masego & VanJess)}}
| | rowspan="1"|Ready Is Always Too Late |
| scope="row"|"Real Deal" {{small|(with Maths Time Joy & J Warner)}}
| | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"|"Take Me Away" {{small|(featuring EarthGang)}}
| | rowspan="5"|Ready Is Always Too Late |
| scope="row"|"At Your Best (You Are Love)"
| rowspan="5"|2021 | |
| scope="row"|"Last Love"
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| scope="row"|"Hard 4 Me 2 Love You"
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| scope="row"|"Ready Is Always Too Late"
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| scope="row"|"Where You Been Hiding"
| |Ready Is Always Too Late (Deluxe Edition) |
| scope="row"|"Say Something"
| rowspan="4"|2024 | | rowspan="4"|Boundaries |
| scope="row"|"Thinking Less"
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| scope="row"|"The Most"
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| scope="row"|"Burn"
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=Guest appearances=
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| style="text-align:center;"|2011
|"Walk Away" | |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2012
|"Boiling" | rowspan="2"|The Face EP | |
| "What's in Your Head" {{small|(Disclosure) (uncredited vocals from Sinéad Harnett)}} | |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |2013
|"So Close" | {{N/A|Non-album single}} | |
| "Home"
{{small|(Rudimental featuring Sinéad Harnett)}} | rowspan="3" |Home | |
| "Hide" {{small|(Rudimental featuring Sinéad Harnett)}} | |
| "Baby" {{small|(Rudimental featuring MNEK and Sinéad Harnett)}} | |
| "Small + Lost" {{small|(Ryan Hemsworth featuring Sinéad Harnett)}} | Guilt Trips |
| style="text-align:center;"|2014
|"Days with You" | {{N/A|Non-album single}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
|"Treading on Water" | |
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
|"Never Say Never?" | {{N/A|Non-album single}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"|2017
|"Love in Ruins" | {{N/A|Non-album single}} | |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2021
|"Nah" | |
| "Phases" {{small|(Jax Jones featuring Sinéad Harnett)}} |
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Category:Black Butter Records artists
Category:British Asian musicians
Category:English dance musicians
Category:English people of Irish descent
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Category:British contemporary R&B singers
Category:Singers from the London Borough of Barnet
Category:Virgin Records artists