King Charles
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King Charles , actually Charles Costa , is an English singer-songwriter .
biography
After two semesters of sociology at Durham University , he returned to London in 2007 , took his pseudonym King Charles and founded Adventure Playground , a band that has toured with artists such as Laura Marling and Noah and the Whale . Since the dissolution of Adventure Playground , King Charles has been on stage under his name.
King Charles has been writing songs since he was 17 years old. In 2009 he won various prizes at the International Songwriting Competition in Nashville , including the Grand Prize in the Rock category for the song Love Lust as well as awards for the song Ivory Road in the Singer / Songwriter category and for Time of Eternity in the Performance category. King Charles plays guitar, piano and cello.
Discography
Albums
- Loveblood , Universal Republic Records , May 2012
- Gamble for a Rose , Island Records , January 2016
Singles
- Time Of Eternity , 2010
- Bam Bam , 2011
- Love Lust , 2011
- Ivory Road , 2011
- Mississippi Isabel , Universal Motown Republic, April 2012
- Loose Change for the Boatman , 2015
- Gamble for a Rose , 2015
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts UK
- ^ Band of the Day - King Charles (No. 653) , The Guardian, October 21, 2009.
- ↑ Ranking list of the International Songwriting Competition
- ^ Mississippi Isabel in the hitparade.ch directory
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| SURNAME | Charles, King |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Costa, Charles (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English singer-songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |