Philip George
Philip George (born June 13, 1993 in Nottingham ), also known as Phyaero , is a British DJ and music producer from Nottingham.
biography
Philip George began taking piano lessons at the age of five and continued through level 5 (the 8-level ABRSM system). He also learned to play the drums . His first self-produced music was still to be assigned to drum and bass , later he switched to house . He published his pieces on the Internet via YouTube and Soundcloud . He also worked as a DJ and played nationwide.
In 2014 he put the track Wish You Were Mine on the Internet, which contains a sample from My Cherie Amour by Stevie Wonder . It became very popular, reaching one million views on YouTube and three million views on Soundcloud. The 3 Beat label discovered the song and signed George. The Motown label was also involved for the US market. Wish You Were Mine was released at the end of the year. It has also been featured on BBC Radio 1 several times. In the first week of 2015, it debuted at # 2 in the UK Top 40 .
Discography
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | |||
2014 | Wish You Were Mine |
DE6th
gold
(22 weeks)DE |
AT16 (16 weeks) AT |
CH37 (14 weeks) CH |
UK2
platinum
(29 weeks)UK |
First published: December 26, 2014
|
2015 | Alone No More | - | - | - |
UK4th
platinum
(18 weeks)UK |
First published: October 2nd, 2015
with Anton Powers |
2016 | Feel this way | - | - | - | - |
First published: March 25, 2016
with Dragonette |
2017 | Losing my mind | - | - | - | - |
First published: October 27, 2017
feat. Saint Raymond |
Songs
- Waiting (2013)
- Groove N Shake (2014)
- Glamorous (2014)
- Love Inside (2014)
- Back Down (2014)
- Wish You Were Mine (2014)
- Alone No More (with Anton Powers) (2015)
- Afraid To Love (2015)
- Feel This Way (with Dragonette ) (2016)
- Losing My Mind (feat. Saint Raymond) (2017)
Awards for music sales
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Australia
- 2015: for the single Wish You Were Mine
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
||||
Australia (ARIA) | gold1 | - | 35,000 | aria.com.au |
Germany (BVMI) | gold1 | - | 200,000 | musikindustrie.de |
United Kingdom (BPI) | - | 2 × platinum2 | 1,200,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 2 × gold2 | 2 × platinum2 |
swell
- ^ New Music - Philip George , Radio Fritz
- ↑ Fresh Vibes: Philip George - 'Wish You Were Mine' , Jasmine McGee, ThingSoul 25, December 29, 2014.
- ↑ Nottingham's Philip George reaches No. 2 with song made in bedroom ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Simon Wilson, Nottingham Post, January 4th, 2015.
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
Web links
- Official SoundCloud page (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | George, Philip |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Phyaero |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British DJ and music producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1993 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nottingham |