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"Skinny Love" is a song written by American musician and songwriter Justin Vernon. It was originally released by Vernon's band Bon Iver in 2007. A cover version by the British vocalist Birdy was released in 2011.
Birdy is the debut studio album by English musician Birdy, released on 4 November 2011 by 14th Floor Records and Atlantic Records. The album includes the singles " Skinny Love ", " Shelter ", " People Help the People " and " 1901 ".
In January 2011, at the age of 14, Birdy released a cover version of Bon Iver's song "Skinny Love". [19] The song became her first hit on the UK Singles Chart , peaking at 17. The single was chosen as "Record of the Week" [ 20 ] by UK radio DJ Fearne Cotton , [ 17 ] resulting in it being added to BBC Radio 1 's B‑list playlist [ 3 ] as soon ...
Birdy's second studio Fire Within was released in September 2013. It peaked at number five in Australia and number eight in the UK. It peaked at number five in Australia and number eight in the UK. [ 5 ] [ 11 ] Four singles, " Wings ", " No Angel ", " Light Me Up " and " Words As Weapons " were released from the album.
Ferraro successfully auditioned for the fourth season of The X Factor in 2012, singing "Skinny Love", with a treatment based on the version by Birdy. [3] She was inspired to audition for the show after seeing the success of One Direction on the UK version.
In the four years after release of Beautiful Lies, Birdy took a break from releasing music, eventually reintroducing herself in November 2020 with the release of the EP Piano Sketches. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In the period between Beautiful Lies and Young Heart , Birdy credits " writer's block " and the need for "some time to live a bit" as reasons why it ...
"1901" is a song by French indie pop band Phoenix. It was released on 23 February 2009 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009). It peaked at number 73 in Canada and number 84 in the United States, making "1901" the band's first song to chart there.
English musician Birdy released a cover version of the song, which was released on 3 June 2011 as a download in the United Kingdom. The song was chosen as "Record of The Week" by UK radio DJ Fearne Cotton .