Hannah Trigwell is an English singer-songwriter from Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

. Hannah has released two EPs containing original material. Her debut EP 'Hold My Heart' was released in May 2010 and the follow up, 'Not Enough' was released in August 2011.

Music career

Hannah Trigwell began her musical career at the age of 17 when, as a self-taught singer and guitarist, she took to the streets of Leeds to play her music for anyone that cared to stop and listen. Like many up and coming musicians, Hannah owes much of her success to YouTube

YouTube

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. Her YouTube page, containing videos of live versions of original songs and covers, has gathered over 2.75 million views and gains 10,000 hits per day! One of her earliest videos, a cover of the Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her singles "Fast Car", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Give Me One Reason" and "Telling Stories". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist.-Biography:Tracy Chapman was born in Cleveland,...

 song 'Fast Car

Fast Car

"Fast Car" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. It was released as a single in April 1988 from her self-titled 1988 debut album Tracy Chapman...

', has now amassed 289,217 views since its upload in December 2007.

In May 2010, Hannah released her debut EP, ‘Hold My Heart’, which reached number 6 in the iTunes

ITunes

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 Singer-Songwriter album charts. Off the back of the success of 'Hold My Heart' Hannah saw out 2010 by playing sold out shows at London Scala

Scala (club)

Scala is a nightclub in London, England, near King's Cross railway station.-History:The Scala was originally built as a cinema to the designs of H Courtney Constantine, but construction was interrupted by the First World War and it spent some time being used to manufacture aircraft parts, and as a...

, Birmingham O2 and Manchester Academy

Manchester Academy

Manchester Academy is a brand name used by the University of Manchester Students' Union for its four concert venues in Manchester, England, which reside on Oxford Road both within and adjacent to the main Students' Union building....

 whilst touring in support of Boyce Avenue

Boyce Avenue

Boyce Avenue is an American acoustic rock band. It was formed in Sarasota, Florida, by brothers Alejandro, Daniel and Fabian Manzano. The band is named after a combination of two streets the brothers lived on as children...

 on their 2010 Fall Tour.

Hannah’s debut single ‘Headrush’ was released in April 2011 and was celebrated with a sold-out launch party at Leeds Cockpit. Off the back of the success of the release, she again joined Boyce Avenue on the UK leg of their 2011 European Tour, playing Birmingham HMV Institute

Digbeth Institute

Digbeth Institute is a civic building in Digbeth, Birmingham, England.It is now operated as the hmv Institute, a 2,400 capacity music venue...

 and Leeds Cockpit. In Summer 2011, Hannah Trigwell's hard work and talent was recognised with a nomination for 'Best International Unsigned Act 2011' at the Online Music Awards

Online Music Awards

The Online Music Awards are a multi-genre global awards ceremony in which unsigned musicians are rewarded and celebrated. The awards take place online with nominees, voting and winners announcements all being done via the Online Music Awards social networks...

 sponsored by St. Helier Cider. In July 2011 it was announced that Hannah had won.

In August 2011, Hannah Trigwell released her second EP, entitled 'Not Enough' to positive reviews. In September 2011, Hannah supported Sarabeth Tucek

Sarabeth Tucek

Sarabeth Tucek is an American singer and songwriter. Her self-titled first album was released in 2007, with a second album Get Well Soon in 2011.-Life and career:...

 in Leeds as part of her UK tour. Sarabeth has previously played alongside the likes of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...

 and Ray LaMontagne

Ray LaMontagne

Raymond "Ray" Charles Jack LaMontagne is a Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter. LaMontagne has released four studio albums, Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain and God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise. He was born in New Hampshire and was inspired to create music after...

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