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Comment: Spotify, Youtube, Interviews - none of these are sources that can be used to establish notability under WP:NMUSIC unfortunately. Qcne (talk) 18:10, 13 October 2024 (UTC)
Felix Hagan | |
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 Felix Hagan on stage at Lancaster Town Hall, January 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Felix Lloyd Hagan |
| Born | March 14, 1987 London, England |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, guitar, piano, bass, harmonica, vocals |
| Member of | Spitlip, Felix Hagan & The Family |
| Website | www |
Felix Lloyd Hagan (born 14th March 1987) is a composer, songwriter and performer based in Manchester, UK. He is one quarter of musical theatre group Spitlip, writers of Operation Mincemeat (musical), for which he has won multiple awards including best new musical at the 2024 Olivier Awards.[1].
Hagan has composed pieces for a number of TV and streaming shows including Backchat With Jack Whitehall, Spitting Image and Bad Education[2].
Releasing two albums and several EP’s, Hagan is also a singer songwriter in his own right. Hagan fronted glam rock band Felix Hagan and The Family, with whom he released two EP’s and a full-length album.
Early Life
editHagan was born in London to Anita Hagan, a Swedish clinical psychologist and former coloratura soprano opera singer, and David Hagan, a banker, world champion powerboat racer and drummer. Around his seventh birthday the family moved near Lymington in the New Forest.
Hagan began playing music at age six, starting on trumpet and later picking up the drums and guitar. He began playing piano at age 12 and wrote his first song aged 13. As a child he would regularly perform with professional bands on drums from the age of 10[3]
Hagan attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire, then the University of Liverpool, graduating with a first-class degree in Pop Music. He credits a school teacher, Alex Arkwright, with awakening his passion for writing music.
Personal Life
editHagan is diagnosed ADHD and ASD, which he has often described as being “the impossible, maddening secret ingredient of making up songs”.
Hagan has been sober since 2008, following “A truly monstrous dance with booze” in his teenage years. He has two children.
Musical Career
editAs well as writing music for tv, radio and online, Hagan has also released several albums and E.P.s under his own name, with his band Felix Hagan And The Family[4], and featured on the Original Cast Recording of the Operation Mincemeat Soundtrack.
Solo releases
edit- Dawn Breaks, The Monster Wakes... (released 2nd November 2011)[5]
- Your Fanatic / Songs In The Dark (released 13th June 2018)[6]
- This Is Hagan Music (released 16th April 2021)[7]
- Hello Cloud (released 27th May 2022)[8]
Felix Hagan & The Family
edit- String Up The Entertainer (released 27th September 2013)[9]
- Kiss The Misfits (released 20th November 2015)[10]
- Attention Seeker (released 24th November 2017)[11]
Singles
edit- Dirty Little Urchin Child (released 18th June 2012)[12]
- Desperation Reeks (released 22nd November 2012)[13]
- My Little Lusitania (released 21st January 2013)[14]
- Sing Your Last Lullaby (released 13th August 2013)[15]
- Your Fanatic (released 19th August 2014)[16]
- Go Back Home (released 9th November 2014)[17]
- Songs In The Dark (released 19th May 2015)[18]
- Kiss The Misfits (released 23rd October 2015)[19]
- Some Kind Of Hero (released 26th November 2015)[20]
- Delirium Tremendous (released 30th June 2017)[21]
- Attention Seeker (released 8th November 2017)[22]
- Hey, I Want You (released 18th September 2018)[23]
- Gene Kelly (released 9th November 2018)[24]
Other
edit- Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical (Original Cast Recording) (released 12th May 2023)[25]
- Housefire: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording) (with Poppy Burton-Morgan, released 20th October 2020)[26]
- The Minotaur a Musical (Studio Cast Recording) (with Poppy Burton-Morgan, released 20th October 2022)[27]
References
edit- ^ "Winners announced for 2024 Olivier Awards including Sunset Boulevard, Sarah Snook and Operation Mincemeat". 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ Mokrynski, Kat. "Interview: 'It Was the Easiest "Yes!" I've Ever Said!': Shay Barclay And Felix Hagan on Storytelling for Television in BBC's BAD EDUCATION: A CHRISTMAS CAROL". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ Fiona (2017-09-17). "Henry's Man of the Month: Musician Felix Hagan". Henry Arlington England. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Felix Hagan & The Family lineup, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Your Fanatic / Songs In The Dark, by Felix Hagan". Felix Hagan & The Family. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Hello Cloud, by Felix Hagan". Felix Hagan. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ sleepingstatefilm (2012-06-18). Dirty Little Urchin Child by Felix Hagan & the Family. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2012-11-22). Desperation Reeks by Felix Hagan & The Family. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2013-01-21). Felix Hagan & The Family feat. Louis Barabbas - My Little Lusitania. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2013-08-13). Felix Hagan & The Family - Sing Your Last Lullaby. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2014-08-19). Felix Hagan - Your Fanatic. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2014-11-09). Felix Hagan & The Family - Go Back Home. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2015-05-19). Felix Hagan - Songs In The Dark. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2015-10-23). Felix Hagan & The Family - Kiss The Misfits. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2015-11-26). Felix Hagan & The Family - Some Kind of Hero. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2017-06-29). Felix Hagan & The Family - Delirium Tremendous. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2017-11-08). Felix Hagan & The Family - Attention Seeker. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2017-09-18). Felix Hagan & The Family - HEY I WANT YOU. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Felix Hagan (2018-11-09). Felix Hagan & The Family - Gene Kelly. Retrieved 2024-10-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Mincemeat, Operation. "Music". Operation Mincemeat. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.