Philip John Plested is an English singer and songwriter. He has co-written songs for artists including Lewis Capaldi, the Vamps, Little Mix, Kygo, James Arthur, Anne-Marie, and Bastille.[1][2][3]

Phil Plested
Birth namePhilip John Plested
OriginWatford, Hertfordshire, England
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Songwriter, Singer
Websiteplestedmusic.com

Early life and career

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Plested was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, UK.[4] He studied at Central Saint Martins in London.[5][6] After leaving school in 2012, he formed a band, Chasing Grace, with his school friends. The band released their debut album Nowhere Near Old Enough in 2015, and were active until 2016.[4][7][8][9] He later transitioned to becoming a songwriter.[4] Plested made his breakthrough as a songwriter in 2016 when he co-wrote the song "Touch" for Little Mix, which peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.[10] In 2019, he co-wrote the song "Before You Go" for Lewis Capaldi,[4] and it peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart[11] as well as on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40.[12]

As a solo artist, Plested released his debut album First & Foremost in 2018 with Atlantic Records.[13][14][15]

Discography

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Albums

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  • First & Foremost (2018)

As songwriter

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Year Title Artist Album
2023 Gone Lost Frequencies & Alexander Stewart All Stand Together
Back Home For Christmas Mimi Webb Non-album singles
Leftover Love Picture This
Home Is Where The Heart Is LANY A Beautiful Blur
Both Tiësto & Bia Non-album singles
Goodbye Never Felt So Bad James Bay
Trainwreck Anne-Marie Unhelathy
Duvet Cover Ashley Singh Non-album single
Must Be Love Niall Horan The Show
The Pretender Lewis Capaldi Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent
Love The Hell Out Of You
How This Ends
Any Kind Of Life
Dancing in a Hurricane Freya Ridings Blood Orange
Sweet Affection Ashley Singh Non-album singles
Not Alone New Rules
Both of Us Mimi Webb Amelia
Remind You
2022 The Way We Were Kygo Thrill Of The Chase
Ghost of You Mimi Webb Amelia
Forget Me Lewis Capaldi Broken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent
I'm Good (Blue) Ft Bebe Rexha David Guetta TBD
Everybody Needs Someone James Bay Leap
Shut Off The Lights Bastille Give Me The Future
2021 No Bad Days
Can't Say No Wild Youth Can't Say No
Leave Before You Love Me Marshmello & Jonas Brothers Non-album singles
Break My Heart JC Stewart
Lemonade Eves Karydas Lemonade
Falling Up Dean Lewis Falling Up
Therapy Anne-Marie Therapy
Our Song Anne Marie & Niall Horan
2020 Beautiful & Brutal Plested Beautiful & Brutal
25 Hours Scoob! The Album
Permission New Hope Club New Hope Club
Lose Somebody Ft One Republic Kygo Golden Hour
Already Mine Jasmin Abraha Already Mine
Favourite Thing Fleur East FEARLESS
Kill Me Slow Ft MORTEN David Guetta New Rave
Survivin' Bastille Give Me The Future
2019 Either You Love Me Or You Don’t - Live Acoustic Plested Non-album singles
The Least I Could Do
Undo Ft Calum Scott & Shenseea Naughty Boy Undo
Over You Lily Moore Over You
Before You Go Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
Hollywood
5 Miles James Blunt Once Upon A Mind
Nobody James Arthur & Martin Jensen Nobody (The Remixes)
12:45 - Stripped Etham Stripped - EP
Devil CLC Non-album single
Proud Aaron Carpenter Proud
2018 Joan of Arc Little Mix LM5
Hooked Why Don’t We 8 Letters
Say Ruel Ready
Worthy Of You Plested First & Foremost
Your Name
Habits
First Time
Ribcage
Backup Plan
Home By Now - Acoustic
Easier Said Than Done
Make A Start Non-album singles
Priorities
Lost For Words
All or Nothing Ft Ray BLK and Wyclef Jean Naughty Boy All or Nothing
Bungee Jumping Ft Emeli Sandé and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Bungee Jumping
Fire In Me - Sigala John Newman Non-album single
Future Etham Future
If Our Love Is Wrong Calum Scott Only Human
Sore Eyes
Talk About Love Boyzone Thank You & Goodnight
2017 Too Good To Be True Ft Machine Gun Kelly The Vamps & Danny Avila Night & Day
Just My Type The Vamps
Bloodstream The Chainsmokers Memories...Do Not Open
Remind Me To Forget Ft Miguel Kygo Kids in Love
Last Time Love Ft Myah Marie Fancy Cars Last Time Love
For Myself - Acoustic Etham For Myself - Acoustic
2016 Science Youthonix Science
Starting Wars One Beat at a Time
One Beat At A Time Ft THABO
Ballad PROSE Home Of The Brave
Grow On Me PANG! Grow On Me
Touch Little Mix Glory Days
Lazy Love Chloe X Halle Sugar Symphony
2015 Me & You Sam Sure Me & You
2013 So Strong Ft Chasing Grace Naughty Boy Hotel Cabana
Certain Things Ft Chasing Grace James Arthur James Arthur
2012 A Gift & A Curse Ft Chasing Grace Devlin A Moving Picture

Awards

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Plested has won the Most Performed Pop Songs of 2021 for Before You Go by American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).[16] He has been nominated for British Artist Video of The Year 2018 and British Single Of The Year for Touch by The Brits 2018.[17] He has been nominated for British Album of The Year for Lewis Capaldi by The Brits 2020.[18][19]

References

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  1. ^ "Bastille Rediscover Purpose & Creativity With 'Goosebumps' EP". American Songwriter. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Plested Channels Impeccable Pop On 'Either You Love Me Or You Don't'". Clash Magazine. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Plested Interview - Hit U.K. Songwriter & Artist, "Before You Go"". Songwriter Universe. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Songwriter who worked with Lewis Capaldi talks about his career journey". Watford Observer. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Music producers for Emeli Sandé sing praises of school". St Albans & Harpenden Review. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  6. ^ "ShieldSquare Captcha". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Introducing: Chasing Grace". The Edge. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Chasing Grace give us the lowdown on their debut album, Nowhere Near Old Enough". Watford Observer. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  9. ^ Tsapovksy, Flora (26 May 2017). "Chasing Grace's faith-based apparel". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Lewis Capaldi". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Plested". TheList.ie. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  14. ^ Pettican, Luke (16 February 2019). "Plested's First & Foremost: A Track-By-Track Review". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  15. ^ Hartshorn, Tori. "Plested Shares Official Music Video For New Song YOUR NAME". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Pop Superstar The Weeknd Celebrated as 2021 Songwriter of the Year at ASCAP Pop Music Awards".
  17. ^ "Touch Maze Game". 4th Floor Creative. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  18. ^ "BRITs 2020 Nominations: Dave & Lewis Capaldi Lead The Nods – See The Full List". www.mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  19. ^ "And the nominees are..." BRIT Awards. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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