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Benjamin Mark Cork (born 4 August 1993), known professionally as Benedict Cork is an English singer-songwriter. He was raised in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.[1]
Early life
Benedict was born Benjamin Mark Cork to Andrew Cork and Julia (née Kornberg). His maternal grandfather Sir Hans Kornberg, was a German-born British-American biochemist, whose parents were killed in the Holocaust. Benedict has two older brothers and one older sister, SuRie who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.[2][3]
Growing up in Hertfordshire, Benedict was educated at The Bishop's Stortford High School and Hills Road Sixth Form College. He first started performing in bands with friends before moving to London and taking up work as a piano man in bars.[4]
Career
2018
Benedict's official recording career started with a collaboration with Simon Jefferis. Their single Easy was released on 9 March 2018.[5]
His first solo release was Piano Tapes in September 2018, a live five-track EP recorded at Red Gate Recorders in Eagle Rock, California.[6] Elton John, on hearing the EP, referred to Benedict as "sensational" and "a name to look out for".[7][8] The single Mama Said was described as "devastatingly beautiful" by Billboard.[9]
2019-2020
After launching a residency at London's Fiction Studios in 2019,[10] Benedict supported Emily King and Tom Walker and appeared at British Summer Time in Hyde Park[11] supporting Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie. This was followed by Benedict's first EP, Letters To Strangers, in September 2019.[12]
Benedict supported Duncan Laurence on his European Tour[13] before recording Piano Tapes Volume II in late 2019/early 2020 and releasing the EP track by track over the summer of 2020. Benedict also appeared in a campaign for French fashion house Mugler alongside English National Ballet dancer Precious Adams performing his song Wildfire.[14]
In November 2020 Benedict started a Patreon[15] page to share new songs with his fans. Some of the songs have made it onto the instrumental EP The Midnight Sessions which was released exclusively on Bandcamp.[16]
2021
On 18 June 2021 Benedict released his EP Secrets I’ll Never Tell which contained 5 new songs. BBC 3 Counties Radio previewed live versions of some tracks the evening of 17 June as well as a discussion on the themes of the EP, which include Benedict’s journey growing up as a gay man, heartbreak, identity and the difficulties of being a musician and public figure in a largely digital world.[17][18]
In the run up to the release of Secrets I’ll Never Tell, Benedict released a podcast by the same name in which he talked to members of the world of entertainment and literature from a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, elaborating on the issues raised in the EP as well as opening up discussions on topics such as mental health, authenticity, gender and the specific challenges of the international COVID 19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. The podcast began airing on 26 May 2021, with one episode being aired weekly for seven weeks, in which conversation focused on the guest and their experiences within their particular fields of work.[19]
2021 has seen the release 3 videos already. Have A Good Life (See You Never), Benedict's first ever music video, premiered on Clash Magazine as Track Of The Day.[20] The videos for All My Famous Friends, Have A Good Life (See You Never), At Least We Tried and The Lucky Ones were recorded at WWW Studios.[21][22] [23][24]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Piano Tapes (Live at Red Gate Recorders) |
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| Letters To Strangers |
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| Piano Tapes, Volume II |
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| The Midnight Sessions |
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| Secrets I'll Never Tell |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Easy (with Simon Jefferis)" | 2018 | Vorlage:N/a |
| "Ghost" | 2018 | Piano Tapes (Live at Red Gate Recorders) |
| "Mama Said" | ||
| "Down for Forever" | ||
| "Believe" | ||
| "Wildfire" | ||
| "Therapy" | 2019 | Letters To Strangers |
| "Fear of Lonely" | ||
| "Funny How Things Change" | ||
| "Breaking Hearts" | ||
| "Pray No More" | ||
| "Boys Don’t Cry" | ||
| "Heaven Is a Place on Earth (Cover)" | 2019 | Vorlage:N/a |
| "Hollywood" | 2020 | Piano Tapes, Volume II |
| "One Last Song" | ||
| "Growing Pains" | ||
| "Choices" | ||
| "Wild One" | ||
| "All My Famous Friends" | 2021 | Secrets I'll Never Tell |
| "Have A Good Life (See You Never)" | ||
| "Sick of the Parties" | ||
| "The Lucky Ones" | ||
| "At Least We Tried" |
Songwriting credits
- Auryn - "Right Thing To Do" on Ghost Town[25]
- Mark Feehily - "Love Me, Or Leave Me Alone" on Fire
- Adam Lambert - "Feel Something" on Velvet
- Ørjan Nilsen - "Hold me" [26]
Performance credits
- ORKID - "Hands" on I Don't Give A Damn (piano)[27][28]
- Angel Haze - "April's Fool" on Dirty Gold (vocals)[29]
- Adam Lambert - "Feel Something" on Velvet (piano/backing vocals)[30]
- Ørjan Nilsen - "Hold me" (vocals)[26]
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ "Benedict Cork". Coffee House Sessions, 2018.
- ↑ SuRie Retrieved on 17 February 2018
- ↑ SuRie's Facebook post Facebook, 21 September 2018
- ↑ "Pride Profile: 10 Questions With Singer, Songwriter & Adam Lambert Collaborator Benedict Cork" Billboard, 15 March 2019.
- ↑ "PREMIERE: Simon Jefferis Makes Crafting the Perfect Blend of Lo-Fi, Soul, and R&B Seem 'Easy'". Ones to Watch, 9 March 2018.
- ↑ "Pace Pictures Posts Live Video Series for Benedict Cork". Creative Content Wire, 2018.
- ↑ "Benedict Cork's Facebook post". Facebook, 20 July 2019.
- ↑ "Introducing Benedict Cork". Apple Music, 2018.
- ↑ "Queer Necessities: Billboard Pride's August 2018 Playlist". Billboard, 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "Fiction Studios gigography". Songkick, 2019.
- ↑ "British Summer Time at Hyde Park: Line-up, dates, tickets and more". Evening Standard, 3 July 2019.
- ↑ "Singer/songwriter Benedict Cork releases new single 'Therapy' and it's fantastic". Attitude, 12 February 2019.
- ↑ "Dutch: Duncan Laurence - Benedict Cork (UK)". Patronaat, 3 October 2019.
- ↑ "Benedict Cork - Wildfire ft. Precious Adams (Live)". YouTube, 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Benny's Midnight Music". Patreon, 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "Benedict Cork - The Midnight Sessions". Bandcamp, 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Griff chats about her new mixtape, Benedict Cork in Session, L4 in the mix". BBC Three Counties Radio, 17 June 2021.
- ↑ "Benedict Cork interview (2021)". YouTube, 14 June 2021.
- ↑ "Secrets I’ll Never Tell". Spotify, 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "Track Of The Day 14/5 - Benedict Cork". Clash Magazine, 14 May 2021.
- ↑ "Benedict Cork - All My Famous Friends (Live at WWW Studios)". YouTube, 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Benedict Cork - Have A Good Life (Live at WWW Studios). YouTube, 21 May 2021.
- ↑ "Benedict Cork - At Least We Tried (Live at WWW Studios). YouTube, 8 June 2021.
- ↑ "Benedict Cork - The Lucky Ones (Live at WWW Studios). YouTube, 25 June 2021.
- ↑ "Lyrics ‘Right Thing To Do’". Genius, 4 December 2015.
- ↑ a b "Ørjan Nilsen - Hold me". Spotify, 19 March 2021.
- ↑ "ORKID - Hands". Spotify, 2018.
- ↑ "Tweet played keys & sang some backing vocals’". Twitter, 7 December 2018.
- ↑ "Angel Haze - April’s Fool". Spotify, 2014.
- ↑ "Adam Lambert - Feel Something". Spotify, 2019.
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