īirdy's second given name, Lucilla, was the name of her father's stepmother. She has English, Belgian (Flemish), Dutch and Scottish ancestry. Her great-uncle was the actor Sir Dirk Bogarde. Her maternal grandfather was Captain John Christopher Ingram Roper-Curzon, the 20th Baron Teynham, and she grew up on the family estate near Lymington, Hampshire.

īirdy studied at Durlston Court Prep School in Barton on Sea, at Priestlands School, and at Brockenhurst College, a sixth form college in the New Forest. She also has two elder half-brothers, Moses and Sam, from her father's first marriage. Her parents were married in 1995 and have two other children: Jake, born in 1997, and Caitlin in 1999. She stated that listening to classical music and the songs her mother played has been a big influence on her sound. Birdy learned to play the piano at the age of seven, and began writing her own music at the age of eight.

Her father is Rupert Oliver Benjamin van den Bogaerde, a writer her mother is Sophie Patricia (née Roper-Curzon), a concert pianist. Her fourth studio album Young Heart was released on 30 April 2021.īirdy was born on, in Lymington, England, United Kingdom. Her third studio album, Beautiful Lies, was released on 25 March 2016. At the 2014 Brit Awards, she was nominated for Best British Female Solo Artist. Her second studio album, Fire Within, was released on 23 September 2013 in the UK. Her self-titled debut album, Birdy, was released on 7 November 2011 to similar success, peaking at number one in Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Her debut single, a cover version of Bon Iver's ' Skinny Love', was her breakthrough, charting all across Europe and earning platinum certification six times in Australia. She won the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12. Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde (born ), better known by her stage name Birdy, is an English singer and songwriter.

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