Quick Facts
Biography
Coyle Girelli is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Music career
Girelli, along with Mat Steel, Jon Langford, Mal Taylor and Mark Heaton, formed alternative rock band Your Vegas in 2005 while a studying at Leeds University. He was the singer and songwriter in Your Vegas. The band released several self-produced singles in the UK before signing to Universal Republic in 2007 and releasing debut album A Town And Two Cities in May 2008.
In 2010 he founded British alternative band The Chevin together with former Your Vegas bandmates Langford, Steel and Taylor. Girelli wrote and produced debut release The Champion EP released on Fierce Panda in the UK. He also wrote and co-produced debut album Borderland with American producer Noah Shain. Lead single "Champion" along with several other of his songs from album Borderland have appeared in films, trailers, commercials, computer games and television shows across the globe, including "Champion" on the FIFA 13 soundtrack.
Girelli has made several network television appearances in the US including on Last Call with Carson Daly with Your Vegas and on the Late Show with David Letterman and Conan with The Chevin.
Steven Spielberg's Discovery Channel documentary Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack in New York used "Salvador" written by Girelli as its theme music.
In 2015 Girelli composed music for short film Shaded Reflections which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival and the Manhattan Film Festival where he won the award for 'Best Original Song'.
Girelli writes songs for many other major label recording artists and his releases include Westlife, Asher Roth, Robin Schulz, Alex Winston, Peking Duk and DJ Serge Devant. He appeared on stage with Peking Duk as a guest vocalist several times during 2015 including performances at Lollapalooza and Electric Zoo.
He co-composed the 2013 French musical sensation Robin des Bois along with Micheal Malih, David Hallyday, Fred Château, Mathieu Mendès, Corneille, Shaka Ponk, John Mamann and Stanislas. His song "Gloria" from the show also appears on opera singer Vincent Niclo's 2013 album Luis. Girelli co-composed the 2016 French musical Les Trois Mousquetaires.
In January 2017 Girelli announced on twitter that his debut solo record was being mixed as would be released later in the year.
Discography
Studio Albums
- A Town And Two Cities - Your Vegas (Universal Republic 2008)
- Borderland - The Chevin (So Recordings 2012)
Extended Plays
- Your Vegas EP - Your Vegas (Epic 2007)
- Flybuzz EP - Your Vegas (Epic 2007)
- A Town And Two Cities EP - Your Vegas (Universal Republic 2008)
- Champion EP - The Chevin (Fierce Panda 2011)
Singles
- "Your Vegas" - Your Vegas (Epic, January 2007) UK
- "Flybuzz" - Your Vegas (Epic, August 2007) UK
- "In My Head" - Your Vegas (Universal Republic, June 2008) US
- "Christmas And Me Are Through" - Your Vegas (Primary Wave, January 20, 2009)
- "Drive" - The Chevin (So Recordings, 28 May 2012)
- "Blue Eyes" - The Chevin (So Recordings, 6 August 2012) - (UK only)
- "Champion" - The Chevin (So Recorings, 7 August 2012)
As Featured Artist
- "On Your Own" - Serge Devant (feat. Coyle Girelli) 2012
- "Something For Nothing" - Asher Roth (feat. Coyle Girelli) 2014
- "Something For Nothing" - Blended Babies (feat. Coyle Girelli) 2015
- "Dragonfly" - Blended Babies (feat. Coyle Girelli) 2016
Other Songs
- "Naked Soul" - Coyle Girelli 2016 - (Kate Moss for Naked Cashmere campaign)
Musical Theater
- Robin des Bois (2013)
- Les Trois Mousquetaires (2016)
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Last Call With Carson Daly | himself | Musical guest |
| 2012 | The Late Show with David Letterman | Musical Guest | |
| 2012 | Conan | Musical Guest |
Tours
- UK Tour (2006)
- US Tour (with The Bravery 2008)
- US Red Carpet Massacre Tour (with Duran Duran 2008)
- US Tour (with Shiny Toy Guns 2008)
- US Tour (2008)
- UK Tour (2011)
- UK Tour (with The Airborne Toxic Event 2011)
- UK Tour (with The Pigeon Detectives 2011)
- European Tour (with White Lies 2011)
- European Tour (with The Pigeon Detectives 2012)
- UK Tour (2012)
- European Tour (2012)
- US Tour (with The Airborne Toxic Event 2012)
- US Tour (with The Psychedelic Furs & The Lemonheads 2012)
- European Tour (2013)