Irish born, Andrew Hozier-Byrne, is a songwriter and a singer that hails from Newcastle, County Wicklow. In 2013, Hozier released his debut album EP. The album consisted of many popular songs, including the hit single ‘Take Me to Church’. The song went viral on YouTube and gained the number one rank on the Irish iTunes Singles Chart and number two on the official charts. His second EP was released the following year. He then released his debut studio album in September of 2014, called Hozier in Ireland. It was released in October on a global level. The album contains five feature songs, including, ‘Take Me to Church’ and ‘From Eden’. The success of ‘Take Me to Church’ had been so incredible that it was nominated in the 57th Grammy Awards as Song of the Year.
Hozier has given mind-blowing performances at events, such as Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2014 and on Saturday Night Live. At the Grammy Awards, sharing the spotlight with Annie Lennox, he preformed ‘Take Me to Church’ live. Once again, he preformed the global hit song at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. His studio album, Hozier, has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. 509,000 copies were sold in the US. He received certification for the album as well, including IRMA 6x Platinum. Other certifications include ARIA Gold, MC Platinum, BPI Gold, and RIAA Gold. ‘Take Me to Church’ received, MC 6x Platinum, ARIA 4x Platinum, RIAA 4x Platinum RMNZ 3x Platinum, and BPI 2x Platinum. Other achievements of the song also include BVMI Platinum, IFPI Platinum, and BEA Platinum. Hozier won awards for Album of the year, Top Rock Song, and Top Rock Artist in 2015 at the Billboard Awards and European Border Breaker Awards. Scorew with TicketCity - the place to go for Hozier Tickets!