Hozier

From an attic in Wicklow

Andrew John Hozier-Byrne was born on March 17, 1990, in Newcastle, County Wicklow per the infobox, or near Bray per the article text; Hot Press says Bray. He studied music at Trinity College Dublin and left in his first year, per Hot Press and Clash, though Wikipedia says he was refused a deferral after missing exams. He sang with the choir Anuna from 2009 to 2012 and played with the Trinity Orchestra, and demoed for a year and a half or two in the attic of the family home. Interview Magazine says he shortened his name to Hozier after his first EP because the long name was hard to remember. He names Nina Simone, Tom Waits, John Lee Hooker, Otis Redding, James Joyce and Irish mythology among his influences.

He wrote "Take Me to Church" in 2013, signed to Rubyworks, and Rob Kirwan produced the EP; the song spread after Stephen Fry tweeted the link. From Eden came on March 9, 2014, NPR's Tiny Desk concert on May 27, 2014 (we could not confirm its setlist), and the debut album Hozier in Ireland on September 19, 2014. It reached 1 in Ireland, 2 on the Billboard 200 and 3 in the UK. "Take Me to Church" was nominated for the Song of the Year Grammy and won the 2015 Ivor Novello. Wasteland, Baby! (March 1, 2019) reached 1 in Ireland and the US, Unreal Unearth (August 18, 2023) reached 1 in Ireland and the UK, and its "Too Sweet" reached 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2024. He was named to the Time 100 in 2025.