Orla Gartland
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Gartland performing at The Cookie, Leicester, UK (29 November 2013)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Orla Gartland |
| Born | 3 February 1995 (age 21) Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Acoustic, folk, indie pop, indie folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, ukulele |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Associated acts | Hudson Taylor, Lauren Aquilina, Dodie Clark |
| Website | www |
Orla Gartland (born 3 February 1995) is an Irish singer/songwriter from Dublin who gained popularity from posting cover songs on her YouTube account. At present, her YouTube channel has received over 11.5 million views in total.
Gartland describes her music as folk pop, most heavily influenced by Joni Mitchell,Regina Spektor and Imogen Heap. She frequently refers to herself as a "music makin' ginger nutcase."
In 2012 Gartland released her debut single 'Devil on my Shoulder' which entered the singer/ songwriter iTunes charts in Ireland.
On 11 November 2013, Gartland released a four-song EP Roots. On 24 November, the Irish Mirror featured Gartland in a full-page article and stated "last Tuesday on iTunes her debut EP, Roots, hit No1 in the main Irish albums chart, 15 in the main UK albums chart and No2 in the US singer/songwriter chart."
In an interview by Campus.ie, Gartland is quoted "I played violin, fiddle, and trad and Irish stuff from the age of about five years old...my parents got me into lessons and the guitar at about 12 years old and it went from there." She posted her first YouTube video at age 13 about which she stated "I had been playing guitar for just over a year and wailing alongside the chords. I hadn't a clue how to sing; the breathing or any of the technical stuff (still haven't the foggiest) – so just wanted some feedback on that really!"
In 2011, Broken Wall Films made a video of Gartland's song "All The Little Details." The video was shot in a coffeeshop which remained open for business during the filming.
In 2012, Gartland opened for Britain's Got Talent contestant Ryan O'Shaughnessy at The Academy and for Scottish singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt at Bewley's Cafe Theatre. She released her debut single "Devil on my Shoulder" on 17 June on iTunes where it reached No. 2 on the Ireland singer/songwriter chart. The single was launched at a sold-out show headlined by Gartland at The Academy in Dublin.
In March 2013 Gartland announced her first tour, headlining five shows in the UK and in Ireland during July 2013.
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