Everything You Wanted to Know About ‘you were there for me’ Singer-Songwriter Henry Moodie
2023 truly has been a spectacular year for 19-year-old English singer-songwriter Henry Moodie.
Perhaps best known for his breakout 2022 single "you were there for me," Henry truly hasn't slowed down since his musical debut. The star studied at London's prestigious BIMM Music Institute, and between his perfectly pitched vocals and his aching, gut-wrenching songwriting, he's the whole package. He recently toured with Lauren Spencer Smith and Mimi Webb across Europe and has accumulated more than 150 million streams on just a handful of tracks, and his future is only getting brighter. If you're as obsessed as we are, keep reading to discover everything Henry shared with us as our latest Man Crush Monday.
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Name: Henry Moodie
Hometown: London, England
Birthday: April 7
Fun Facts:
1. Henry is super obsessed with nature.
"Getting out in nature for a walk or a run whenever I'm feeling stressed or need to think things through is a game changer for me. Everyone should try it."
-Henry Moodie
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2. His good luck rituals include green tea and vocal warmups before a gig.
"Always! I think my crew know my entire vocal warmup routine by heart by now. Sometimes they sing along!"
-Henry Moodie
3. He doesn't consider himself much of a gamer these days, but growing up, he was very into Minecraft and Mario games.
4. He says his Aries zodiac sign describes him relatively well.
"Reminding myself on what it means to be an Aries… 'Unafraid of conflict, highly competitive and honest. High energy, competitive and ambitious.' I'd say seven out of 10. I do think I'm ambitious and high energy most of the time. I want to be the best I can possibly be. But I'm not a huge fan of conflict… That's not for me."
-Henry Moodie
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5. He admits he got a bit starstruck playing tribute to Sting.
"I had the opportunity to cover one of Sting's songs when he was honored at the Ivors earlier this year, and they brought him in to watch halfway through. I had no idea they were going to do that, and I was shook. I nearly forgot the line 'every breath you take' in 'Every Breath You Take.'
-Henry Moodie
6. His best school subjects were music and geography, and his worst was English.
"I'm not too bad at sports, either. I used to swim a lot."
-Henry Moodie
7. The best concert he ever attended was seeing Coldplay, no contest.
"It was crazy the way they know how to connect with every single member of the stadium and create such an inclusive and energetic environment in such a huge space."
-Henry Moodie
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8. He has a touch of trypophobia, an aversion to repetitive clusters of small holes.
"It's not ideal because in my label office, there's a whole wall of it. I have to close my eyes every time I walk past."
-Henry Moodie
9. He says he definitely uses TikTok too much.
10. Above all else, he's very compassionate.
"I'm a very empathic person, which I think is a blessing and a curse sometimes."
-Henry Moodie
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