Stevie McCrorie

Stevie McCrorie
McCrorie at T in the Park 2015
Background information
Born	(1985-03-23) 23 March 1985 Denny, Falkirk, Scotland
Genres	Pop alternative rock pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter firefighter
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Years active	2010–13 2015–present
Labels	Decca Universal
Associated acts	Ricky Wilson Stevie and the Moon
Website	steviemccroriemusic.wix.com/steviemccrorie

Stevie McCrorie (born 23 March 1985)^[1] is a Scottish singer-songwriter and firefighter who won the fourth series of the BBC television singing competition The Voice UK in 2015. He auditioned with Kodaline's "All I Want", with all four coaches turning their chairs for him. His debut single, "Lost Stars", was released the day following his win and debuted at number six on the UK Singles Charts, number one on the Scottish Singles Charts and eighty-seven on the Irish Singles Charts. Since winning 'The Voice', he has performed at T in The Park.

In January 2016, McCrorie released his second album and first major label recording, Big World, which debuted at number thirty-five on the UK Albums Charts, making it the third highest new entry on the UK charts,^[2] and debuted at number six on the Scottish Album Charts, the highest charting new entry on the chart, behind only Blackstar by David Bowie.^[3]

Early life

Stevie McCrorie was born in Stirling. He spent his formative years in Denny, Stirlingshire.^[4] Before winning The Voice UK, he was a firefighter in the group of first recruits into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2014 and was nicknamed The Hero during the competition. Prior to the Voice, Stevie performed with several bands in the Scottish underground music scene.

Career

2010–13: These Old Traditions

McCrorie started his singing and recording career with the band Scruffy kid which led to gaining second place in the Scottish Schools battle of the bands. He was then in bands such as Feelings Pass, The Goodnight Story, CITY and Voom Club before refining the band name to Stevie and the Moon, releasing the double A-side single Wolves and Rainbows and later releasing These Old Traditions in 2010. Stevie and the Moon disbanded a day after one final show at Falkirks 20 Rocks on 16 June 2013. Before the final show Stevie enjoyed success playing T in the Park festival 2010, Wickerman festival, BBC introducing and Radio 1 live lounge performances and interviews with BBC Radio 1's Jo Whiley.

2015–present: The Voice UK and Big World

In 2015, McCrorie auditioned for the fourth series of The Voice UK performing Kodaline's "All I Want", with all four coaches turning for him.^[5] He eventually chose to join Ricky Wilson's team. During the battle rounds, he battled Tim Arnold singing Imagine Dragons' "Demons", and McCrorie won the Battle. During the Knockout Rounds, McCrorie performed U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". McCrorie was then through to the live shows. During the first live show, he performed Cyndi Lauper's "All Through the Night". McCrorie received the Team Ricky "fast pass" and was saved. The other Team Ricky artists were Emmanuel Nwamadi, who advanced to the next live show via the public vote and Autumn Sharif, who did not advance to the second live show. During the second live show, McCrorie performed Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" and advanced to the Live Final along with team mate Nwamadi. During the live final, he performed "I'll Stand By You", "Get Back", "All I Want" and the winner's single "Lost Stars". On 4 April 2015 on the live show, it was announced that McCrorie was the winner of The Voice UK 2015.^[6] He had beaten the only other remaining contestant, opera singer Lucy O'Byrne.

On 5 April 2015, the day after he won the show, McCrorie released his winner's single, a cover of Adam Levine's "Lost Stars", via digital download. On 8 April 2015, the song was at number one on The Official Chart Update but reached No 6 on the UK Singles Chart at the end of the week. However the song reached No 1 in his native Scotland.^[7]

His second single, "My Heart Never Lies" was released in November 2015 along with an accompanying music video. It reached number 51 on the Scottish Singles Chart^[8]

His first album since winning The Voice UK, "Big World", was released on 8 January 2016. Despite his high-profile win on The Voice, the album was largely self-promoted, received limited airplay on TV and radio stations and was unavailable to purchase in many major retailers which may have been contributing factors to hindering sales. Furthermore, its release date clashed with the unexpected passing of music legend David Bowie who dominated the charts immediately following the news of his passing. The album reached number 35 on the UK album chart^[2] and number four in Scotland.^[3][9] The perceived lack of promotion in the mainstream media prompted outcries on social media and an online petition was set up on Change.org in a bid to have his music featured more prominently on TV and radio stations that received more than 2000 signatures.

He made an appearance on The Voice in 2016 on the first live shows, and performed "My Heart Never Lies". This resulted in the track re-entering the iTunes top 100, and the album peaking briefly at number 10 on the iTunes album chart.^[10] Following the performance, Big World re-entered the Scottish Albums Chart at number 15 and UK Albums Chart at number 70, while My Heart Never Lies re-entered at a new peak of 45 on the Scottish Singles Chart.^[11]

In April 2016, McCrorie and music PR company APB parted ways and he returned to former career as a firefighter.^[12] In August 2016, Stevie announced via Facebook that his contract with Decca Records had expired.

Personal life

McCrorie is married to Amy McCrorie (née Laverty) and they have one daughter. He has three siblings, Michael, Paul and sister Nadia.^[13]

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

• Official website
• Stevie McCrorie on Facebook
• Stevie McCrorie on Twitter