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Anthony Parsons (musician)

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Anthony Nathan Parsons
Parsons in 2019
Born (1989-11-03) 3 November 1989 (age 34)
NationalityEnglish
StylePop · Pop rock · Electronic dance
Websitewww.anthonyparsons.co.uk

Anthony Nathan Parsons (born 3 November 1989) is a singer-songwriter, producer, and entertainer from England. He has released eleven singles and one extended play to date.

Career

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Growing up, Parsons displayed some musical ability, playing the keyboard and writing snippets of songs.[1]

In 2007, Parsons began his music career by posting videos on YouTube featuring himself singing cover songs. These would be recorded in the style of him sitting and facing a camera whilst singing into a hand-held microphone. Most of these early videos were recorded whilst Parsons was working on a night shift as a security guard and the background in his videos often featured various workplace settings. The first song that Parsons covered was "Your Song" by Elton John. The song was recorded a cappella featuring just Parsons' vocals. He received a positive response to this video which prompted him to record and release more videos onto YouTube.

In 2015, one of Parsons' YouTube videos, featuring a cover of Celine Dion's "I'm Alive", caught the attention of talent scouts in America. They arranged for Parsons to travel to Florida where he performed a number of live shows for them including at the World of Beer Festival in Florida.[2]

Personal life

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Parsons was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire, England. He is married and still resides there with two children and two step-children.

He has provided vocals on two charity song releases; "Rise Above It All" in 2020[3] and also as a guest vocalist on "A Children's Christmas Time" in 2017. This was a charity Christmas single organised by Chesterfield's Spire Radio and featuring various local artists.[4] The single was in aid of both Ashgate Hospicecare and Teenage Cancer Trust.

Awards

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Roots Live Music Awards 2020

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  • Best Songwriter – Nominated
  • Best Solo Live Act – Nominated
  • Best Original Song (Summer Rain) – Nominated[5]

Hero of Bolsover Award

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On 9 September 2020, Parsons was presented with the 'Hero of Bolsover Award' by Bolsover MP Mark Fletcher. This was in recognition of his charity single, "Rise Above It All".[6]

GITM Award

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  • Best Solo Male - Won
  • Single of The Year (Rise Above It All) - Won
  • EP of The Year (The End of The Beginning) - Won
  • Special Award (given for his charity single, 'Rise Above It All')[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Anthony Parsons". Merryn.org.
  2. ^ "World of Beer plans to open Monday in downtown Sarasota". Ticket.heraldtribune.com.
  3. ^ "Derbyshire singer launches charity single for NHS staff". Derbyshirelive. 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Radio station find their voices for charity". Chesterfield.co.uk. 11 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Roots Live Music Awards (PHASE 2) -". Rootslivemusic.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020.
  6. ^ Parsons, Anthony (9 September 2020). "Hero of Bolsover Award". Anthonyparsons.co.uk.
  7. ^ "First look at Bolsover singer Anthony Parsons' video for debut Christmas single". derbyshiretimes.co.uk. 13 December 2021.
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