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Allie Sherlock
A teenage girl plays guitar by a microphone on a street
Sherlock performing on Grafton Street in 2021
Background information
Born (2005-04-07) 7 April 2005 (age 19)
Douglas, Cork, Ireland
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • guitarist
  • songwriter
  • busker
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, ukulele, piano
Years active2016–present
LabelsPatriot Records[1]
Websitealliesherlock.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014 – present
GenreMusic
Subscribers6.01 million[2]
Total viewsmore than 1 billion[2]
Last updated: 5 February 2024

Allie Sherlock (born 7 April 2005) is an Irish singer, guitarist, songwriter, and busker. A video of her performing a cover of Ed Sheeran's "Supermarket Flowers" went viral on YouTube in June 2017. She appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2018.[3] Sherlock has performed frequently on Grafton Street in Dublin, Ireland.[3][4]

Early and personal life

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Sherlock is from Douglas in Cork, Ireland, and was born on 7 April 2005.[5][6] She left primary school in 2016 due to bullying and changed to homeschooling.[4] "It wasn't physical, it was more the way they treated me. It was done in a sneakier, slyer way. I would come home really stressed and I would be literally perspiring from the stress," she said.[7]

Her mother died when Sherlock was 9 years old.[8]

Sherlock began busking in Cork and later, from the age of 11, began performing almost weekly on Grafton Street, Dublin. Her father, who is her music manager, is also present and remains "on guard when people are inappropriate".[7] He films and uploads her YouTube videos.[4]

Career

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A teenage girl plays guitar on stage
Sherlock in concert to support OneRepublic at Cologne, Germany (March 2020)

In 2014, Sherlock's YouTube channel was created and, as of December 2023, had over 5.97 million subscribers and generated over 1 billion views.[9] She later started a Patreon channel,[10] and (as of April 2024) had over 2.5 million Instagram followers and 3.9 million on Facebook.[11][12]

In August 2017, she performed at the 2017 Miss Universe Ireland pageant.[13]

In early 2018, she performed the song "Million Years Ago" by Adele on ABC's The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran on RTÉ One's The Ray D'Arcy Show.[14] Later in 2018, Sherlock signed a five-year contract with Patriot Records, owned by OneRepublic lead vocalist, Ryan Tedder.[1]

Live concerts by Sherlock in Ireland have included performances at the Cork Opera House (December 2016),[15] Cyprus Avenue in Cork (December 2018),[16] and at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin in April 2019.[17] She performed at the Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall in Hamburg, Germany in early 2020.[18] During their European tour in March 2020, Sherlock supported OneRepublic at concerts in Paris (France),[19] Cologne (Germany),[20] Utrecht (Netherlands),[21] and the London Palladium (UK).[22][23]

In February 2020, she released a first extended play (EP) of a cover of "At Last" by Etta James.[24] In June 2020, she performed with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra as part of the final episode of RTÉ's Home School Hub.[25] Also in 2020, Sherlock was part of a collective of female artists called "Irish Women in Harmony", that recorded a version of Dreams in aid of a domestic abuse charity.[26]

In December 2021, Sherlock performed on Virgin Media Television on Dave Fanning's Fanning at Whelan's show.[27]

As of 2022, she was in studio writing songs alongside Kodaline guitarist Steve Garrigan.[7]

On 4 June 2022, Sherlock performed at the AO Arena in Manchester (shown on ITV) for the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II celebrations.[citation needed]

On 7 April 2023, Sherlock celebrated her 18th birthday and released the album Allie, including 11 cover songs.[citation needed]

Songwriting

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In addition to covering songs on YouTube, Sherlock also writes original songs.[28] Some of her original songs are "Hero",[29] "Locked Inside",[29] "Without You" (released July 2021),[30] and "Leave Me With a Decent Goodbye" (September 2021).[31] The theme of "Hero" is self-confidence and "Locked Inside" is about how she felt during the COVID-19 quarantine period.[29] The song "The Night Before" is about her mother's death.[4]

Discography

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A man and a girl play guitar together on stage
Ryan Tedder and Allie Sherlock in concert at Cologne, Germany (March 2020)
Albums
  • Allie (11 tracks, released April 2023)
Singles
  • "Stay" (2023)
  • "Nobody Gets Me" (2023)
  • "Stargazing" (2024)
  • "How Love Works" (released October 2024)[32]

References

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  2. ^ a b "About Allie Sherlock". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b "'Amazing': 12-year-old Irish busker wows The Ellen Show". The Irish Times. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d O'Byrne, Ellie (17 December 2018). "Cork teenager Allie Sherlock is about to the take the next step in her already-storied singing career". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ^ "12-year-old Douglas girl turns down appearance on The Ellen Show". echolive.ie. The Echo. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. ^ Allie Sherlock Live show from Home. 20 March 2020. 9 minutes in. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020 – via YouTube. 'When are you turning 15?' 'April 7th.'
  7. ^ a b c "Major record labels queuing up to sign Irish teenage busker Allie Sherlock". independent. 24 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Record deal talks are result of hard Graft for Dublin busker Allie Sherlock". Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021 – via PressReader.
  9. ^ "Allie Sherlock". YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Allie Sherlock is creating Music Videos". Patreon. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  11. ^ "A L L I E S H E R L O C K (@alliesherlock) - Instagram". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Allie Sherlock". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  13. ^ O’Donoghue, Anna (1 September 2017). "Miss Cork Cailin Aine Ni Toibin crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2017". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Allie Sherlock performing 'Perfect' (Ed Sheeran) and interview". The Ray D'Arcy Show. 4 February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2020 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ Justin Bieber Mistletoe cover by Allie Sherlock Cork Opera house, archived from the original on 2 October 2021, retrieved 2 October 2021
  16. ^ Allie Sherlock - live at Cyprus Avenue, Cork, Ireland, archived from the original on 20 September 2021, retrieved 20 September 2021
  17. ^ "Pop rock music photography magazine. Allie Sherlock in concert at 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland". Chasing The Light Art. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Allie Sherlock during the Channel Aid Live in concert at Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall in Hamburg, Germany". Getty Images. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Allie Sherlock Setlist at L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris". setlist.fm. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  20. ^ "03/04/2020: OneRepublic @ Palladium | Concert Archives". www.concertarchives.org. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  21. ^ "03/08/2020: OneRepublic Live In Concert @ TivoliVredenburg | Concert Archives". www.concertarchives.org. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Allie Sherlock performs at London Palladium on March 10, 2020 in..." Getty Images. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  23. ^ "OneRepublic's Concert & Tour History | Concert Archives". www.concertarchives.org. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  24. ^ At Last, archived from the original on 21 September 2021, retrieved 21 September 2021
  25. ^ "Allie Sherlock plays graduation gig for Home School Hub". 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  26. ^ Bol, Rosita. "Irish Women in Harmony record Cranberries song in aid of Safe Ireland". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  27. ^ "Fanning brings Irish music series from Whelan's". Meath Chronicle. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Allie Sherlock's Singing Success". Carrie's Chronicles. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  29. ^ a b c "Top Allie Sherlock Originals performed". Music Corn. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021.
  30. ^ "Without You by Allie Sherlock". Music Corn. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021.
  31. ^ "Leave Me With A Decent Good Bye – Allie Sherlock Original". Music Corn. 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021.
  32. ^ "Behind the music - Allie Sherlock". RTÉ TEN. 7 November 2024.
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