Thomas Peter Odell is an English singer and songwriter. He was born in Chichester, West Sussex. He studied piano at Grade 7 and began writing his own songs at the age of thirteen. At the age of eighteen, Odell abandoned plans to attend the University of York and attempted to gain a place at a music college in Liverpool.
Odell was announced as one of fifteen nominees for the BBC Sound of 2013 poll in January 2013. Also that month, his single “Another Love” was used by the BBC to advertise their 2013 schedule. Odell’s music has been used in numerous Burberry fashion runway shows. Odell was named the BRITs’ Critics’ Choice Award winner, previously won by artists such as Adele and Florence and the Machine, and was interviewed alongside previous winner Emeli Sandé during the television ceremony in February 2013.
As a singer and songwriter, Tom Odell’s album, Long Way Down, was released on 24 June 2013 and reached No. 1 in the UK Official Chart. Odell’s song Can’t Pretend was used in The 100 (TV series).
