The Weekly GELT's TOP - June 20, 2015

Artist of the Week : Conrad Sewell

Born in Brisbane, Conrad Sewell started chasing his musical dreams early. “Since I was 8, I’ve been sending out tapes, going to random places to record demos in people’s garages,” he says. “But in Australia, ‘pop’ was still almost a dirty word, so I felt like I had to get to America or Europe—and when I did, people reacted to my voice right away.”

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Eventually, Conrad found his way to Los Angeles, where he connected with Hartman. They began refining the material, and recording everything live in the studio. “I think previously people have tended to over-produce my voice,” he says, “so we wanted to keep it simple and go with the old-school way of making a record.”

In the process, the singer was discovering new, more nuanced approaches to his craft. “I’ve learned that sometimes I need to pull back,” he says. “I have quite a big range, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that I need to use it all the time. Sometimes it’s nice to have those moments when you sing softer, so I’ve been trying to control it more.”

Conrad’s debut album marks the arrival of a major new talent, although the 25-year-old vocal powerhouse has already racked up some significant accomplishments. He has written songs for other artists in his native Australia; had a European hit with his previous band and, most recently, wrote and sings the hook on Kygo’s global smash “Firestone,” which already has over 100 million streams on Spotify.

Now, for his debut solo recording, Conrad has worked with an all-star team of writers and producers, including Jamie Hartman (Christina Aguilera, Joss Stone), Sam Hollander (Train, One Direction), and Eric Rosse (Sara Bareilles, Gavin Degraw). "Hold Me Up," the sparkling, exuberant first single, was written/produced by Brian Lee (Lady Gaga, Icona Pop) and Louis Bell. 

( taken from Conrad Sewell's bio on http://conradofficial.com/)

TW	LW	WO	Artist	Title	PK	CT	VIDEO
1	1	5	Maroon 5	This Summer's Gonna Hurt  Like A Motherf***r	1
2	4	5	Tinie Tempah	Not Letting Go feat. Jess  Glynne	2
3	7	3	Years & Years	Shine	3
4	3	7	Tori Kelly	Unbreakable Smile	3
5	8	9	Madcon	Don't Worry ft. Ray Dalton	5
6	2	8	Rihanna	American Oxygen   (4 weeks #1)	1
7	5	8	Giorgio Moroder	Deja Vu ft. Sia	3
8	14	5	Taylor Swift	Bad Blood feat. Kendrick  Lamar	8
9	6	12	Charlie Puth	Marvin Gaye ft. Meghan  Trainor	4
10	9	8	Adam Lambert	Ghost Town	3
11	12	11	Hilary Duff	Sparks	11
12	16	6	Måns Zelmerlöw	Heroes	12
13	11	10	Charles Hamilton	New York Raining feat. Rita  Ora	8
14	18	10	Elina Born & Stig Rästa	Goodbye To Yesterday	14
15	31	2	**BEST CHART  MOVER** Sage The Gemini	Good Thing feat. Nick Jonas	15
16	10	12	Meghan Trainor	Dear Future Husband	2
17	15	7	Jarryd James	Do You Remember	15
18	19	8	Grace	You Don't Own Me   ft. G-Eaz	18
19	22	4	Aurora	Running With The Wolves	19
20	13	10	Wiz Khalifa	See You Again feat. Charlie  Puth (3 weeks #1)	1
21	26	7	Jessie J	Flashlight	21
22	28	4	Brandon Flowers	I Can Change	22
23	20	6	Blonde	All Cried Out feat. Alex  Newell	19
24	-	6	Flo Rida	I Don't Like It, I Love It feat.  Robin Thicke & Verdine  White	24
25	27	5	Owl City	Verge feat. Aloe Blacc	25
26	25	8	Erik Hassle	No Words	13
27	17	14	Major Lazer & DJ  Snake	Leon On ft. MØ	2
28	23	13	Brandon Flowers	Can't Deny My Love	13
29	33	3	Olly Murs	Beautiful To Me	29
30	37	3	Jason Derulo	Cheyenne	30
31	39	3	John Newman	Come And Get It	31
32	21	15	Alesso	Cool ft. Roy English	8
33	new	-	**HIGHEST DEBUT**  Jeremih	Tonight Belongs To You ft.  Flo Rida	33
34	30	13	Ed Sheeran &  Rudimental	Bloodstream	2
35	40	2	Jamie XX	Loud Places feat. Romy	35
36	32	19	Imagine Dragons	Shots	6
37	35	6	Mumford & Sons	Tompkins Square Park	35
38	-	5	Prince Royce	Back It Up feat Jennifer  Lopez  & Pitbull	38
39	34	16	Jess Glynne	Hold My Hand  (3 weeks #1)	1
40	43	2	Gabrielle Aplin	Light Up The Dark	43
41	36	19	Ellie Goulding	Love Me Like You Do  (3 weeks #1)	1
42	new	-	Lost Frequencies	Reality ft. Janieck Devy	42
43	46	6	Ricky Martin	Mr Put It Down feat. Pitbull	43
44	47	2	Kenny B	Parijs	44
45	42	22	Taylor Swift	Style  (2 weeks #1)	1
46	39	13	Olly Murs	Seasons	8
47	new	-	Conrad Sewell	Hold Me Up	47
48	41	17	Calvin Harris	Pray To God ft. HAIM	4
49	new	-	Alesso	Sweet Escape ft. Sirena	49
50	new	-	Synapson	All In You ft. Anna Kova	50

Dropping Off the Chart

Snoop Dogg - Peaches N Cream ft. Charlie Wilson
Ariana Grande - One Last Time
Chic ft. Nile Rodgers - I'll Be There

Caro Emerald - Quicksand

Bubbling Under 
Lena - Traffic Lights
Alesso - Sweet Escape feat. Sirena
Ed Sheeran - Photograph
The Chemical Brothers - Go
Balthazar - Bunker
Little Mix - Black Magic
Nervo - Hey Ricky
Alesha Dixon - The Way We Are