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Birdy

Jasmine van den Bogaerde, more commonly known as Birdy, is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She rose to stardom in 2011 for her cover of Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love.”

Born in a small town in Hampshire, England, on May 15, 1996, Jasmine came from a musical family. Her mother is a concert pianist, which caused her to develop interest in the piano at a young age. By the age of seven, she had learned to play it, and a year later, she had begun writing her own songs.

In 2008, she entered the Open Mic UK contest. Performing her own song, entitled, “So Be Free,” she won, at the age of twelve. In 2011, she released her cover of Bon Iver’s, “Skinny Love.” The song charted well in the UK, and it shot her to stardom, at the age of 14. She later released a self-titled album of covers, including, “People Help the People,” by Cherry Ghost, “Shelter,” by The xx, “The A Team,” by Ed Sheeran, and her first hit, “Skinny Love.” All have since received millions of hits on YouTube.