UK singer-songwriter Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, better known by her professi… Read Full Bio ↴UK singer-songwriter Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, better known by her professional name Birdy was born on 15th May, 1996. Her mother was a concert pianist, Sophie (nee Roper-Curzon) and her father, Rupert Bogarde a writer. She was raised in a mill house on the Pylewell Park estate (Lymington, UK) of Birdy’s maternal grandfather, Baron Teynham. She attended Priestlands School in Lymington, UK until the age of 16, before going on to Brockenhurst Sixth Form College to study for her A-levels.
After she won the Under 18s category of the UK talent contest Open Mic UK at the age of 12, Bogaerde was soon offered a publishing contract by Good Soldier Songs Ltd, run by Christian Tattersfield, chairman of Warner Music UK. In 2011, at the age of 14, she released a haunting cover version of the Bon Iver "Skinny Love", which reached #17 on the UK Singles Chart. The track was later featured in an episode of The Vampire Diaries.

Her self-titled debut album, "Birdy", was released on 4th November, 2011 and featured "Skinny Love" , "1901" and "People Help The People", other notable tracks from the album include James Taylor's" Fire and Rain" and “Terrible Love” The album reached #1 in Australia, Belgium and The Netherlands, it also peaked at #13 in the UK.
In 2011, "Skinny Love" sold 259,000 copies in the UK becoming the third biggest selling rock single of that year. As of August 2016, the song had sold almost 800,000 copies in the UK.

In 2012, Birdy released an 8 track EP " Live in London “ which featured several tracks from her debut album plus a version of the Ed Sheeran song "The A Team “and "Just a Game from “The Hunger Games”

In July 2013 Birdy announced via YouTube, that her 2nd album would be released later in the year. She also previewed two new songs "Wings "and "No Angel" which would both be featured on her second studio album "Fire Within"

Her second studio album, "Fire Within" was released 23rd September, 2013. It featured 11 original songs, either written or co written by Birdy including Strange Birds, co-written with Sia.
The first single from the album was “Wings” released as a digital download then officially released in the UK on 8th September 2013. The song reached #8 on the UK charts, becoming Birdy’s first UK top 10. It was also featured in an episode of The Vampire Diaries. Subsequent singles were “No Angel”, Light Me Up” and “Words as Weapons”

In 2014, Birdy submitted three songs to the soundtrack of the film “The Fault In Our Stars” which stars “Shailene Woodley” and “Ansel Elgort”. “Not About Angels” was the second released single from the soundtrack album. Other Birdy contributions were “ Tee Shirt" and “ Best Shot"

On 25th March 2016, Birdy's third album "Beautiful Lies" was released, it featured the singles, "Keeping Your Head Up" ,"Wild Horses" and "Words" Once again her songwriting abilities were evident as she wrote or co wrote all of the 14 tracks.

Also in 2016 she was featured on the "Sigma" single " Find Me which was only a minor success in the UK.
Her song Ghost In The Wind" also appeared on the soundtrack of the film The Edge Of Seventeen

After an extensive tour of USA and Asia, she took a break from music, only to return with a new single called “ Open Your Heart" in 2020. The song was featured on the 4 track EP called “Piano Sketches”

Birdy’s fourth studio album “Young Heart” was then released on 30th April 2021, the first single “ Surrender” was issued earlier in 2021, a day after she had announced that her new album was coming. Birdy described the album as a heartbreak album heavily inspired by Joni Mitchell’s “Blue”

2023 saw the release of Birdy's fifth studio album “Portraits” It was released on 18th August 2023. “Raincatchers” was issued as the first single, which had been released earlier in 2023. Subsequent singles from the album have since followed, “Heartbreaker”, “Your Arms” and “Paradise Calling”

Birdy's music is described as folk, pop, indie folk. She cites her early music influences as Classical Music and Pop music that her parents would play. along with her own influences, which are so evident in her music(Bon Iver, George Michael and Keane)

Album Discography:
Birdy (2011)
Fire Within (2013)
Beautiful Lies (2016)
Young Heart (2021)
Portraits (2023)

Sites: Discogs, Wikipedia and YouTube.

Cheap Thrills
Birdy Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Cheap Thrills' by these artists:

19. Sia Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Apparat Williams Robbie Miscellaneous Cheap Love Song Take your time…
Bboy Zero Sticking with my brothers like it's gang violence Take time …
Bellas Up with it, girl Rock with it, girl Show dem it, girl…
Blanket Ghost I want cheap thrills Or something real I wanna be killed by…
David Allan Coe They judge a boy by his friends And all a mine…
Dom Pachino (Intro: P.R. Terrorist) Mira, mira mami Dame la chocha, Te…
DUNES Come on come on, Turn the radio on It is friday…
Eagles of Death Metal Can't afford no (Cheap thrills) (Whatcha doin'?) I'm spendi…

Excuse me. I feel like I've been blinded in these times (Strung along…
Fake Shark Everybody get up now Hey Cheap thrills and a casual romance,…
Frank Zappa Darling, darling, please hear my plea God only knows what yo…
G-Hollow Me and my dawgs we be paying bills But blow the…
Gatsb7 I just sold all my dreams Now I'm heading toward the…
Gunplay Yeah everybody hit me up, want me to walk to…
Herve Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Himalayas She said oh whatever (refuse?) you, honey. I expand taxpayer…
Jaclyn Davies Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Junior Prom Come on out, come on down Are you in or are…
KIDZ BOP Kids Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Killing Time Sleaze, hate, the city never sleeps. The feeling of danger …
LIVING ROOM - Sia Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Moon Fever Moon Fever - Cheap Thrills Long night last night but it's…
New Kingdom Whatever poison is in this bottle Will leave me broken sore…
NYE Party Band Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Phoebe Snow They judge a boy by his friends And all of yours…
Planet Patrol Face To Face Miscellaneous Planet Of Sound One fine day in m…
Randy New suit, new shoes, aftershave and gin and juice Brand new…
Samy Jebari Come on, come on, turn the radio on It′s Friday night…
Sassydee Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Sean Paul Up with it girl, rock with it girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sean Paul Sia Up with it, girl, rock with it, girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sean Paul; Sia Up with it girl, rock with it girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Sia ft. Sean Paul Up with it girl, rock with it girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia & Rihanna Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Sia & Sean Paul Up with it, girl, rock with it, girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia - Cheap Thrills Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Sia / Sean Paul Up with it girl, rock with it girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia and Sean Paul Up with it girl, rock with it girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia F/Sean Paul Up with it, girl, rock with it, girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia Feat. Jean Paul Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Sia feat. Nicky Jam Sia N. I. C. K Nicky Jam The spanglish version Come…
Sia feat. Sean Paul Up with it, girl, rock with it, girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia featuring Sean Paul Up with it girl, rock with it girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia Ft Sean Paul Up with it, girl, rock with it, girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia Sean Paul Sia Sia feat. Sean Paul Up with it girl, rock with it girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia [feat. Sean Paul] Up with it, girl, rock with it, girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia ♥ Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Sia/Musicfire.in Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
Sia/Sean Paul Up with it, girl, rock with it, girl (Sia) Show dem…
Siafeat. Sean Paul Up with it girl Rock with it girl Show dem it girl…
Siafeat.SEAN PAUL Up with it, girl, rock with it, girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sykamore Yeah, you got a good job But the job don′t pay…
Terror 2000 Cry, baby your death is yet to come Cheap thrills and…
The Bellas Up with it girl Rock with it girl Show dem it girl…
The Mothers of Invention Darling, darling, please hear my plea God only knows what y…
The Pop Posse Up with it girl Rock with it girl Show dem it girl…
Vidya Vox Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…
♪ Sia Ft Sean Paul Up with it girl, rock with it girl (Sia) Show dem…
Sia Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Birdy:

"skinnylove Come on skinny love just last the year Pour a little…
1901 Counting all different ideas drifting away Past and present …
All About You Why does she make sure to be so immature about…
All You Never Say You've been searching Have you found many things? Time for l…
At Night But you know it's true I've given up on you Take you're…
Automatic (Yeah, oh) If I reach out for you (yeah, oh) Will you…
Battlefield I could brace, I could brace hard Brace my heart for…
Beating Heart Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh…
Beautiful Lies Beautiful lies Cover my eyes with your hands Just pretend we…
Blue Skies Blue skies smiling at me Nothing but blue skies, all I…
Celestial Dancers Here we are Just floating with the moon and stars Just waiti…
Comforting Sounds I don't feel alright In spite of these comforting sounds You…
Deep End Someone told me but I won't know That I feel half…
Deepest Lonely Echoes through my heart Echoes through my heart (oh) Echoes …
Dream Breathe I'm listening close to every word that you speak D…
Evergreen Nobody knows my love Nobody knows my love In the Gods we…
Farewell and Goodnight Goodnight, to every little hour that you sleep tite May it…
Fire Rain Lyrics Just yesterday morning, they let me know that you were…
Ghost in the Wind Can someone tell me who I am? I haven't recognized myself…
Growing Pains Try to change your mind, it's like the weather And you…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
Hear You Calling Some mistakes Are harder to recover from And I miss the days…
Heart of Gold I can be strong when I want to be, You think…
Heartbreaker Feel like I've been reading you wrong And we've tilted from…
Home Home Reflections of eyes shine bright and my mind remind me…
I I don't know what it is that makes me love…
I Wish I Was A Shooting Star Is anybody home upstairs? It's been a shitty night If…
I'll Never Forget You Eighty-Six Charlie came over He asked me for a favor Asked m…
Island Lights Somehow We have to make a start To make it back before…
It's My Party I don't want you around I falter now I know I'm losing…
Just a Game I don't know where I am I don't know this place Don't…
Keeping Your Head Up Times that I've seen you lose your way You're not in…
Learn Me Right Though I may speak some tongue of old Or even spit…
let her go Staring at the bottom of your glass Hoping one day you'll…
Let It All Go I've been sleepless at night 'Cause I don't know how I…
Lifted Haunting Keep my (eyes from), haunting Keep my (eyes from), …
Light Me Up I'm finding my heart using my hands You're my feet on…
Light Me Up/Birdy I'm finding my heart using my hands You're my feet on…
Lighthouse Caught up in the riptide Like a storm on a dark…
Little Blue Little blue finds me again Creeps over my heart Like a shado…
Loneliness (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) It's getting hard to h…
Lost It All Give a little time to me Give a little trust and…
Lucky Star You must be my Lucky Star 'Cause you shine on me…
Maybe Maybe, I know it's just maybe And we're only dreaming For …
New Moon Lately I've been sliding back in To my old ways Giving all…
No Angel Remember once the things you told me And how the tears…
Nobody Knows Me Like You Do Last night was the third time I've watched you leave And…
Not abot angels We know full well there's just time So is it wrong…
Not About Angel We know full well there's just time So is it wrong…
Not About Angels We know full well there's just time So is it wrong…
Not About Angles We know full well there's just time So is it wrong…
Not But Angels We know full well there's just time So is it wrong…
Older I wish that I was older Old enough to be yours,…
Open Your Heart I feel so lost sometimes Trying to read between the lines I'…
Paradise Calling Riding high When I was your star, mm Lightning strike Right …
People Help the People God knows what is hiding in those weak and drunken…
Portraits Writin' you down like you're mine on the lines of…
Quietly Yours White sails and off shore lights We were passing ships in…
Raincatchers Bared my soul to you And here comes the rain again Once…
River Song If I give you all I have, will you share…
Ruins I Sweet surrender comes After the dawn We knew it was over lon…
Ruins II Say what you want to Never cared much for talking…
Save Yourself Love shouldn't cost a thing Tell me why I'm paying for every…
Second Hand News I′m a book of mistakes And it's just getting worse Every new…
Shadow Woke up to the music of your heart Saying I, I Caught…
Shelter I find shelter in this way Under cover, hide away Can you…
Shine Standing here in the rain I can see the water soaking…
Silhouette There are shadows in my dreams Storms that send me out…
Skinny Love Come on skinny love, just last the year Pour a little…
Standing in the Way of the Light Through the driving rain I have lost the words To piece us…
Start Again Tidal wave, tidal wave Take it all, take it all And I…
Strange Birds Little ghost, you're listening, Unlike most you don't miss a…
Surrender Strangest wilderness inside The heart drifts from hot to col…
t shirt In the morning when you wake up I like to believe…
T- Shirt In the morning when you wake up I like to believe…
Take My Heart Fallen so far Said you'd watch over my heart Your love was…
Tears Don't Fall Who knows where you begin And where I end? Particles collide…
Tee Shirt In the morning when you wake up I like to believe…
Terrible Love It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders It's a…
The A Team White lips, pale face Breathing in snowflakes Burnt lungs, s…
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight Smeared black ink your face is ashen And I'm barely listenin…
The Games I don't know where I am I don't know this place Don't…
The Otherside Autumn days, the doors you face They're never gone, you neve…
The Same I've tried to be fair And pretend like I care But no…
Unbroken Could you keep your head up? When you're losing ground Could…
Voyager Watching satellites Lying in the grass I know our days are n…
What You Want What you want to say Wait till you get home Sick of…
White Winter Hymnal I was following the I was following the I was following the …
Wild Horses I'm a dreamer But it's hard to sleep when your head's…
Wings Sunlight comes creeping in Illuminates our skin We watch the…
Wings (Radio Edit) Sunlight comes creeping in Iluminates our skin We watch the …
Winter I was following the I was following the I was following the …
Without a Word Hey you can tell the world That you're leaving And you can…
Words Are Weapons I feel your knife as it goes right in Cut to…
Young Blood We're only young and naive still We require certain skills T…
Young Heart I have to say goodbye for now It doesn't mean that…

Your Arms Who could say what would follow Big holes in the dark I…

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