14 Things You Need To Know About Hozier
Find out all you wanted to know about the 'Take Me To Church' star.
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1. 1. His real name is Andrew Hozier-Byrne.
He uses the first part of his double barrelled surname as his chosen artist name.
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2. 2. He comes from Bray in Ireland.
The town is known as the 'Garden Of Ireland'
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3. 3. He looks a lot older than he actually is.
Hozier was born in 1990, which makes him 24 (at the time of this picture of course).
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4. 4. 'Take Me To Church' was the most streamed song of 2014.
Spotify recently reported the track was streamed 82 MILLION times in one year.
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5. 5. He made his U.S debut on Saturday Night Live
Which is probably regarded by many as the biggest show in America right now.
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6. 6. He performed at the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Along with international pop stars Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande.
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7. 7. He is a pretty tall guy.
Hozier stands at an impressive 6 ft 5".
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8. 8. He is a Grammy nominated artist.
'Take Me To Church' has been nominated for the 2015 Grammy for 'Song Of The Year'.
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9. 9. He supported Ben Howard at the 2014 iTunes Festival.
And blew the audience away! (we remember, we were there).
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10. 10. He used to sing in a choir.
Hozier was part of the Anúna choir, who are still going strong today!
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11. 11. His second single is just as good as his first.
'From Eden' is a must listen if you already love 'Take Me To Church'.
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12. 12. His favourite whiskey is Midleton.
He does come from Ireland after all, one of the world's biggest exporters of the spirit. Drink responsibly people.
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13. 13. He sent his phone number out on his Twitter account so fans could call him.
Apparently he still has the phone.
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14. 14. His album cover was painted by his Mum!
That's one talented family.
