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Background information
Birth name	Adio Marchant
Born	(1987-09-24) 24 September 1987 (age 37) Manchester, England
Genres	R&B pop hip hop dance reggae ska
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Labels	The Aesthetic Recordings Polydor

Adio Marchant (born 24 September 1987), known professionally as Bipolar Sunshine, is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester, England. Previously the co-vocalist with the band Kid British, he embarked on a solo career in 2013.

Career

Marchant was born and raised in Manchester, the son of Jamaican parents who separated when he was still young. In 2007, he co-founded and contributed vocals in the six-piece Kid British. The band went on to have a moderately successful career and released five EPs between 2009 and 2012 before splitting with a final farewell gig in Manchester in December 2012.

His debut solo EP as Bipolar Sunshine, Aesthetics, was produced/co-written with Jazz Purple and released in June 2013, with the lead track "Rivers" becoming iTunes' "free single of the week". His next EP Drowning Butterflies followed in November 2013 and featured the single "Love More Worry Less".

In 2014, Bipolar Sunshine embarked on A Dream for Dreamer's Tour in the UK, with his London show at XOYO sold out 5 weeks in advance. He released two singles produced by Jazz Purple: "Where Did the Love Go" which was featured on BBC Radio 1's playlist and "Deckchairs on the Moon" which charted at no. 85 in the UK Singles Sales Chart and also no. 93 in the UK Downloads Chart. He appeared at the Blissfields festival and headlined Shepherd's Bush Empire.

His song "Daydreamer" was used in BBC One's 2015 trailer. The track became arguably his most successful single to date, peaking at no. 67 in the UK Downloads Chart and no. 129 in the main UK Singles Chart in February 2015. He supported the Courteeners at their gig at Manchester's Heaton Park and performed at Kendal Calling in July 2015. He contributed vocals on DJ Snake's popular 2016 single "Middle" which was a top 10 hit in the UK.

Discography

Albums

• The Visionary Tape (with Rabbithole) (2018)
• 3034 (2022)

Extended plays

• Aesthetics (2013)
• Drowning Butterflies (2013)
• iTunes Festival: London 2013 (2013)
• Spotify Sessions London (2014)
• Night B4 Christmas (2017)
• Imaginarium (2018)

Singles

• "Rivers" (2013)
• "Love More Worry Less" (2013)
• "Where Did the Love Go" (2014)
• "Deckchairs on the Moon" (2014)
• "Daydreamer" (2014)
• "Whole Heart" (with Gryffin) (2016)
• "The Scientist" (2017)
• "Are You Happy" (2017)
• "Tears" (2017)
• "Major Love" (2017)
• "Easy to Do" (2018)
• "Pressure" (2018)
• "Pedestal" (2018)
• "Away" (with Niko the Kid) (2019)
• "Mexico" (with KINGDM) (2019)
• "DiCaprio" (with Bantu and Dr. Chaii) (2019)
• "Ex WiFi" (with Chloe Angelides) (2020)
• "Twinkle" (with Earth2Boy and Hiko Momoji) (2020)
• "Tears in the Tate" (with Earth2Boy and Hiko Momoji) (2020)
• "Sola" (with Nina Cobham) (2020)
• "Changes" (with Jake Knox and Chance Peña) (2020)
• "Somebody's Beloved" (with MILCK) (2020)
• "Gone" (2021)
• "Answers" (2021)
• "Lost at Sea (Illa Illa 2)" (with B.I and Afgan) (2021)
• "Cruise n Crash" (2021)
• "Too Young" (2022)
• "Check That List" (with Dark Heart) (2023)
• "Go Off" (with NEZ) (2024)

As featured artist