Polly Scattergood facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Polly Scattergood
Scattergood performing in August 2008
Background information
Born	(1986-10-18) 18 October 1986 (age 38) Wivenhoe, Essex, England
Genres	Indie pop experimental alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Ark Mute Future Paradise

Polly Scattergood (born 18 October 1986) is a talented English singer and songwriter. People often describe her music as dreamy, deep, and a bit unique. Her style is like a cool mix of electronic and pop music from London.

Early Life

Polly Scattergood was born in Wivenhoe, Essex, England. She grew up near Colchester with her two younger brothers. Her mother was an artist, and her father was an actor. Polly's first memory of making music was playing a toy piano when she was just four years old. When she was 16, she moved to London to study at the BRIT School. This is a special school for performing arts.

Music Career

After finishing school, Polly Scattergood met Neil Ferris, a music industry expert. He became her manager. Neil Ferris then introduced Polly to Daniel Miller, who runs Mute Records. Daniel Miller helped her find Simon Fisher Turner, who produced her first album.

First Songs and Album

Polly's first song, "Glory Hallelujah," came out in 2005. It was released by Ark Records. In September 2007, her song "Nitrogen Pink" was released by Mute Records. Another song, "I Hate the Way," was written using a toy keyboard. It came out in September 2008.

Her first full album, called Polly Scattergood, was released on March 9, 2009, in the UK. It came out in the US on May 19, 2009.

Polly Scattergood performing in 2009

The song "Other Too Endless" was released from the album in February 2009. It was even named "record of the week" on the Steve Lamacq radio show. A famous musician named Vince Clarke made a special remix of the song. iTunes also made it their 'Single of the Week' in March 2009. "Please Don't Touch" was her fourth song released from the album in May 2009. Later, she re-released "Nitrogen Pink" and also released "Bunny Club" as singles. In March 2009, Polly performed live on the BBC Radio 2 Dermot O'Leary show. She also performed with Amanda Palmer in September 2009.

Later Projects and Albums

In 2011, Polly Scattergood recorded a cover of "New York New York." This song was used for a trailer for a video game by EA Games. The trailer was shown in Time Square and won awards for its sound and game footage. In 2012, she created a remix for the M83 song "Reunion."

Polly released her second album, Arrows, on October 22, 2013. This album was produced by Ken Thomas, who has worked with bands like Sigur Rós and M83. A remix of her song "Wanderlust" was made by Charli XCX. Another song, "How to Dress Well," was featured in America's Billboard magazine. The album received great reviews from magazines like Mojo, The Independent, and Rolling Stone. Polly also performed with Goldfrapp at Somerset House in London in July 2013.

After Arrows, Polly Scattergood worked with her label mate James Chapman, also known as Maps. They created a joint music project called "onDeadWaves." Their album, also called 'onDeadWaves', was released in 2016.

After this, Polly was asked by Bruce Woolley to record a new version of a song by Buggles. The song was originally "Video Killed the Radio Star" but was renamed "Dark Star." This new version was released by Grammaphone records in 2017.

Polly Scattergood released her third album, In This Moment, on July 3, 2020.

In November 2021, Polly started a podcast with her friend Katie Melua. It's called "The Detail" and talks about how songs are written and how records are made.

In March 2025, Polly Scattergood was featured on a song called "And All Went Dark." This song is on a new album by Chris Liebing.

Discography

Studio Albums

Singles

See also

In Spanish: Polly Scattergood para niños