Jack Peñate
Jack Peñate (born 2 September 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, producer, and musician.
Also recorded as Jack Fabian Peñate
Jack Peñate

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- Full name
- Jack Fabian Peñate.
- Born
- 1984. · London.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter, songwriter, musician and composer.
- Fields
- alternative rock.
- Education
- University College London and Alleyn's School.
- Languages
- English.
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Early life
Early life
Peñate was born in London on 2 September 1984, the son of an English mother and a Spanish father. His maternal grandfather was author Mervyn Peake. He attended Alleyn's School in Dulwich alongside Jessie Ware, The Maccabees, and Florence Welch.
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Jack Peñate (born 9 September 1984) is described as a musician and composer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Jack Peñate was born on 9 September 1984.
Career
Career
Peñate released his debut album Matinée in 2007 under XL Recordings. A young and then-unknown Adele provided the backing vocals for the song, "My Yvonne". Peñate's second album Everything Is New was released in 2009. In June 2015, Peñate stated he was working on new material, releasing his first new music in five years in 2018. After a decade without an album, he released his third album After You in 2019. Since 2021, Peñate has collaborated with Inflo and the musical collective Sault across several albums, including 11 which in May 2023 won the Ivor Novello Award for "Best Album". Peñate, alongside producer Inflo and vocalists Cleo Sol and Chronixx, were joint recipients of the award. In November 2023, Sault announced their first live performance, teasing that they would play an unreleased album of material. The tour began on 14 December in London, with Peñate featuring as a guest performer. The show included songs from then-unreleased album Acts of Faith. In June 2024, Peñate appeared on stage playing guitar with Little Simz at the 2024 Glastonbury Festival. Beyond his music career, Jack is also part of the creative collective Group of Humans.
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- 1.Blacksher, Devine. The Musician Who's As Fierce As a Bear. The Cut. 16 April 2020.
- 2.Noughties swing. Irish Independent. 2007.
- 3.Mervyn Peake biography – 1911–1968. mervynpeake.org. 2013.
- 4.Bryant, Miranda. Jessie Ware: School days with Florence Welch, Jack Peñate and The Maccabees rocked. The Standard. 7 March 2013.
- 5.Petridis, Alexis. Jack Penate, Everything Is New. The Guardian. 18 June 2009.
- 6.Album Review: Jack Peñate - Everything Is New. DrownedInSound. 18 June 2009.
- 7.Moore, Sam. Jack Peñate is back with his first new music in over five years. NME. 1 February 2018.
- 8.Daly, Rhian. Jack Peñate on new album 'After You' and his lengthy absence: "10 years was too long". NME. 20 December 2019.
- 9.Joshi, Tara. Jack Peñate: After You review – expansive third album. The Observer. 1 December 2019.
- 10.Smyth, David. Adele's old pal Jack Peñate returns with ambitious, eclectic new songs. The Standard. 29 November 2019.
- 11.Hann, Michael. Jack Peñate: After You review – getting tastefully high. The Guardian. 29 November 2019.
- 12.Winners of The Ivors 2023 announced. Ivors Academy. 18 May 2023.
- 13.Sault live at Drumsheds review: Show of the year? That's an understatement – this is an all-timer. The Standard. 15 December 2023.
- 14.England, Adam. Glastonbury 2024: Fans react to Jack Peñate as Little Simz's guitarist. NME. 30 June 2024.
- 15.Group Of Humans Jack Peñate - Musician & Creative Human. www.groupofhumans.com.
- 16.Official Charts Company. Jack Penate songs and albums full Official Chart history.
- 17.After You by Jack Peñate. Apple Music.
- 18.Wondrous Strange by Jack Peñate. Apple Music.
- 19.MusicBrainz. Jack Penate discography.
- 20.Discogs. Jack Penate discography.
- 21.Winners of The Ivors 2023 announced. Ivors Academy. 18 May 2023.
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