John Paul Cooper (born 1 November 1983) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for featuring on the single "Perfect Strangers" by Jonas Blue. The song was certified platinum in the UK. His follow-up solo single was "September Song". He is signed to Island Records.
Career
2002–2006: access to music
In 2002, Cooper studied Contemporary Popular Music at North Trafford College, based at Beehive Mill in Manchester. There, he joined a band called Kid Conspiracy, who later changed their name to Azure Glow. They grew a small following locally and enjoyed limited success, releasing self made
EPs including ‘December Falls’ and ‘Listen’. They ultimately disbanded following their last UK tour in 2006.
2012–2015: career beginnings
On 27 June 2012, Cooper released his first two
EP1 and
EP2. He featured on
Don Diablo's single "The Artist Inside", it was released on 9 November 2012. He released his third extended play,
EP3 on 8 February 2013. On 20 July 2014 he released his fourth extended play
Keep the Quiet Out. He released his fifth extended play,
When the Darkness Comes on 26 January 2015.
2016–present: Raised Under Grey Skies
On 18 March 2016, Cooper released the single "Five More Days", featuring vocals from Avelino. He featured on
Jonas Blue's single "Perfect Strangers", it was released on 3 June 2016. The song peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and reached the top ten positions in eight additional countries, including Germany, Australia and
Sweden. On 10 June 2016, Cooper released the single "Party" as the lead single from his debut studio album. He released "September Song" on 16 September 2016 as the second single. The song peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, and also reached the top 10 in the Republic of Ireland and
Sweden. "
Passport Home" was released as the third single on 7 April 2017, peaking at number 86 on the UK Singles Chart. On 21 July 2017, Cooper released "She's on My Mind" as the fourth single. "Wait" was released as the fifth single on 25 August 2017. He eventually released the album,
Raised Under Grey Skies on 6 October 2017. He was featured on
Craig David's seventh studio album
The Time Is Now on the song "Get Involved"
On 16 June 2018, he played at Pinkpop, a festival in the Netherlands. On 26 July 2018, Cooper released "All This Love", featuring singer-songwriter
Mali-Koa Hood.
In August 2019, he collaborated with
Gabrielle Aplin on her song "Losing Me" and in November that same year he collaborated with
Stefflon Don. Cooper's second album,
She, was released on 21 February 2022.
Discography
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Raised Under Grey Skies (2017)
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She (2022)
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