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Thomas Grennan (born 8 June 1995) is an English singer and songwriter from Bedford. He found fame as the guest vocalist on Chase & Status's "All Goes Wrong" in 2016. His debut album, Lighting Matches, was released in July 2018. The album peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and includes the single "Found What I've Been Looking For".
Grennan's second album Evering Road was released in March 2021, beginning his breakthrough in the UK by charting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and including the commercially successful singles "This Is the Place", "Little Bit of Love", "Let's Go Home Together" with Ella Henderson and "Don't Break the Heart". In 2021 and 2022, he was also featured as a guest vocalist on the top-ten singles "By Your Side" with Calvin Harris and "Not Over Yet" with KSI. In 2023, Grennan released his third album What Ifs & Maybes, which became his second UK number one album. It included the top-forty singles "Remind Me", "All These Nights" and "Here" plus the top-twenty singles "How Does It Feel" and "Lionheart (Fearless)" with Joel Corry.
Grennan's musical beginnings are obscure, but he says he was at a house party where he sang "Seaside" by the Kooks. He did not remember it, but his friends were impressed and pushed him into performing more. He studied acting at St. Mary's University in Twickenham. Aged 18, he started doing gigs around London with his acoustic guitar, mainly in small pub appearances for almost three years. After a performance at the Finsbury pub, a representative of Insanity Records heard him play and offered a contract.
In February 2017, Grennan was shortlisted for the MTV Brand New Award, also performing at the MTV Showcase at London's Electric Ballroom. The same year, he had a cameo appearance in Charli XCX's music video for her song "Boys", alongside many well-known artists and duetted with grime MC Bugzy Malone on "Memory Lane". Grennan performed in Trafalgar Square during the F1 Live in London show in support of Formula One drivers. In March 2018, he embarked on a UK tour in support of his debut album Lighting Matches, later released in July 2018. His song "Found What I've Been Looking For" appeared on the FIFA 18 soundtrack and was also used by Sky Sports as the theme song for Super Sunday and RBI19 Baseball.
In February 2022, Grennan received two Brit Awards nominations, including British Song of the Year for "Little Bit of Love" and Best Rock/Alternative Act. In March 2022, Grennan released the first single from his third album "Remind Me", which charted at number 27 in the UK. In July 2022, he released "All These Nights". In August 2022, Grennan featured on KSI's "Not Over Yet". The collaboration debuted at number one on The Sky VIP Official Big Top 40, and debuted at number four in the UK, becoming Grennan's fourth top-ten hit and his highest charting song to date.
Grennan released his third album What Ifs & Maybes in June 2023, which was supported by a UK arena tour that began in March 2023.
During an interview with CALM in 2021, Grennan revealed that at 18 years old, he was attacked by a group of strangers. After the attack, he couldn't leave his house and the traumatic event caused him suicidal thoughts after falling into a "massive depression". A year later, in April 2022, Grennan was beaten and robbed after a performance in Manhattan. He suffered a ruptured ear and torn ear-drum and postponed an upcoming show in Washington, D.C.
During an interview with Rolling Stones Australia in 2022, Grennan confirmed his engagement to Italian pilates instructor Danniella Carraturo. They married on 11 May 2024.
In 2021, Grennan became an ambassador for the ‘Making Me’ charity in Bedford, which encourages young people, as well childrens, to stay ‘mentally fit’ through knowledge and resources. In 2022, Grennan partnered up with the National Health Service of England on their mental health campaign which empowers those struggling with mental health issues to seek support.
In May 2025, Grennan was among the musicians who signed an open letter pledging "solidarity with the Transgender, non-binary and intersex communities" and condemning the April 2025 Supreme Court ruling on the definition of woman in the Equality Act and subsequent EHRC guidance.
| +Awards and nominations received by Tom Grennan ! Year ! Organization ! Award ! Work ! Result ! Ref. | |||||
| 2016 | MTV | Brand New for 2017 | rowspan="3" | ||
| BBC | Sound of 2017 | ||||
| Ticketweb | Ones to Watch 2017 | ||||
| 2017 | BBC Radio 1 | Hottest Record of the Year | "Found What I've Been Looking For" | ||
| 2018 | Q Awards | Best Breakthrough Act | |||
| Radio X | Best Songs of 2018 | "Found What I've Been Looking For" | |||
| Global | Rising Star Award | rowspan="3" | rowspan="2" | ||
| Best Indie | |||||
| 2019 | Pop Awards | Emerging Artist of the Year | |||
| 2022 | Brit Awards | Song of the Year | "Little Bit of Love" | ||
| Best Rock/Alternative Act | rowspan="3" | ||||
| 2023 | |||||
| Best UK Act | |||||
| Electronic Dance Music Awards | Music Video of The Year | "Lionheart (Fearless)" (with Joel Corry) | |||
| 2024 | Global Awards | Best Song | "How Does It Feel" | ||
| Best Male | rowspan="2" | ||||
| Best British Act | |||||
| 2025 | Music Week | Music & Brand Partnership | "The Best A Man Can Get" (shared with Gillette, Various Artists Management, Sony/4th Floor Creative and Insanity) |
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