Biography

Grammy winner, Amy Wadge, is one of the UK’s most prolific contemporary songwriters.

She has accumulated numerous cuts and has co-written both for and with established and emerging artists alike, amongst them: Janelle Monáe, Keith Urban, James Blunt, Ella Henderson, Labrinth, Niall Horan, Ben Haenow, Jamie Lawson, Birdy, Marlon Roudette, Mahalia, Jasmine Thompson, Dua Lipa, Zak Abel, Jason Mraz, Jessie Ware, Joel Adams, Rebecca Ferguson, Aquilo, Ms. Dynamite, Anne Marie, LeAnn Rimes, Shannon Saunders, Una Foden, The Shires, Max George, Lewis Watson, the list goes on.

Amy’s most notable success to date comes from her long established writing partnership with, Ed Sheeran.

Thinking Out Loud, was the third single from Ed’s second album, the triple Grammy nominated, X, (Multiply). It went to No. 1 in the UK chart in November 2014 after spending 19 weeks in the Top 40, breaking the record for the longest ever ascent to the peak position. The track went platinum later that month and returned to the No. 1 spot for a second time in December 2014. In June 2015, it became the first track ever in the history of the UK Charts to remain in the top 40 for a whole year and has subsequently become a multiplatinum selling, global hit. To date, the track has sold over twelve million copies worldwide, has been viewed 1.25 billion time on YouTube and streamed over a billion times on Spotify.

In February 2016, the track won two Grammys at the 58th Recording Academy Awards Ceremony, ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best Pop Solo Performance’.

Amy and Ed have known each other since he was seventeen. Together, they co-wrote his early EP, Songs I Wrote With Amy and a number of other songs including, Gold Rush, which featured on the deluxe edition of Ed's, multi-million selling, debut album, +, (Plus). Amy also co-wrote the track, Even My Dad Does Sometimes, on the deluxe edition of X.

Amy first came to prominence as a singer songwriter in her own right.

Having moved from her hometown of Bristol to study in Wales, she found herself at the heart of a hugely dynamic music scene, twice winning Best Female Artist at the Welsh Music Awards. The first time she did so, she won ahead of Charlotte Church and the second, ahead of Cerys Matthews!

Amy toured the length and breadth of the UK, across Europe, in the US and Down Under, releasing five solo albums, various EPs and three collaborative albums with other artists along the way. Amy continues to tour regularly.

However, since becoming a mother, Amy’s main focus has been on writing.

Songwriting credits

  • By Christmas Eve, John Legend, Amy Wadge, Dan Lafrombe Evans, Columbia Records

  • Ladies in the 90's, Lauren Alaina, Amy Wadge, Jesse Frasure, Universal Records

  • Rock Bottom, Sheridan Smith, Amy Wadge Jimmy Hogarth, East West/Warner

  • Remedy in the Melody, Sheridan Smith, Amy Wadge, Jimmy Hogarth, East West/Warner

  • Handle with Care, Sheridan Smith, Amy Wadge, Jimmy Hogarth, East West/Warner

  • Are you just sleeping, Sheridan Smith, Amy Wadge, Jimmy Hogarth, East West/ Warner

  • Ain't that Funny, Sheridan Smith, Amy Wadge, Jimmy Hogarth, East West/Warner

  • Because, Ronan Keating, Amy Wadge, Ed Sheeran, East West/Warner

  • Run in the Rain, Tom Grennan, Amy Wadge Adj Buffone, Insanity/Sony Records

  • Wonder Woman, Kacey Musgraves, Amy Wadge, Jesse Frasure, Hillary Lindsey, Universal

  • Every Little Part of Me, Kylie Minogue, Amy Wadge, Sky Adams, BMG

  • Radio On, Kylie Minogue, Amy Wadge, John Green BMG

  • Rollin', Kylie Minogue, Amy Wadge, Sky Adams BMG

  • Sincerely Yours, Kylie Minogue, Amy Wadge, Jessie Frasure BMG

  • Parallel Line, Keith Urban, Amy Wadge, Ed Sheeran, Johnny Mcdaid, Julia Michaels, Benjamin Levin. Capitol Nashville

  • Consequences, Camilla Cabello, Amy Wadge, Emily Weisband, Nicole Galyon SYCO, EPIC Records

  • Hollow Hallelujah, Dan Tyminski, Amy Wadge, Jessie Frasure, Sarah Buxton Mercury Nashville

  • Little By Little, Clare Bowen, Amy Wadge, Brandon Young

  • I Don't Know, Molly Kate Kestner, Amy Wadge, Starsmith Atlantic records

  • Galway Girl, Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge, John McDaid, Foy Vance, Damien McKee, Sean Grahan, Liam Bradley, Eamon Murray, Niamh Dunne

  • Save Myself, Ed Sheeran (Ed Sheeran Limited, Sony/ATV), Amy Wadge, Timothy Lee McKenzie (BMG Rights Management)

  • Nancy Mulligan, Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge, John McDaid, Foy Vance, Benjamin Levin, Murray Cummings

  • Barcelona, Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge, John McDaid, Foy Vance, Benjamin Levin

  • Paradise, James Blunt, Amy Wadge Atlantic Records

  • 2005 James Blunt, Amy Wadge, Steve Mac Atlantic Records

  • Stay my love, Una Healy, Amy Wadge, DECCA

  • All You Ever Need is love, Una Healy, Amy Wadge DECCA

  • Craving You, Una Healy Amy Wadge DECCA

  • Broken, Zak Abel, Amy Wadge, Fred Cox Atlantic Records

  • Stay My Love, Una Healy (featuring Sam Palladio), The Waiting Game, 2017, Co-written, Decca

  • When Christmas Comes Around, Matt Terry, X Factor Winners' Single, 2016, Co-written with Ed Sheeran, Simco

  • Stand In The Rain, Jessarae, 2016, Co-written, Island Records

  • Love to Grow Old, Max Jury, Numb, 2016, Co Written Marathon Records

  • Start Again, Birdy, Beautiful Lies Deluxe Edition 2016 Co Written, Atlantic Records

  • End of the Line, The Shires, My Universe, Deluxe Edition, 2016, Co Written, Decca

  • Don't let me let you go, Jamie Lawson, Jamie Lawson, 2015 Co -written, Pawprint /Atlantic Records

  • Let myself try, Jasmine Thompson, Adore EP, 2015 Co Written, Atlantic Records

  • Slamming Doors, Ben Haenow, Ben Haenow, 2015 Co Written, Sony BMG

  • Make it Back to Me, Ben Haenow, Ben Haenow, 2015 Co Written, Song BMG

  • Thinking Out Loud, (Single), 2014, Ed Sheeran, Co-written, Asylum/Atlantic Records

  • Thinking Out Loud, x, 2014, Ed Sheeran, Co-written, Asylum/Atlantic Records

  • Even My Dad Does Sometimes, x, (Deluxe Edition), 2014, Ed Sheeran, Co-written, Asylum/Atlantic Records

  • Halo, Morning, 2014, Lewis Watson, Co-written, Warner

  • Sink or Swim, Morning, 2014, Lewis Watson, Co-written, Warner

  • Bodies and Beats, 2014, Shannon Saunders, Co-Written, with Eg White, Caroline

  • Comfortably Alone, 2014, Shannon Saunders, Co-Written, Caroline

  • Scars, (Single), 2012, Shannon Saunders, Co-written, Independent release

  • Sink or Swim, Another Four Sad Songs, (EP), 2012, Lewis Watson, Co-written, Warner

  • Once Before, Another Four Sad Songs, (EP), 2012, Lewis Watson, Co-written, Warner

  • Gold Rush, + (Deluxe Edition), 2011, Ed Sheeran, Co-written, Asylum/Atlantic Records

  • Fall, The A Team, US Release, 2011, Ed Sheeran, Co-written, Asylum/Atlantic Records

  • Cold Coffee, 2011, Ed Sheeran, (Download single), Co-written, Sheeran/Locke/Asylum/Atlantic Records

  • Songs I Wrote with Amy, (5 Track EP) 2010, Ed Sheeran, Co-written, Sheeran/Locke/Asylum/Atlantic Records

  • Open, (Ft. Ryan Ashley), Cyril Hahn, 2014, Co-Written, PMR Records

Amy's album releases

  • Amy Wadge, Amy Wadge, 2016, Co-written and performed, ADA

  • Afterglow, Amy Wadge & Pete Riley, 2012, Co-written and performed, Amy Wadge Records

  • Rivers Apart, Amy Wadge & Pete Riley, 2011, Co-written and performed, Amy Wadge Records

  • Acoustig, Amy Wadge, 2009, Written, performed and produced, Amy Wadge Records

  • Bump, Amy Wadge, 2008, Written, performed and produced, Amy Wadge Records

  • Tougher than Love, Hummingbird, 2007, Performed and co-written, Flying Sparks Records

  • No Sudden Moves, Amy Wadge, 2006, Written and performed, Amy Wadge/Manhaton Records

  • Woj, Amy Wadge, 2004, Written and performed, Manhaton Records

  • Open, (CD sampler), Amy Wadge, 2003, Written and performed, Manhaton Records

  • The Famous Hour, Amy Wadge, 2002, Written and performed, FF Vinyl

  • Compilation albums featuring tracks written and performed by Amy Wadge Anodd dy Garu, Can i Gymru, 2006, Written and performed, Avanti Music

  • England V's Wales, Sold as Scene, 2001, Written and performed, FF Vinyl

Amy's single & EP releases

  • No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk, Amy Wadge, 2016, Written, produced and performed, Amy Wadge Records

  • Recovery, (EP), 2014, Written, produced and performed, Amy Wadge Records

  • Hold Me, (Download Single), 2009, Written and performed, Choice Music/Amy Wadge Records. Produced by Stan Kybert

  • SxSW 2009, (CD sampler), 2009, Written, produced and performed, Amy Wadge Records

  • A Design for Life, (Manic Street Preachers cover), 2006) performed, Amy Wadge/Manhaton Records

  • USA? We'll Wait and See…, 2005, Co-written and performed, Amy Wadge/Manhaton Records

  • USA? Oes Angen Mwy…, 2005, Co-written and performed, Amy Wadge/Manhaton Records

  • Just in Time, 2003, Written and performed, Manhaton Records

  • Saddest Eyes, 2000, Written and performed, Reality Check Recording

Awards

  • 2016 ASCAP, "Songwriter of the Year" Award

  • 2016 Honorary Doctorate of Music, University of South Wales

  • 2016 "Song of the Year", The Recording Academy, Grammy Award

  • 2015 Fellowship of The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

  • 2003 Best Female Solo Artist, Welsh Music Awards

  • 2002 Best Female Solo Artist, Welsh Music Awards

Website credits