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Philip George (DJ)

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Philip George
Birth namePhilip George Woodhead
Born (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 31)
OriginNottingham, England
Genres
Occupations
Years active2014–present
Labels3 Beat Productions

Philip George (born Philip George Woodhead on 13 June 1993) is an English DJ and record producer from Nottingham. Philip George attended a secondary school in Chilwell, Nottingham. He is best known for his 2014 single "Wish You Were Mine", which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. A second single featuring Anton Powers entitled "Alone No More" was released on 2 October 2015. The song entered the charts at number 4, becoming George's second top 10 single in the UK.

He had his own show on KISS FM from 12 am to 1 am every Thursday, featuring primarily mixed House beats. The show stopped in 2018.



Career

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2010–2014: Liquid drum & bass

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Philip George first released music in 2010 under the alias Woody. These tracks first showed up on Dutch label Liquicity. In 2012, MrSuicideSheep's YouTube channel uploaded "Since Then". Around 2014, George started shifting his core genre from liquid drum and bass to house.

2014–present: Breakthrough

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On 28 December 2014, George released his debut single "Wish You Were Mine". The song samples the 1969 Stevie Wonder song "My Cherie Amour". On 4 January 2015, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number two, held off number one by Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk".[1] His second single "Alone No More" was released on 2 October 2015. The song became his second top 5 single in the UK, debuting at number 4.

Discography

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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2] 		UK Dance
[3] 		AUS
[4] 		AUT
[5] 		BEL
[6] 		FRA
[7] 		GER
[8] 		IRE
[9] 		SCO
[10] 		SWI
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"Wish You Were Mine" 2014 2 1 20 16 47 67 6 8 2 37 Non-album singles
"Alone No More"
(with Anton Powers) 		2015 4 1 — — 62 — — 65 1 —
"Feel This Way"
(with Dragonette) 		2016 136 30 — — — — — — — —
"Losing My Mind"
(featuring Saint Raymond) 		2017 — — — — — — — — — —
"Same Love"
(with Salena Mastroianni) 		2020 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ "Nottingham's Philip George reaches No. 2 with song made in bedroom". 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Philip George > UK Charts". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ Peak positions for Dance singles in the UK:
  4. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Philip George". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  5. ^ "Austrian Discography Philip George" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Discographie Philip George" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Discographie Philip George" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Chartverfolgung / George, Philip / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Discography Philip George". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  10. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  11. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Philip George". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  12. ^ a b "British certifications – Philip George". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 December 2022. Type Philip George in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Philip George)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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