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Roy Stride

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Roy Stride
Background information
Born (1979-03-11) 11 March 1979 (age 45)
England
OriginLondon
GenresIndie, rock, pop
Occupation(s)Songwriter, producer, musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • keyboards
Years active2007 – present
LabelsEpic Sony Records East West Records

Roy Stride (born 11 March 1979) is an English musician, songwriter and producer, also known for fronting the multi-platinum-selling UK band Scouting for Girls. He has combined worldwide single and album sales in excess of 15 million and his songs have featured on three US No. 1 albums and three UK No. 1 albums, and have been streamed on Spotify more tha 2 billion times.[1] He has been nominated for one Ivor Novello and four Brit Awards.

With Scouting for Girls, he's written and produced four top 10 albums and four top 10 singles in the UK. Their self-titled debut album topped the charts in 2008 and sold over a million copies, yielding three top 10 singles ("She's So Lovely", "Heartbeat", "Elvis Ain't Dead"). Their follow-up single "This Ain't a Love Song" reached No. 1 for two weeks in 2010.[1]

He has written and produced records for a diverse range of artists including 5 Seconds of Summer, Jax Jones, One Direction, Seafret, Calum Scott, Scouting for Girls and The Vamps.

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As well as appearing as a guest on many music based podcasts, he has his own aviation podcast, "Top Landing Gear",[2] which he hosts along with Rob Curling, Jeremy Curling and James Cartner.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ ""Top Landing Gear Press Release"". PRLog. Retrieved 24 Sep 2021.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. ^ "SEAFRET | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Scouting For Girls | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.