The song was also featured on The Vampire Diaries episode "The Sun Also Rises", which aired on. The official music video for the song was directed by Sophie Muller. The single was chosen as "Record of The Week" by UK radio DJ Fearne Cotton, resulting in it being added to BBC Radio 1's B-list playlist as soon as it was released in March 2011. The song became her first hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at 17. In 2011, at the age of 14, Birdy released a cover version of Bon Iver's song "Skinny Love". In 2009, Birdy performed live on piano for BBC Radio 3's Pianothon in London. Tattersfield previously signed other singer/songwriters such as David Gray. Music UK and the label 14th Floor Records. Birdy's great uncle was the actor Sir Dirk Bogarde.Ģ009–Present: Rise to fame, record deal and BirdyĪfter the competition, Birdy was then offered a publishing contract with Good Soldier Songs Ltd, run by Christian Tattersfield, chairman of Warner Bros. Birdy currently studies at Priestlands School in Lymington, a small state school which specialises in performing and visual arts. Her mother is a concert pianist, and Birdy learned to play piano at the age of four, and began writing her own music at the age of 7. Her self-titled debut album "Birdy" was released on 7 November 2011.īirdy was born on May 15, 1996, in Lymington, England. Her version of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love" was released in January 2011, peaking inside the top twenty of the UK Singles Chart and in some European territories. Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, also known by her stage name Birdy, (born ) is an English musician known for winning the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12.