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Who is Rex Orange County? The 23 year old UK singer-songwriter heading for his first Number 1 album
15.03.2022 - 15:43 / officialcharts.com
Rex Orange County may ask Who Cares? on his new album, but it's clear that - after an already varied and impressive career - the answer to that is: quite a lot of people, actually
From humble beginnings as an unsigned indie artist posting clips to Soundcloud at the start of the last decade, to now releasing his second major-label backed record in 2022 and on his way to scoring his first UK Number 1 album in the process.
But exactly who is Rex Orange County?
The moniker apparently originated as a school nickname from teachers - The OC - taken from his surname.
O'Connor was originally born in Hampshire, but as a student he attended the prestigious BRIT School (with alums like Adele and Amy Winehouse), where he studied drumming.
Don't start reading up on Rex Orange County if you don't want to feel like a massive underachiever. O'Connor released his first record as an unsigned artist, Bcos U Will Never B Free, on Soundcloud and BandCamp when he was just 17 years old.
Despite not being attached to a major label, O'Connor's music caught the attention of celebrated American rapper Tyler, The Creator, who invited the musician to join the sessions for this then-upcoming album, Flower Boy. Released in 2017, Flower Boy was an acclaimed release from Tyler and O'Connor's inclusion on two of the album's most celebrated tracks - Boredom and Foreword - broke him through on the international stage.
O'Connor released his second album, Apricot Boy, in 2017 still un-signed. He came second in the BBC's Sound Of...2018 poll, ultimately losing to Sigrid.
While throughout his career he's often been categorised as a 'sad boy' (indeed Bcos U Will Never B Free has become a modern-classic break-up album) his sonic influences are complex and
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Rex Orange County scores first UK Number One album with ‘Who Cares?’
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