# Joesef
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{{Short description|Scottish singer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Joseph Traynor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|07|10}}
| birth_place = [Garthamlock](/source/Garthamlock), [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), Scotland
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* [Downtempo](/source/Downtempo)
* [electropop](/source/electropop)}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
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| years_active = 2019–present
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'''Joseph Traynor''',[{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Lauren |date=2023-01-26 |title=10 Questions with... Joesef |url=https://entertainment.ie/music/10-questions-with-joesef-550853/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Entertainment.ie |language=en}}] known professionally as '''Joesef''', is a Scottish singer from [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow).
== Musical career ==
Joesef was born on 10 July 1995 and raised in [Garthamlock](/source/Garthamlock), in the east end of [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow). Before his musical career, he had attended college before dropping out to work as a bartender.[{{Cite web |title=Glasgow singer Joesef named on BBC 'sound of 2020' list |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/arts_ents/18127414.glasgow-singer-joesef-named-bbc-sound-2020-list/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=HeraldScotland |date=29 December 2019 |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=A MEETING WITH JOESEF - CRASH Magazine |url=https://www.crash.fr/a-meeting-with-joesef/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=www.crash.fr}}] He played his first show at [King Tut's Wah Wah Hut](/source/King_Tut's_Wah_Wah_Hut) in 2019 after only releasing clips of his music online.[{{Cite web |title=Joesef: The Scottish soul-pop artist creating heartfelt, soulful anthems that strike a chord with audiences |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19734139.joesef-scottish-artist-creating-heartfelt-soulful-anthems-strike-chord-audiences/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=HeraldScotland |date=23 November 2021 |language=en}}][{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Sophie |date=2021-09-27 |title=Joesef: Scottish soul-pop hero turning vulnerability into a rallying cry |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/joesef-interview-fire-2021-3054276 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}][{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Sophie |date=2023-01-12 |title=Joesef – 'Permanent Damage' review: soul-pop with a real, impassioned lyrical edge |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/joesef-debut-album-permanent-damage-review-radar-3377980 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}] In 2019, he won ''Best Breakthrough Artist'' at the [Scottish Music Awards](/source/Scottish_Music_Awards).[{{Cite web |title=Easterhouse star Joesef has a huge year ahead |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/entertainment/18153334.easterhouse-star-joesef-huge-year-ahead/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Glasgow Times |date=13 January 2020 |language=en}}] He moved to [London](/source/London) at the end of 2020.[{{Cite web |title=Glasgow singer Joesef says It is pretty f**king mad to be playing the o2 Academy |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/20135497.glasgow-singer-joesef-says-pretty-f-king-mad-playing-o2-academy/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Glasgow Times |date=14 May 2022 |language=en}}] In 2020, Joesef was included on the long list for the BBC's [Sound of 2020](/source/Sound_of...) prize.[{{Cite news |date=2019-12-12 |title=Who is 'Sound of 2020' contender Joesef? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-50755752 |access-date=2023-04-22}}] In 2021, his album ''Does It Make You Feel Good?'' was nominated for the [Scottish Album of the Year Award](/source/Scottish_Album_of_the_Year_Award).[{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Carla |date=2021-09-16 |title=Garthamlock local Joesef nominated for prestigious music award |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/garthamlock-local-joesef-nominated-prestigious-21594079 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=GlasgowLive |language=en}}]
His debut album, ''Permanent Damage'', a 13-track LP, was released on 13 January 2023.[{{Cite web |title=Joesef shares new single 'Just Come Home With Me Tonight' |url=https://diymag.com/2022/11/18/joesef-new-video-just-come-home-with-me-tonight |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=DIY |language=en}}][{{Cite web |last=Holly |first=Alex |date=2023-01-22 |title=Joesef's 'Permanent Damage' brings power and passion to a new era of neo-soul |url=https://www.campustimes.org/2023/01/22/joesefs-permanent-damage-brings-power-and-passion-to-a-new-era-of-neo-soul/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Campus Times |language=en-US}}]
=== Influences ===
Joesef has described his musical influences as including [Tyler, the Creator](/source/Tyler%2C_the_Creator), [The Cure](/source/The_Cure), [A Tribe Called Quest](/source/A_Tribe_Called_Quest) and [Arlo Parks](/source/Arlo_Parks), the latter of whom he has supported on her international tour.[{{Cite web |date=2020-05-14 |title=Get To Know... Joesef |url=https://diymag.com/feature/get-to-know-joesef |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=DIY |language=en}}][{{Cite web |last=Crae |first=Ross |title=TRNSMT: Joesef on Glasgow's backing, being new to fame and friendship with Arlo Parks |url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/joesef-glasgow/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=The Sunday Post |date=15 September 2021 |language=en-US}}] [Elton John](/source/Elton_John) has expressed his enjoyment of Joesef's music.[{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Paul T. |date=2022-12-04 |title=Elton John admits he's 'in love' with Scots singer-songwriter Joesef's voice |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/elton-john-podcast-joesef-glasgow-28651954 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}]
== Personal life ==
Joesef is bisexual,[{{cite web|url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2020/04/12/joesef-bisexual-singer-songwriter-scotland-bbc-sound-straight-sexuality-young-people/|title=Bisexual singer Josef says what we're all thinking: That 'it's honestly weird to be straight' in 2020|website=[PinkNews](/source/PinkNews)|last=Kelleher|first=Patrick|date=12 April 2020|access-date=18 January 2023}}] and in 2022 was included in a [Times Square](/source/Times_Square) billboard campaign supporting LGBTQ+ artists.[{{Cite web |date=2023-03-12 |title=Joesef: 'It's such an unnatural experience to be a musician' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/joesef-musician-singer-glasgow-artist-b2296507.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=The Independent |language=en}}] He has two older brothers.[{{Cite web |last=McLean |first=Craig |date=2022-10-11 |title=Scottish soul-pop singer Joesef meets novelist Douglas Stuart |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/features/joesef-musician-douglas-stuart-shuggie-bain-writer-interview-23792/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Rolling Stone UK |language=en-GB}}]
== Discography ==
'''Studio albums'''
* ''Permanent Damage'' (2023)
'''Extended plays'''
* ''Play Me Something Nice'' (2019)[{{Cite web |title=Joesef unveils new single 'It's Been A Little Heavy Lately' |url=https://diymag.com/2022/02/04/joesef-new-its-been-a-little-heavy-lately |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=DIY |date=22 February 2022 |language=en}}]
* "East End Coast" (2022)
* "Joe" (2022)
* "Just Come Home with Me Tonight" (2022)