{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{short description|English singer-songwriter (born 1990)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ren Harvieu | image = Ren Harvieu.jpg | landscape = | alt = Harvieu performing at Manchester Pride, 25 August 2013 | caption = Harvieu performing at [[Manchester Pride]], 25 August 2013 | birth_name = Lauren Maria Harvieu | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|9|3}} | birth_place = [[Broughton, Salford]], England | origin = | genre = [[Pop rock]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[indie pop]] | occupation = Singer-songwriter | instrument = | years_active = 2011–present | label = [[Universal Music Group]] | associated_acts = | website = }} '''Lauren Maria''' "'''Ren'''" '''Harvieu''' (born 3 September 1990) is an English singer and songwriter from [[Broughton, Salford|Broughton]], [[City of Salford|Salford]], [[Greater Manchester]].

==Early life and education== Harvieu was introduced to music by her mother. While in sixth form college, she performed in musical theatre and entered several talent competitions before uploading some of her own recordings to MySpace.<ref name="allmusic_bio">{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ren-harvieu-mn0002848197 |title=Ren Harvieu – Music Biography, Credits and Discography |first=Matt |last=Collar |work=[[AllMusic]] |year=2014 |accessdate=21 July 2014}}</ref>

==Career== Harvieu was discovered on [[MySpace]] by a local music manager{{who|date=May 2020}} after uploading demo tracks. After being introduced to record producer Jimmy Hogarth (Amy Winehouse, Duffy) she began working on [[Demo (music)|demos]] and was signed to [[Universal Music]] aged 18.

Harvieu started recording an album in May 2011, but before it could be released, she broke her back in what she describes as a 'freak accident', "I heard it snap. I couldn't feel my feet," the singer recalled. After a 14-hour operation, Harvieu spent months recovering at the [[Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital]].<ref>Doyle, Tom. ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'', March 2012, #308. Q Now. The Singer Who Cheated Death. p. 35</ref>

On 5 December 2011, the BBC announced that Harvieu had been nominated for their [[Sound of...|Sound of 2012]] poll.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/soundof/2012/artists/renharvieu/#p00m9npy |title=BBC Sound of 2012: Ren Harvieu |work=bbc.co.uk |year=2014 |accessdate=21 July 2014}}</ref> After releasing the singles "Through the Night" and "Open Up Your Arms",<ref>{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/ren-harvieu/485436005 |title=Ren Harvieu |work=[[iTunes]] |year=2014 |access-date=21 July 2014}}</ref> her first album ''[[Through the Night (album)|Through the Night]]'' was released on Island Records on 14 May 2012, entering the [[UK Albums Chart]] at No 5.

In 2014, Harvieu was featured on "Sweet Malaise", the B-side to "In My Time of Dust", from [[Ed Harcourt]]'s mini-album ''[[Time of Dust]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.qthemusic.com/1944/listen-ed-harcourts-sweet-malaise-featuring-ren-harvieu/ |title=Listen to ed Harcourt's Sweet Malaise featuring Ren Harvieu - Q MagazineQ Magazine |access-date=3 February 2017 |archive-date=4 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204085607/http://www.qthemusic.com/1944/listen-ed-harcourts-sweet-malaise-featuring-ren-harvieu/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Love is a Melody", a song written by Ed Harcourt and Jimmy Hogarth for Harvieu's debut album, was also covered on ''Time of Dust''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/time-of-dust-mw0002607515|title=Time of Dust - Ed Harcourt &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|accessdate=31 July 2020|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

Harvieu began working on her second album in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/singer-rens-new-sound-feels-6064563 |title=Singer Ren's new sound feels so right |first=Dianne |last=Bourne |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=19 September 2013 |accessdate=21 July 2014}}</ref> The album, titled ''Revel in the Drama'', was released in April 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/ren-harvieu-revel-in-the-drama-album-review/|title=Ren Harvieu Invites You To 'Revel In The Drama' With Her Sumptuous, Opulent Opus|work=[[American Songwriter]]|last=Horowitz|first=Hal|date=2 April 2020|accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |- ! <small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]</small><br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7449/ren-harvieu/|title=Ren Harvieu {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Through the Night (album)|Through the Night]]'' | * Released: 14 May 2012 * Label: [[Island Records|Island]] * Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]] | 5 |- ! scope="row" | ''Revel in the Drama'' | * Released: 3 April 2020 * Label: [[Bella Union]] * Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | — |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br /><ref>Peaks on the UK Singles Chart: * "Through the Night": {{cite web|url=https://www.zobbel.de/cluk/120128cluk.txt|title=CHART: CLUK Update 28.01.2012 (wk3)|website=zobbel.de|accessdate=13 April 2020}} * "Open Up Your Arms": {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/120505cluk.txt|title=CHART: CLUK Update 05.05.2012 (wk17)|website=zobbel.de|accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Through the Night" | 2011 | 178 |rowspan="4"| ''Through the Night'' |- ! scope="row" | "Open Up Your Arms" | rowspan="3"| 2012 | 108 |- ! scope="row" | "Tonight" | — |- ! scope="row" | "Do Right By Me" | — |- ! scope="row" | "Teenage Mascara" | rowspan="2"| 2019 | — |rowspan="2"| ''Revel in the Drama'' |- ! scope="row" | "Yes Please" | — |}

===Guest appearances=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="text-align:center; width:35px;"|Year !Artist !Track !Album |- | style="text-align:center;"|2013 |[[Mark Owen]] |"S.A.D." |''[[The Art of Doing Nothing]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;"|2024 |[[Linda Thompson (singer)|Linda Thompson]] |"I Used To Be So Pretty" |''[[Proxy Music]]'' |}

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year ! Organisation ! Award ! Result ! |- | 2012 | [[BBC]] | [[Sound of...|Sound of 2012]] | {{nom}} | <ref name="bbc"/> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.renharvieu.co.uk}}

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