{{Short description|Irish singer songwriter and musical artist}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Wallis Bird | image = Wallis bird2.jpg | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Wallis Bird | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|01|29}} | birth_place = Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = Folk, rockabilly, acoustic | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 2005–present | label = Bird Records/Kaiserlich Koeniglich Records | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|https://www.wallisbird.com}} }}
'''Wallis Bird''' (born 29 January 1982) is an Irish musician, living in Berlin since 2012. As of February 2023, she has released six studio albums, including ''Architect'' in 2014 and ''Home'' in 2016.
==Career== Bird performed at the Eurosonic Festival in 2012 when Ireland was the Spotlight Country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0105/2fm.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002174213/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0105/2fm.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2012 |title=RTÉ 2fm gearing up for EuroSonic |date=5 January 2012 |access-date=5 January 2012 |work=RTÉ Ten |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann }}</ref>
Bird released her third studio album in March 2012 in Ireland,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.towerrecords.ie/product/Bird%2Cwallis_Wallis_Bird/541400 |title=Bird, Wallis – Wallis Bird – CD – Tower Records Dublin Ireland |publisher=Towerrecords.ie |date=9 March 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012}}</ref> Germany, Austria and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Wallis-Bird-Vinyl-LP/dp/B006RD9KSM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1330552974&sr=8-5 |title=Wallis Bird [Vinyl LP]: Wallis Bird: Amazon.de: Musik |publisher=Amazon.de |date=9 September 2009 |access-date=28 March 2012}}</ref> The album was recorded in Berlin, Germany. The first single, "Encore", was released on 2 March. The music video debuted on 1 February,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch6-rqOrq5o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/ch6-rqOrq5o |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Wallis Bird – ENCORE – Official Video |date=February 2012 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=28 March 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and had been shot in Berlin.
A live album featuring recordings from her European tours from her debut album to her 2014 release ''Architect'', ''Yeah!'' was released in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.love-your-artist.com/en/wallis-bird/music/wallis-bird-yeah-double-vinyl-preorder/|title=LYA - Love Your Artist - fair ticketing and merch |website=www.love-your-artist.com}}</ref>
''Home'' is her fifth studio album, released worldwide in September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.love-your-artist.com/en/wallis-bird/music/wallis-bird-home-cd/|title=LYA - Love Your Artist - fair ticketing and merch|website=www.love-your-artist.com}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! style="width:220px;" rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications |- !style="width:5em;font-size:85%"|IRL<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Wallis+Bird|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201934/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Wallis+Bird|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2014|title=irishcharts.com - Discography Wallis Bird|website=www.irish-charts.com}}</ref> !style="width:5em;font-size:85%"|AUT<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Wallis+Bird&titel=New+Boots&cat=a |title=Wallis Bird – New Boots |publisher=austriancharts.at |date=19 March 2010 |access-date=12 March 2011}}</ref> !style="width:5em;font-size:85%"|GER<br /> |- |2007 | style="text-align:left;"| '''''Spoons''''' *Released: October 2007 *Label: Island *Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | style="text-align:left;"| |- |- |2009 | style="text-align:left;"| '''''New Boots''''' *Released: 24 July 2009 *Label: Columbia {{small|(Europe outside Ireland)}} *Formats: CD, digital download | 14 | 59 | — | style="text-align:left;"| |- |2012 | style="text-align:left;"| '''''Wallis Bird'''''<ref>[http://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/wallis-bird/ffrgn.html Wallis Bird in den Singlecharts]. chartsurfer.de</ref> *Released: 9 March 2012 *Label: Rubyworks {{small|(Ireland and UK)}} *Formats: CD, digital download | 11 | 51 | 99 | style="text-align:left;"| |- |2014 | style="text-align:left;"| '''''Architect''''' *Released: 11 April 2014 *Label: Kaiserlich Koeniglich / Bird *Formats: CD, digital download | 24 | 67 | 93 | style="text-align:left;"| |- |2016 | style="text-align:left;"| '''''Home''''' *Released: 30 September 2016 *Label: Mount Silver *Formats: CD, digital download | — | 31 | — | style="text-align:left;"| |- |2019 | style="text-align:left;"| '''''Woman''''' <!-- '''''Woman'''''--> *Released: 27 September 2019 *Label: AntiFragile Music / Mount Silver *Formats: CD, digital download | | | | style="text-align:left;"| |- |2022 | style="text-align:left;"| '''''Hands''''' <!-- '''''Hands'''''--> *Released: 27 May 2022 *Label: Mount Silver *Formats: CD, digital download | | | | style="text-align:left;"| |- |colspan="6" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |}
===Live albums=== * ''Yeah!'' (2015)
===EPs=== * ''Branches Untangle'' (six-track EP, Bird Records, 2006) * ''Moodsets EP'' (2006)
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- !style="width:5em;font-size:85%"|IRL<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page%3D1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514063919/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1 |archive-date=14 May 2011 }}</ref> !style="width:5em;font-size:85%"|UK<br /> !style="width:5em;font-size:85%"|UK Indie<br /> |- ||2007 | style="text-align:left;"| "Blossoms in the Street" | — | — | — |rowspan="2"| ''Spoons'' |- |rowspan="2"|2008 | style="text-align:left;"| "Counting to Sleep" | — | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| Just Can't Get Enough | — | — | — | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- |rowspan="2"|2009 | style="text-align:left;"| "La La Land" | — | — | — |rowspan="2"| ''New Boots'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "To My Bones" | — | — | — |- |colspan="6" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |} * "Blossoms in the Street", 15 October 2007 * "Counting to Sleep", 10 March 2008 (Irish language version: "Comhaireamh chun Codladh") * Just Can't Get Enough, 22 October 2008 * "To My Bones", 2009
===Download-only releases=== * ''The Circle EP'' (Germany only)
==Awards== * Meteor Music Award (Category: "Hope for 2009"), 2009 * Meteor Music Award (Category: "Best Irish Female"), 2010
==In popular culture== In March 2010, Bird appeared on GOTV to present her favorite music videos and musical influences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gotv.at/hostedby_detail.php?id=1527 |title=gotv – hosted by Wallis Bird |publisher=Gotv.at |access-date=12 March 2011 |archive-date=29 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929232037/http://www.gotv.at/hostedby_detail.php?id=1527 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bird, Wallis}} Category:Living people Category:1982 births Category:Irish folk singers Category:Island Records artists Category:Lesbian singers Category:Irish lesbian musicians Category:Irish rockabilly musicians Category:Irish LGBTQ singers Category:Irish musicians with disabilities Category:Musicians from County Wexford Category:21st-century Irish LGBTQ people Category:21st-century Irish women singers Category:21st-century Irish guitarists Category:21st-century women guitarists Category:People from Enniscorthy