Scottish singer-songwriter Blair Davie releases the empowering new single "Lovely" - a powerful message dedicated to the trans community
After kicking off their 2023 to deliver the BBC Introducing Scotland-supported single “To Miss You”, as well as European shows with Calum Scott, and appearances at Zermatt Festival (CH) and The Great Escape, Scottish singer-songwriter Blair Davie (they/them) returns with the empowering new offering “Lovely”.
Written and produced alongside Joe Rubel (Ed Sheeran, Maisie Peters), “Lovely” cements itself as one of their most triumphant releases to date. Dedicated to the trans community, the song stands as an anthem for self-acceptance and discovery, calling to those struggling with their identity to feel completely unapologetic about who they truly are.
Speaking about “Lovely”, Blair said, "For as long as I can remember I’ve suppressed and hidden parts of me I didn’t want the world to see. The world can be so unkind to things that are different. I never spoke about it with anyone and had become so used to being someone I truly wasn’t that I barely even thought about it.
“Then one day last year I watched an episode of Queer Eye about a transgender person just letting themselves be who they are and celebrating that and it awoke something in me.
“Being unapologetically who I am can be terrifying and difficult but every day that I try, I find that I shine a little bit brighter.”
Blair Davie has also been announced as support for Sam Fisher on his upcoming UK and European tour. See below for the full list of dates announced so far.
Supporting Sam Fisher UK & EU Tour
May 31 – Brussels, AB Club
Jun 02 – Cologne, Helios 37
Jun 03 – Berlin, Badehaus
Jun 06 – Amsterdam, Bitterzoet
Jun 08 – London, The Waiting Room
Jun 09 – London, Folklore
+ Aug 13 - Sziget Festival, Hungary
After introducing themselves with a flurry of exciting singles, including the highly-praised ‘Stairs’, ‘Platform 10’, and ‘Him, Hymn’, the latter being their own unique personal approach to coming out to their family and friends, 22 yo London-based Scottish born and raised singer-songwriter Blair Davie has been tipped as one of the most anticipated new artists on the rise right now. As a seasoned performer who has been writing music and fronting bands since they were a teenager, Blair’s rise can be pinpointed to their intimate songwriting that feels more honest than others in their field.
“It’s been beautiful realising that honesty and vulnerability are a superpower and that my music and my own mental health improve so much when I am being my complete, unapologetic self. I spent my teens in bands basically trying to be a rockstar”, laughs Davie, looking back at how he started out. “Looking back it's hilarious to see me hiding behind a persona that was so far removed from who I am.”
After a particularly challenging 2020, Blair Davie began working on solo material. Since then, Blair has amassed more than 12k followers on TikTok, been officially playlisted on Spotify, toured the UK and Europe with the likes of JP Cooper, Emile Sande, and Fatherson, and sold out their first headline show at London’s Laylow.
Davie’s music deals with self-acceptance, their bisexuality, anxiety, loss, and heartbreak; but also the beauty that life can offer. Some refer to it as “Optimistic Tragedy”. Looking ahead to the future, and what they hopes it’ll bring, Blair said, “I think it would be such a wonderful and emotional phenomenon to have a group of people in a room, who all have their own stories and struggles, all come together in song. If I can be a person to connect with those people it would be incredible.”
Blair draws inspiration from artists including Dodie, Orla Gartland, Leith Ross and Jake Wesley Rogers for their open and vulnerable approach to songwriting.
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