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John Callum Stewart[2] (born 8 February 1997^{[citation needed]}), known professionally as JC Stewart or Callum Stewart,[3] is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter and musician.[4] He is best known for co-writing Lewis Capaldi’s hit "Hollywood", which was featured on Capaldi’s best-selling debut album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent[5] and for his parody of the Friends theme tune which went viral after being noticed by Jennifer Aniston in 2020.[6] Stewart has self-described his own music genre as ‘professional sad boy’.

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JC Stewart
Stewart in 2020
Background information
Birth name	John Callum Stewart
Also known as	Callum Stewart[1]
Born	(1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 25) Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Warner Records
Website	http://iamjcstewart.com

Early life

Stewart grew up on a farm in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. He has two younger sisters and is the fourth generation of JC Stewarts, with his family running a grocery business of the same name.[2]

Despite not coming from a particularly musical family, Stewart sang in school and was encouraged by his mum to attend a local theatre where he learnt to make music and fell in love with songwriting aged 14.[2][7] He notes that his dad's record collection inspired him to listen to The Who and The Band.[8]

Once he had finished school Stewart took a gap year and then moved to Brighton to study International Relations at Sussex University but dropped out of university and moved to London to pursue music instead.[2][7]

Career

In 2014, Stewart independently released his debut single "Gold".[9]

In 2018, he signed to Warner Records and released two singles, "Medicine" and "Like I Did".[10]

The following year, Stewart co-wrote the track "Hollywood" which featured on Lewis Capaldi's 2019 debut album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent which was the UK's best-selling LP of the year.[5][11] He calls the experience "very fun" and says they wrote the song late at night in London.[8] Stewart released 4 further tracks of his own in 2019, "Have You Had Enough Wine?", "Bones", "Pick Up Your Phone" and "The Wrong Ones".

Stewart held a four-night residency at the Islington, London in September 2019, which sold out within a few hours.[12] He has also sold out shows in Belfast, Manchester and Glasgow and toured with the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Lauv and Anne-Marie.

In 2020, Stewart released two singles "Lying That You Love Me" and "I Need You to Hate Me", both achieving multiple BBC Radio 1 plays whilst the latter has had over 20,000 UK radio plays to-date. The video for "I Need You to Hate Me" premiered on Wonderland magazine's website.[13]

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, he uploaded a parody of the Friends theme song, "I'll Be There for You", to TikTok which caught the attention of Jennifer Aniston and subsequently led to his first appearances on U.S. television, on The Today Show and Good Morning America.[6] Stewart calls it "the weirdest thing that has ever happened" to him and admits he made the video within 20 seconds.[8]

Stewart collaborated on a track with 220 Kid, "Too Many Nights", which peaked at number 72 on the UK Singles Chart in November 2020.[14]

Stewart also released his debut EP When the Light Hits the Room in November 2020. He co-wrote the EP in two weeks with Tom Odell, whom he has cited as one of his biggest musical heroes.[7]

In January 2021, Stewart released his single "Break My Heart", which was co-written with Niall Horan and Plested and premiered on Dork.[15] He called the music video's director, Charlie Sarsfield, a "genius" and says the creative process went very smoothly.[8] He was also named MTV's Push Artist of the Month.[16]

In March 2021, he gave an interview for the fashion magazine Vanity Teen, after beginning his fame in Europe with his album When the Light Hits the Room.[17]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
When the Light Hits the Room	Released: 6 November 2020 Label: Warner Format: Digital download, streaming
Apple Music Home Session: JC Stewart	Released: 12 February 2021[18] Label: Sunshine Boy, Warner Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Certifications	Album
		UK [19]	BEL (FL) [20]	BEL (WA) [21]	CZE [22]	GER [23]	IRE [24]	MEX [25]	NLD [26]	POL [27]
"Gold"[upper-alpha 1]	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Parachute"[upper-alpha 1]	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Dam"[upper-alpha 1][28]	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Medicine"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Like I Did"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Have You Had Enough Wine?"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bones"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Pick Up Your Phone"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Wrong Ones"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lying That You Love Me"	2020	—	—	—[upper-alpha 2]	—	—	—	—	—
"I Need You to Hate Me"		—	36	17	1	75	—	12	85	—
"Too Many Nights" (with 220 Kid)		74 [29]	—	—	—	—	56	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[30]
"Rest Of My Life"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		When The Lights Hit The Room
"Break My Heart"	2021	96	25	33	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Loud"[31]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Don't Say You Love Me"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Didn't Know Shit" (with LOVA and Kina)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"On My Mind" (with Jonasu)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"24/7" (with Billen Ted)	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Love Like That"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49
"Come Around Again" (with Armin van Buuren and Billen Ted)		—	—	—	49	—	—	—	75	2		Feel Again, Pt. 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

See also

• List of artists who reached number one on the Czech Republic Rádio Top 100

Notes

References

На других языках

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[de] JC Stewart

John Callum Stewart (* 8. Februar 1997 in Magherafelt, Nordirland), bekannt als JC Stewart, ist ein nordirischer Sänger, Songwriter und Musiker.[1][2]

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- [en] JC Stewart

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