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John Grant is an American singer-songwriter. Formerly associated with the Denver-based alternative rock band The Czars in the 1990s and early 2000s,[1] he launched a career as a solo artist in 2010.
Prior to forming The Czars, Grant aspired to be a translator in Germany before realising that his English skills were poor and he would be unable to have the job he desired.[2]
Following the band's break-up, Grant took some time off from making music and returned to recording and performing in 2010 with his debut solo album Queen of Denmark.[1]
Released on April 6, 2010, it had been recorded in collaboration with the American folk-rock band Midlake and released on Bella Union.[1] Described as a deeply personal album about his past struggles with alcohol and drug addiction and coming to terms with being gay,[1] it was chosen as Best Album of 2010 by the British music magazine Mojo.[1]
Grant travelled to Ireland in 2011 to play at the Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots Festival and Electric Picnic, and Belgium for the Dranouter Festival in August 2011.[3]
Several of his songs from his album Queen of Denmark are used in the 2011 movie Weekend.[4]
Irish musician Sinéad O'Connor covered "Queen of Denmark" on her 2012 album How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?. O’Connor also supplied backing vocals for Grant's forthcoming album Pale Green Ghosts.[4]
Grant is currently living in Reykjavík, Iceland,[4] where he worked throughout 2012 on his second solo album with Birgir Þórarinsson, a.k.a. Biggi Veira of Iceland’s electronic pioneers Gus Gus.[4] Pale Green Ghosts will be released on March 11, 2013.
At a live performance with Hercules and Love Affair at the 2012 Meltdown festival, Grant publicly acknowledged for the first time that he is HIV-positive.[5] Advance publicity for Pale Green Ghosts has indicated that he sings about the subject in the album track "Ernest Borgnine".[4]
Prior to forming The Czars, Grant aspired to be a translator in Germany before realising that his English skills were poor and he would be unable to have the job he desired.[2]
Following the band's break-up, Grant took some time off from making music and returned to recording and performing in 2010 with his debut solo album Queen of Denmark.[1]
Released on April 6, 2010, it had been recorded in collaboration with the American folk-rock band Midlake and released on Bella Union.[1] Described as a deeply personal album about his past struggles with alcohol and drug addiction and coming to terms with being gay,[1] it was chosen as Best Album of 2010 by the British music magazine Mojo.[1]
Grant travelled to Ireland in 2011 to play at the Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots Festival and Electric Picnic, and Belgium for the Dranouter Festival in August 2011.[3]
Several of his songs from his album Queen of Denmark are used in the 2011 movie Weekend.[4]
Irish musician Sinéad O'Connor covered "Queen of Denmark" on her 2012 album How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?. O’Connor also supplied backing vocals for Grant's forthcoming album Pale Green Ghosts.[4]
Grant is currently living in Reykjavík, Iceland,[4] where he worked throughout 2012 on his second solo album with Birgir Þórarinsson, a.k.a. Biggi Veira of Iceland’s electronic pioneers Gus Gus.[4] Pale Green Ghosts will be released on March 11, 2013.
At a live performance with Hercules and Love Affair at the 2012 Meltdown festival, Grant publicly acknowledged for the first time that he is HIV-positive.[5] Advance publicity for Pale Green Ghosts has indicated that he sings about the subject in the album track "Ernest Borgnine".[4]