The most successful artist to emerge victorious from the fourth series of BBC The Voice UK as of 2019 is Stevie McCrorie. Before he started singing, McCrorie was a firefighter until he had his first record deal. After he found fame, his songs top charts and billboard all over UK and Scotland.
Mccrorie was a part-time singer performing at parties and other gigs while he was a firefighter of the Scottish Fire and Rescue service in 2013. The Scottish singer was also part of a band called ‘Stevie and the Moon’ prior to The Voice competition.
Stevie McCrorie was born in Stirling, Scotland on March 23, 1985. He was raised with his siblings, Michael, Paul, and Nadia in Denny Falkirk and his hometown is Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. He attended St. Modan’s High School, Stirling.
Mccrorie began his singing career as a member of a band called “Scruffy Kid”. the group earned second place in the Scottish Schools’ Battle of the Bands. He was also part of other bands like; Feeling Pass, The Goodnight Story, CITY, and Voom Club which was later called Stevie and the Moon.
The band released a double A-side single Wolves and Rainbows then later on in 2010, the band released these old traditions. The band had their final show at Falkirk 20 rocks on June 16, 2013.
HERE ARE 10 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT STEVIE MCCRORIE THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Stevie McCrorie started playing guitar at the age of 14
The Scottish acoustic and pop singer has been playing guitar for almost two decades of his life. He draws his musical inspiration from artists like Sam Cooke, Paolo Nutini, and a few others.
Stevie McCrorie has been married for 6 years
He is married to Amy Laverty McCrorie whom he has been with for 14 years and they have been married for 6 good years. Their union is blessed with two beautiful daughters: Bibi and Sunny whom he describes as the light of his life.
He released his first single cover a day after he won the singing competition
Stevie McCrorie released his debut single Lost Stars which was originally a song by Maroon 5 and Adam Levine. just after he won the competition. It peaked at number one on the Scottish singles chart and number six on the UK Singles chart and also sold 62,000 copies. The cover was written through digital download by Gregg Alexander, Daielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley, and Nick Southwood.
Stevie McCrorie Big World album was released on 8 January 2016
McCrorie’s album reached number four in Scotland and number 35 on the UK albums chart. He performed my heart never Lie on the first live show in 2016 The Voice. After the epic performance, his album Big World made number 15 again on the Scottish Albums Chart and was at number 70 again on UK Albums Chart.
He returned to his career as a firefighter after he and his music PR company parted ways. the singer announced on radio times in April 2017, that he was an independent artist following the expiration of his recording contract with Decca Records in August 2016.
Stevie McCrorie defeated opera singer, Lucy O’Byrne to win The Voice UK 2015
After he auditioned for the voice UK, performing Kodaline’s All I Want, all the four coaches Rita Ora, Tom Jones, Ricky Wilson, and Will.i.am were impressed and turned for him. Initially, his firefighters’ mates applied for him to audition without his knowledge.
Luckily for him, he survived all the battle rounds and knockouts. He was announced the winner of the voice UK on April 4, 2015, after he had defeated the only remaining opponent, Lucy O’Byrne.
Stevie McCrorie has performed in other places too
He has performed at the park festival 2010, Wickerman Festival, BBC introducing and radio 1 live lounge performances, and interviews with BBC Radio 1’s Jo Whiley.
He is active on social media
After McCrorie won The Voice, his fan base increased massively. On Facebook he has 66k likes, then on his Twitter handle, he has 31.8k followers and on Instagram, his followers are up to 29k. he uses his social media handles to update and share posts regarding his career and personal life with his loyal fans.
He used to be against TV talent shows
Stevie McCrorie was against TV talent shows before he went on The Voice. He said The Voice seemed different and the timing for him was perfect.
Other facts about Stevie McCrorie:
He has his own song lyric tattooed on his arm which reads: “I hope I’m not too old before I figured it out”. His personality is described as passionate, dedicated, and unusual. His proudest moments have been being a dad and the opportunity he had to play T in the park.
