Ed Drewett
Ed Drewett | |
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| Born | Edward James Drewett 1 April 1988 |
| Origin | Essex, England |
| Genre | Pop |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | eddrewett |
Edward James Drewett (born 1 April 1988) is a British singer and songwriter who is best known for his contributions and collaborations with acts such as Teddy Swims, One Direction, Little Mix, Jonas Blue, The Wanted, Olly Murs and SG Lewis.
Early life
[edit]Drewett left The Bishops Stortford High School at age 16 and attended a performing arts college in Charlton, south-east London. He proceeded to attend vocal college BIMM[1] in west London the following year.
Career
[edit]2007–2009: Career beginnings
Drewett first gained public recognition in 2007 as a top 20 finalist on the BBC talent search show Any Dream Will Do. At the age of 20, Drewett signed his first publishing contract with Warner/Chappell Music.. The following year, he secured a solo record deal with Virgin Records.
2010–2015: Commercial breakthrough and collaborations
In 2010, Drewett appeared as a featured vocalist on Professor Green's single "I Need You Tonight", which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. That same year, he achieved his first UK number-one single as a songwriter with The Wanted's debut track, "All Time Low". He continued his partnership with the group, co-writing their 2011 global hit "Glad You Came”, which topped the UK charts and reached the top three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Number 1 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart. In 2012, he co-wrote Olly Murs' multi-platinum single "Dear Darlin’”,
Drewett began writing for One Direction in 2013, co-writing their international hit singles "Best Song Ever" (2013), "Steal My Girl" (2014), and "History" (2015), alongside various tracks for their albums Midnight Memories, FOUR and Made in the A.M. In 2014, he auditioned for the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent, reaching the live semi-finals. In 2015, Drewett co-wrote Little Mix's UK number-one single "Black Magic", which was a UK number 1 for 3 consecutive weeks and earned him a BRIT Award nomination for Song of the Year.
2016–2024: Electronic and Pop releases
In 2017, Drewett collaborated with DJ and producer Jonas Blue to co-write the UK top-five single "Mama", followed by the 2018 singles "Rise” and “Polaroid”, which between them have amassed over 2.5 Billion streams. During this period, he also contributed to the track "On My Own" on Niall Horan's debut solo album, Flicker.
Drewett co-wrote the 2020 song "My Last Breath" with artist and friend, James Newman, which was selected as the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest(before the event's cancellation due to the pandemic). In 2022, he co-wrote the dance single "Deep Down" by Alok, Ella Eyre, and Kenny Dope. Between 2022 and 2023, Drewett was also heavily involved in SG Lewis's album AudioLust & HigherLove, co-writing and providing background vocals on eight tracks, including "Holding On”, Lifetime” and "Another Life".
2025–present: Continued songwriting
In 2025, Drewett contributed to Perrie Edwards' self-titled debut solo album, co-writing the tracks "Sand Dancer" and "Cute Aggression". His other 2025 credits included "Ten Years Time" for Henry Moodie, "Saké" for Only The Poets, “Save Me” for Olly Murs, “I Can Die Now" for Ruel, and "All Of America" for Elle Coves.
In 2026, he co-wrote the track "Leftover Time" for James Blunt's album Airplane Mode, and "Falling In Love With Your Friends" for London based singer, MasterPeace. Showcasing Drewetts abilities across multiple genres, in electronic music, he teamed up with SG Lewis and Adam Port for the global house single, "Be The One”, released via the powerhouse German electronic collective Keinemusik.
Drewett continued his high-profile, international collaborations, with writing credits on major releases such as Japanese boy band BE:FIRST with single "Missing", which topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and most notably American artist, Teddy Swims' single "Mr. Know It All", which as of October 2026, sits at Number 5 Billboard Pop Airplay Chart.[2]
Discography
[edit]Solo albums/EPs
[edit]| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |
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| UK | IRE | ||
| 2007 | All Good | – | – |
| 2010 | Ten | – | – |
| 2013 | Blink (album sampler) | – | – |
| 2021 | Jam Jar | – | – |
Solo singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
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| UK | UK Indie | IRE | |||
| 2010 | "Champagne Lemonade" | 84 | – | – | Non-album singles |
| 2013 | "Undefeated" | – | – | – | |
| "Drunk Dial" | – | 46 | – | ||
| 2018 | "Black Magic" | – | – | – | TEN |
| "Dear Darlin'" | – | – | – | ||
| 2019 | "The Unfortunate Gent" | – | – | – | |
| "So Long" | – | – | – | ||
As featured artist
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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| UK | IRE | |||
| 2010 | "I Need You Tonight" (Professor Green featuring Ed Drewett) | 3 | 15 | Alive Till I'm Dead |
| 2012 | "Never Be a Right Time" (Professor Green featuring Ed Drewett) | 35 | – | At Your Inconvenience |
| 2018 | "Life" (Katy Tiz featuring Ed Drewett) | – | – | Non-album single |
Singles as songwriter
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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| UK | US | |||
| 2010 | "All Time Low" by the Wanted | 1 | – | The Wanted |
| 2011 | "Glad You Came" by the Wanted | 1 | 3 | Battleground |
| 2011 | "Lightning" by the Wanted | 2 | – | |
| 2013 | "Dear Darlin'" by Olly Murs | 5 | – | Right Place Right Time |
| 2013 | "Best Song Ever" by One Direction | 2 | 2 | Midnight Memories |
| 2013 | "Half a Heart" by One Direction | – | – | |
| 2013 | "Little White Lies" by One Direction | – | – | |
| 2014 | "Steal My Girl" by One Direction | 3 | 13 | Four |
| 2014 | "Act My Age" by One Direction | – | – | |
| 2015 | "Black Magic" by Little Mix | 1 | 68 | Get Weird |
| 2015 | "Weird People" by Little Mix | 78 | – | |
| 2015 | "Hey Angel" by One Direction | 96 | – | Made in the A.M. |
| 2015 | "End of the Day" by One Direction | 73 | – | |
| 2015 | "A.M." by One Direction | 83 | – | |
| 2015 | "History" by One Direction | 6 | 65 | |
| 2015 | "Cheater" by the Vamps | – | – | Wake Up |
| 2016 | "So Good" by Louisa Johnson | 13 | – | Non-album single |
| 2016 | "All Night" by SG Lewis | – | – | Yours EP |
| 2016 | "Holding Back" by SG Lewis | – | – | |
| 2017 | "Mama" by Jonas Blue | 4 | – | Jonas Blue: The Electronic Nature and Blue |
| 2017 | "On My Own" by Niall Horan | – | – | Flicker |
| 2017 | "Middle of the Night" by the Vamps & Martin Jensen | 44 | - | Night & Day |
| 2018 | "Magic'" by Craig David | – | – | The Time Is Now |
| 2018 | "Barcelona" by Max George | – | – | |
| 2018 | "Rise" by Jonas Blue | 3 | – | Blue |
| 2018 | "Polaroid" by Jonas Blue, Liam Payne & Lennon Stella | 12 | – | Blue & LP1 |
| 2018 | "Friends" by Why Don't We | – | – | 8 Letters |
| 2019 | "A.N.I.M.A.L" by John Newman | – | – | A.N.I.M.A.L EP |
| 2019 | "Til I Met You" by Max George | – | – | |
| 2020 | "Fearless" by Louis Tomlinson | – | – | Walls |
| 2020 | "My Last Breath" by James Newman | – | – | The Things We Do EP |
| 2020 | "Naughty List" by Liam Payne & Dixie D'Amelio | 48 | – | Non-album single |
| 2022 | "Follow Me" by Pabllo Vittar | – | – | |
| 2022 | "Deep Sown" by Alok, Ella Eyre | 62 | – | |
| 2026 | "Away With The Fairies" by LUNA | - | – | Fairy Pop |
| 2026 | "Mr. Know It All" by Teddy Swims | 52 | 39 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ed Drewett former student at BIMM".
- ↑ devops (2 January 2013). "Pop Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
External links
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