Tourist (musician)
English electronic musician (born 1987)
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William Edward Phillips (born 12 February 1987), also known by his stage name Tourist, is an English electronic musician and songwriter.
Born
12 February 1987
William Edward Philips
12 February 1987
South London, England[1]
OriginCornwall, England
GenresElectronic
Occupations
- DJ
- record producer
- songwriter
Tourist | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Edward Philips 12 February 1987 South London, England[1] |
| Origin | Cornwall, England |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Label | Monday |
Biography
In 2015 he won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for co-writing Sam Smith's "Stay with Me", along with James Napier.[2][3] Since then, he has gone on to release five full-length albums, U (6 May 2016), Everyday (15 February 2019), Wild (18 October 2019), Inside Out (20 May 2022), and Memory Morning (19 April 2024) alongside several more EPs. He remains active as a writer, producer, and remixer, including remixing artists like Christine & The Queens, Hozier, Wolf Alice, and Chvrches.
Discography
Albums
- U (2016)
- Everyday (2019)
- Wild (2019)
- Inside Out (2022)
- Memory Morning (2024)
- Music Is Invisible (2025)
EPs
- Tourist (2012)
- Tonight (2013)
- Patterns (2014)
- Wash (2017)
- Wild (Reworks) (2020)
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Wait" | 2014 | U |
| "Patterns" (featuring Lianne La Havas) |
Patterns EP | |
| "Illuminate" (featuring Years & Years) |
Non-album single | |
| "I Can't Keep Up" (featuring Will Heard) |
Patterns EP | |
| "Holding On" (featuring Josef Salvat and Niia) |
2015 | Non-album single |
| "Waves" | U | |
| "To Have You Back" | 2016 | |
| "Run" | ||
| "We Stayed Up All Night" (featuring Ardyn) |
2017 | Wash EP |
| "Sleepwalking" (featuring Swim Mountain and Esther Joy) | ||
| "Apollo" | 2018 | Everyday |
| "Someone Else" | ||
| "Hearts" | ||
| "Emily" | 2019 | |
| "Love Theme" (with Shura) | ||
| "Elixir" | Wild | |
| "Bunny" | ||
| "Last" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Siren" | ||
| "Avalanche" | 2022 | Inside Out |
| "Your Love" | ||
| "Howl" (with Elderbrook) | Non-album single |
Songwriting and production credits
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Oshea | "Cloud9" feat. Myiah Lynnae | Non-album single | [4] |
| 2013 | Javeon | "Give Up" | Javeon - EP | [5][6] |
| 2014 | Sam Smith | "Stay with Me" | In the Lonely Hour | [7][8] |
| Jessie Ware | "Pieces" | Tough Love | [9][10] | |
| 2015 | Låpsley | "Hurt Me" | Long Way Home | [11][12] |
| Kacy Hill | "Arm's Length" | Bloo - EP | ||
| 2016 | Ivan B | "Wish You Knew" | Non-album single | [13] |
| Colouring | "About You" | Symmetry - EP | [14][15] | |
| Dillon Francis | "Anywhere" feat. Will Heard | Non-album single | [16][17] | |
| Jones | "Waterloo" | New Skin | [18] | |
| Frank Casino | "Christine's Song" feat. Simone Soares | Someone From Me | [19] | |
| 2017 | Ardyn | "Together" | Bloom - EP | [20] |
| Fred Falke | "Don't Give Up" feat. Jake Isaac | Non-album single | [21] | |
| Ardyn | "Throwing Stones" | Bloom - EP | [22] | |
| 2018 | Chloe Howl | "Out of Luck" | Work - EP | [23][24] |
| 2019 | Shura | "That's Me, Just a Sweet Melody" | Forevher | [25] |
| 2020 | Jack Peñate | "Not Enough" | Non-album single | |
| 2021 | Dillon Francis | "Real Love" with Aleyna Tilki | Happy Machine | [26][27] |
Remixes
- Sharon Van Etten – "We Are Fine" (2012)
- Montevideo – "Castles" (2012)
- Sam Smith – "Safe with Me" (2013)
- Haim – "The Wire" (2013)
- Chvrches – "Lies" (2013)
- London Grammar – "Sights" (2014)
- Years & Years – "Desire" (2014)
- Shura – "What's It Gonna Be?" (2016)
- Christine and the Queens – "Saint Claude" (2016)
- Wolf Alice – "Don't Delete the Kisses" (2018)
- Rostam – "Gwan" (2018)
- Hozier – "Almost (Sweet Music)" (2019)
- Frere – "Often Wrong" (2020)
- Deftones – "Change (In the House of Flies)" (2020)
- Sofia Kourtesis – "La Perla" (2021)
- Swedish House Mafia and the Weeknd – "Moth to a Flame" (2022)
- Pheelz featuring BNXN – "Finesse" (2022)
- The Range – "Bicameral" (2022)
- Flume featuring Caroline Polachek – "Sirens" (2022)
