Television Cantwell appeared as one of six presenters of the
CBBC television show
Friday Download for
Series 7 to Series 9. In October 2023 he appeared, alongside
Neil Parish, on
Channel 4 in the second episode of the prison documentary
Banged Up.
Music Cantwell's music career began on 20 December 2013 with the release of his first single, "Thank You". In May 2014, he was a support artist for
Little Mix during the
Salute Tour After signing with
Virgin EMI in February 2017, he released his debut
Holiday EP which featured the singles "Holiday" and "Phobia". In November 2017, he released the
Talk to Ya EP that included the single "Personal". In February 2018, Cantwell was named in The Courier and Newcastle Student Radio's
The Sounds of 2018 at number six, alongside
Rex Orange County,
Brockhampton, and
SG Lewis. In April 2018, he was a support artist for
the Vamps during the Night and Day Tour alongside
Jacob Sartorius,
New Hope Club,
Maggie Lindemann, and
Conor Maynard. In September 2018, he released "I Wish You Were Here", promoted with a performance at
BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards. Cantwell was also named on BBC Radio 1's Brit List at that time. That same year, he was listed in
CelebMixs Top Success Stories of 2018, along with his management company, Alphadog Management. In June 2019, he collaborated with South Korean group
NCT Dream under
SM Entertainment. The song, "Don't Need Your Love", was released on 6 June 2019. Cantwell was set to release his debut studio album,
Can Anybody Hear Me?, on 20 November 2020, though it was cancelled. In September 2021, he released the single "Runaway with It" that samples
Shanice's 1991 hit "
I Love Your Smile", which he performed at the
26th National Television Awards. In March 2022, he joined
the Wanted on their Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits Tour of the UK. On 28 January 2022, his third extended play,
Views from the 23rd Floor, was released to coincide with his 23rd birthday. The two tracks, "Talking to the Stars" and "Golden Hour", preceded the EP. Following this was his collaboration "Save Me" with American DJ and record producer
Steve Aoki; its official music video released the same day, 29 April. The song appeared on Aoki's seventh studio album
Hiroquest: Genesis, which was released on 16 September that year. He released the single "I Wish I Could Hate You" on 5 August, the first song he released that he wrote by himself. In December 2023, Hrvy announced on his Instagram feed that he had left his record label and was now an independent artist, making "Stolen Heart" his last song at label
BMG Rights Management, HRVY then announced the release of his first song as an independent artist, "25", which was released on 9 February 2024. == Personal life ==