2002–2006: access to music In 2002, Cooper studied Contemporary Popular Music at
North Trafford College, based at Beehive Mill in Manchester. There, he joined a band called Kid Conspiracy, which later changed its name to Azure Glow. They grew a small following locally and enjoyed limited success, releasing self made
EPs including ‘December Falls’ and ‘Listen’. They ultimately disbanded following their last UK tour in 2006.
2012–2015: career beginnings On 27 June 2012, Cooper released his first two
extended plays
EP1 and
EP2. He featured on
Don Diablo's single "The Artist Inside", which was released on 9 November 2012. He released his third extended play,
EP3 on 8 February 2013. On 20 July 2014, he released his fourth extended play
Keep the Quiet Out. He released his fifth extended play,
When the Darkness Comes on 26 January 2015.
2016–present: Raised Under Grey Skies On 18 March 2016, Cooper released the single "Five More Days", featuring vocals from Avelino. He featured on
Jonas Blue's single "
Perfect Strangers", which was released on 3 June 2016. The song peaked at number 2 on the
UK Singles Chart, and reached the top ten positions in eight additional countries, including Germany, Australia and
Sweden. On 10 June 2016, Cooper released the single "Party" as the lead single from his debut studio album. He released "
September Song" on 16 September 2016 as the second single. The song peaked at number 7 on the
UK Singles Chart, and also reached the top 10 in the
Republic of Ireland and
Sweden. "
Passport Home" was released as the third single on 7 April 2017, peaking at number 86 on the
UK Singles Chart. On 21 July 2017, Cooper released "
She's on My Mind" as the fourth single. "Wait" was released as the fifth single on 25 August 2017. He eventually released the album,
Raised Under Grey Skies on 6 October 2017. He was featured on
Craig David's seventh studio album
The Time Is Now on the song "Get Involved", which was released on 26 January 2018. On 16 June 2018, he played at Pinkpop, a festival in the Netherlands. On 26 July 2018, Cooper released "All This Love", featuring singer-songwriter
Mali-Koa Hood. In August 2019, he collaborated with
Gabrielle Aplin on her song "Losing Me" and in November that same year he collaborated with
Stefflon Don. Cooper's second album,
She, was released on 21 February 2022. ==Discography==