2005–2011: 21 Demands As 21 Demands, the band first came to attention in November 2006, when they participated in the fifth series of
RTÉ talent show ''
You're a Star''; finishing as the series' runners-up. On 3 March 2007, 21 Demands released their own single called "Give Me a Minute" through
Pieta House downloads on the
RTÉ website. They made history when their single topped the
Irish Singles Chart, becoming the first independently released track to achieve this milestone. 21 Demands also wrote the single "One of Those Days" which they played on the Irish
SuperValu channel
BalconyTV.
2012–2014: In a Perfect World The quartet released their debut
extended play—
The Kodaline EP—on Friday 7 September 2012, produced by
Stephen Harris. "All I Want" was selected as
BBC Radio 1 DJ
Fearne Cotton's
Record of the Week, featured in the season 9 episode of ''
Grey's Anatomy'', "
Remember the Time", and was used in the background music for
Google's
2012: Year in Review video. On 9 December 2012, the
BBC announced that Kodaline had been nominated for the
Sound of 2013 poll. On 17 June 2013, Kodaline released their first album,
In a Perfect World.
In a Perfect World includes the singles "
High Hopes", "
All I Want", "
Love Like This", and "Pray", as well as seven new songs. The
iTunes deluxe edition of the album contains "The Answer", "Perfect World", "Lose Your Mind", and "
Latch", with music videos for "All I Want" and "High Hopes". The CD deluxe edition, instead, contains a CD of live performances of "All I Want", "High Hopes", "Love Like This", "Pray", "All Comes Down", and "The Answer" at The Button Factory in Dublin. Their song "All I Want" was featured on the
MTV show
Catfish: The TV Show. "All I Want" was also in Season 5, episode 10 of
The Vampire Diaries. The songs "Perfect World" and "Brand New Day" from this album, are currently used in the soundtrack for the hit
Channel 4 show
Gogglebox, the former is the show's main theme tune. In April 2014, Kodaline released a
cover version of
Paul McCartney's 1980 single "
Coming Up" in celebration of
Record Store Day. In April 2014, the song "All I Want" was released as part of the soundtrack for
The Fault in Our Stars, as well as used in the film. In July 2014, the songs "Pray" and "High Hopes" were featured in trailers for the films
Horns and
Love, Rosie, respectively. The song "All I Want" was used in
TCM Remembers,
Turner Classic Movies' annual remembrance of film industry contributors who died in 2014.
2014–2017: Coming Up for Air In December 2014, the band announced their second LP
Coming Up for Air, and released a song called "Honest" on YouTube. A few days later they also published the song "Unclear". Following its release on 9 February 2015, the album entered the
UK Albums Chart at number 4. "The One" and "Honest" both reached Top 40 in the
UK Singles Chart. Lead singer Steve Garrigan appeared on episode 18 of
The Midnight Hour.
2017–2019: Politics of Living The lead single "
Brother" was released on 23 June 2017. Garrigan once again appeared on The Midnight Hour alongside Eldeniro90 where he premiered new music. The group also released a single, "
Follow Your Fire", on 23 March 2018 which was a massive hit in Romania reaching number 7 on the charts. "Shed a Tear" was released as the third single from the album on 15 June 2018. "Worth It" was released as the fourth single from the album on 20 July 2018. "
Head Held High" was released as the fifth single from the album on 24 August 2018. The song peaked at number sixty-eight on the
Irish Singles Chart. The album titled
Politics of Living was released on 28 September 2018.
2020–present: One Day at a Time On 10 January 2020, the band released "
Wherever You Are" as the lead single from their fourth album. The song peaked at number sixty-six on the
Irish Singles Chart. "
Sometimes" was released as the bands second single from their fourth album. The album titled
One Day at a Time was released on 12 June 2020. The album peaked at number two on the
Irish Albums Chart. Kodaline released their first live album,
Our Roots Run Deep, on 14 October 2022. It was recorded at the
Olympia Theatre, Dublin. On 9 October 2025, Kodaline announced that they would be splitting after over a decade of performing. Following the announcement of their split, farewell shows were announced for Cork and Dublin. ==Discography==