"ONE OF THE UK’S GREATEST WHITE VOICES"
– B.B. KING
about oliver
Former NME magazine Singer of the Year, Oliver has been signed to two major record labels and has released four albums to date.
He has sung alongside some of the world’s bestselling artists including Ray Charles, BB King, Tom Jones, Robbie Williams and Jamie Cullum, and performed to audiences of thousands across the world.
As a lead actor in the West End, Oliver has worked with some of the finest directors in the country including Sir Trevor Nunn and Sir Sam Mendes, originating roles for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and creating “The Voice” for Strictly Come Dancing’s Vincent and Flavia. He appears on all the subsequent original cast recordings.
INFLUENCES
Bill Withers | Cat Stevens | Chet Baker | Frank Sinatra | Jeff Buckley | John Martyn | Joni Mitchell | Leonard Cohen | Ray Charles | Tony Bennett | Scott Walker | Aretha Franklin | Roberta Flack
APPRECIATION
"a voice that could sing the angels to sleep and wake the devil from his bed…” - Ray Charles
"there's no one who sings quite like him" - Jamie Cullum
"now that boy can sing" - Lamont Dozier
"Oliver is a marvellous singer with so much power in reserve" - Arif Mardin
"a voice that curls your toes, vibrates in your spine and causes your mouth to drop open" - Evening Standard
"blessed with the kind of voice that can melt chocolate at fifty paces" - HMV
"his voice has a fat, belting middle range, and he can swoop up to encompass the near-falsetto high notes of a piece and still sound as if he has power in reserve" - The Guardian
"when your vocal cords are as strong as his, nothing is impossible" - Belfast Telegraph
LATEST NEWS
Oliver’s latest project is a live jazz album, re-imagining the songs of David Bowie. It will be released by Lateralize Records shortly.
Oliver has recently been awarded an MA in Songwriting from ICMP and a new project is on its way.
