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Fresh from his first win at the Grammy’s as part of the songwriting team behind SZA’s ‘Saturn’, Cork singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot has announced his first headline show in 3Arena on Saturday, 20 December 2024.
It’s been two years since Ducrot released his debut album Victory to widespread acclaim. Recorded in Paris in 2022, Victory reached the number 1 spot on both the Irish and UK Album charts and pushed Ducrot to another level, selling out shows across both Europe and the US, including two sold-out sets at Dublin’s St. Anne’s Park and Cork’s Virgin Media Park last summer.
Raised in Cork, Cian was surrounded by music growing up and soon excelled himself, learning piano, classical guitar, saxophone, percussion, drums, violin and the flute. He studied at London’s Royal Academy of Music from the age of nine and soon felt split between his classical training and his desire to make pop music. He continued his studies while writing songs and posting on social media, but his mind was made up following a successful songwriting camp in Los Angeles.
The deciding factor between the two worlds was the ability that a pop artist has to connect with their audience – and that remains a big aspect of his artistry to this day. He was far from an overnight success, however, often borrowing money, busking, surfing sofas and taking on random jobs to fund writing trips to London and LA. His first breakthrough on TikTok led to his debut EP Make Believe and he grew in stature with every release, especially when ‘I’ll Be Waiting’ and ‘All For You’ completed his journey from pub gigs in Cork to the upper reaches of the charts. And there’s a lot more to come, beginning with ‘Part of Me’ and ‘Victory’.
Cian is also in growing demand as a collaborator, most recently featuring on Libianca’s ‘People’ remix. He was invited to co-write with SZA in Los Angeles, the resulting song set to be released in the future, and he also co-wrote Lauren Spencer-Smith’s global hit and UK Top 20 single ‘Flowers’.
The news of his 3Arena headliner comes ahead of his run supporting Teddy Swims in the same venue next week.
