Singer teams up with soap star
Old friends have their eyes set on the album charts
A MELODIC pop singer from Burbage has released a single ahead of the launch of her debut EP in collaboration with a TV and theatre actor pal.
Olivia Broadfield sings in duet with Declan Bennett in their new band, Both, and the pair have released the song Spotlight from their imminent EP, Five Days.
The long-time friends formed Both in late 2017 and took just five days to create the four-track music set, which brings together Declan’s art for storytelling and Olivia’s pop hooks.
Olivia said: “We’ve already had lots of radio play. The guys over at the BBC played our single across the region on their show on Saturday. Fosse 107 have played it as well.
“It’s early days for us, but we’re hoping we can get enough pre-orders running up to the actual release on that we have a shot at the album charts.
“We’re keen for people to pre-order the EP and then they immediately get the single.”
The pair met through the Coventry music scene in 2004 and together started the acoustic night Live In Your Living Room, which hosted emerging talents The Enemy and Newton Faulkner.
Olivia has released four albums, with her music featuring on shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer, Vam- pire Diaries and 90210.
She’s also co-written for Billie Marten’s Bird and items from her work have been named Radio 1’s Hottest Record In The World and both Annie Mac and Jo Whiley’s Record of the Week.
The singer studied music at university and plays the piano and guitar.
She also owns a violin that her grandad found in Belgium during his time in the army, when he played the saxophone.
Away from music, Olivia has a deep passion for animals and is the proud owner of huskies Malleus and Nunun, as well as two rabbits, two chickens and six cats.
Every Spring she takes rescued ducklings under her wing from the Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary.
She also works as a property developer, recently transforming a bungalow in Hinckley into a four-bedroom house.
Declan has released four independent albums and three EPs through his own label CovBoy, and has performed as an actor on stage, including as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar and on television in Eastenders.
You can download Spotlight now from iTunes.
Five Days is to be released on March 2 and also features the tracks Perfect Strangers, Fifteen and 10 Years.
For more information about Olivia’s work, visit her website or YouTube channel, or email obroadfield@hotmail.com.