PRESS

 The Guardian-

(Imogen Tilden)

Featured in The Guardians FUTURE 50 ( Nov 2016)

‘The sparse fragility of Sharkey’s music and her intimate delivery mean that it gives up its charms slowly, but very surely’ 

BBC Radio 3 (July 2021)

(Hannah Peel , ‘Mmm Ja’ single release)

‘…an amazing song…’

BBC Radio 6 (Aug 2021)

Kitty Perrin ( Tom Robinsons mixtape)

‘ ..one of the most amazing voices i’ve ever heard..’

BBC Radio 6

(Mary Anne Hobbs)    

‘ She’s sure to stop you in your tracks…Really is so beautiful…’

Loud & Quiet Magazine

(Chris Watkeys)

''What places her on a higher plane than most of her contemporaries is actually pretty simple: the sheer strength of her songwriting, and the truly soul shifting quality of her voice... This is mature, refined songwriting of the highest calibre.''

The Observer  (live review)

‘Brooke has an incredible voice, amazing control and Grace’

Time out London (live review)

‘… an aural treat!’

Acoustic Magazine ('Wandering Heart' Album review)

Brooke has a lovely way of wrapping herself around a lyric, her voice a sensuous instrument that rises and falls like an incoming tide..it's all strangely beautiful...''

Folk radio ('I crossed the line EP review)

  ‘Irresistible music’ with ‘..a vocal performance that seems to switch effortlessly between lithely melodic and fiery’

('Wandering Heart' Album review)

It’s an intricate, lovingly crafted album that showcases a singer/songwriter on top of her game.

Fip Radio (France)

(Patrick Derloin)  -

 ‘Un ressenti qui traverse le corps et l'âme et on ne se pose pas d'avantage de question, le disque reste dans la tête et dans le cœur, il est au dessus des autres…’

BIOGRAPHY

Brooke Sharkey grew up in London before moving to France at the age of 9 inspiring her interest in songwriting in both English and French. Starting her musical journey as a street performer and session singer at 16, she has since released 2 Eps and 2 full length albums ‘One Dress’ (2012) and ‘Wandering Heart’ (V2 records- 2016), travelled and toured extensively gaining recognition from The Guardian claiming her as one of the top 50 independent artists in the world in 2016. She produces and co-producers her music with various artists and musicians. Her unique vocal delivery and lyrics reach into the vast yet intricate themes of love, loss, hope, beauty, nature, seduction and wonder. Having relocated to Oslo in 2020 between 2 waves of Corona, she is currently recording new songs Norway to be released later this year. 

'An introspective sound adorned with emotional vocals … that create a tense air of melancholy that few others can master so simply and so elegantly, Brooke Sharkey oozes a creativity that radiates emotion. She is a woman who bleeds artistry'

(Fresh beats)

Brooke's music has been played extensively on BBC radio 2, Radio 6, BBC Scotland, Radio FIP (France) and Radio 1 Belgium with live sessions on NPO Radio 1 and 2 in The Netherlands. She has also captured the attention of The guardian, Loud and quiet magazine, Acoustic magazine and Maverick magazine and has headlined venues such as the Jazz cafe in Camden and the union chapel, London.

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