Conor Maynard

Is the name Conor Maynard one you know? If not, GET TO KNOW IT! And if you do know him, I bet it’s mainly for his own songs such as Can’t Say No and R U Crazy. Personally, I believe Conor Maynard is going to be one of the biggest male artist’s to come out of England. Since 2009, Conor Maynard has been uploading cover versions of songs on his own and with rapper and close friend, Anthony “Anth” Melo, who resides in Virginia, America. Together they have covered a variety of songs, including: Taio Cruz’s Dynamite, Rihanna’s Only Girl In The World and even wrote an original song together called Do It. Maynard caught the attention of singer/songwriter Ne-Yo when he watched a cover version of his track Beautiful Monster who in turn contacted Conor soon afterwards, and Ne-Yo soon became Maynard’s mentor. Maynard rose to success in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV’s Brand New For 2012 award, beating off competition from the likes of Lana Del Ray. Well now it’s time you heard the real Conor Maynard. His covers are heaven to my ears! My god, he makes these songs sound so much better. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE his original work and adore his album. I am waiting patiently for his second album, due to drop sometime in 2014. But you can’t deny the fact that his voice in some of these covers is simply breathtaking.

 

Check out some of my favourite covers Conor has done below:

• Mr.Probz -Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)

• Drake – Girls Love Beyonce

• Drake – Marvin’s Room

• Ellie Goulding/ Miley Cyrus/ Drake Medley

• Lorde/Avicii/One Direction Medley

• Pharrell Williams – Happy

• Swedish House Mafia – Don’t You Worry Child

• Enrique Iglesias – Tonight I’m Lovin’ You ft Anth

• Jessie J – Price Tag

• Chris Brown – Yeah x3

• Taio Cruz – Dynamite

• Bruno Mars – Just They Way You Are

Now, try tell me you don’t like Conor Maynard after listening to some of these. 😉

Some days stay gold forever..

Today is kind of a sad day for me. Later today, I say goodbye to one of my favourite bands, The Wanted, as they arrive in Dublin on their Farewell Tour.

I know, some of you (okay all of you!) have probably rolled you’re eyes at that last sentence.
But The Wanted played a huge part in my life.
I’ve met some of my best friends and I’ve had some incredible memories because of them!

It all began back in Summer 2010, when I stumbled a crossed a very baby faced looking band on YouTube with their first single All Time Low. It wasn’t until Summer 2011, when I met the boys for thee first time, that I released how much of an impact they’ve made on my life.

In March 2012, I met the boys again when I was going through a really hard time and they were the sweetest boys ever! They gave me strength to keep going. (Cheesy I know!)

And today, I get to meet them as a band one last time. I might just ask them how do you actually get up from an All Time Low.. (Get it? I’m so hilarious.. Okay I know I’m not but laugh anyway!)

Saying goodbye is never an easy thing to do, but hopefully it’s not forever.

I’m kind of excited too. My friend Sophie met Nathan today and got me a video and it’s made me excited to see my fave again! (I shall post the video on my Instagram later and you can find the link to that on my page somewhere..)

One thing is for sure, I will never forget the memories I have with The Wanted and the amazing friends I’ve made through them (well unless I lose my memory) because ‘Some days stay Gold Forever..’ ❤