Benedict Cork

Benjamin Mark Cork (born 4 August 1993), known professionally as Benedict Cork is an English singer-songwriter. He was raised in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.[1]

Benedict Cork
Background information
Birth nameBenjamin Mark Cork
Born (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993
OriginBishop's Stortford, England
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocals, piano
Years active2018–present
Websitewww.benedictcork.com

Early life

Benedict was born Benjamin Mark Cork to Andrew Cork and Julia (née Kornberg). His maternal grandfather Sir Hans Kornberg, was a German-born British-American biochemist, whose parents were killed in the Holocaust. Benedict has two older brothers and one older sister, SuRie who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Growing up in Hertfordshire, Benedict was educated at The Bishop's Stortford High School and Hills Road Sixth Form College. He first started performing in bands with friends before moving to London and taking up work as a piano man in bars.[2]

Career

Benedict's official recording career started with a collaboration with Simon Jefferis. Their single "Easy" was released on 9 March 2018.[3]

His first solo release was Piano Tapes in September 2018, a live five-track EP recorded at Red Gate Recorders in Eagle Rock, California.[4] Elton John, on hearing the EP, referred to Benedict as "sensational" and "a name to look out for".[5][6] The single "Mama Said" was described as "devastatingly beautiful" by Billboard.[7]

After launching a residency at London's Fiction Studios in 2019,[8] Benedict supported Emily King, Tom Walker (singer) and appeared at British Summer Time (concerts) in Hyde Park[9] supporting Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie. This was followed by Benedict's first album, Letters To Strangers, in September 2019.[10]

Benedict supported Duncan Laurence on his European Tour[11] before recording Piano Tapes Volume II in late 2019/early 2020 and releasing the EP track by track over the summer of 2020. Benedict also appeared in a campaign for French fashion house Mugler alongside English National Ballet dancer Precious Adams performing his song "Wildfire".[12]

Discography

Extended plays
Title Details
Piano Tapes (Live at Red Gate Recorders)
Letters To Strangers
Piano Tapes, Volume II

Singles
Title Year Album
"Easy (with Simon Jefferis)" 2018 non-album single
"Ghost" 2018 Piano Tapes (Live at Red Gate Recorders)
"Mama Said"
"Down for Forever"
"Believe"
"Wildfire"
"Therapy" 2019 Letters To Strangers
"Fear of Lonely"
"Funny How Things Change"
"Breaking Hearts"
"Pray No More"
"Boys Don’t Cry"
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth (Cover)" 2019 non-album single
"Hollywood" 2020 Piano Tapes, Volume II
"One Last Song"
"Growing Pains"
"Choices"
"Wild One"

Songwriting credits

Performance credits
  • ORKID - "Hands" on I Don't Give A Damn (piano)[15][16]
  • Angel Haze - "April's Fool" on Dirty Gold (vocals)[17]
  • Adam Lambert - "Feel Something" on Velvet (piano/backing vocals)[18]
  • Olly Chamberlain - "Ice" (backing vocals)[19]

References
  1. "New Track: Listen To Benedict Cork’s New Single 'Therapy'". The Girls At The Rockshow, February 12, 2019.
  2. "Pride Profile: 10 Questions With Singer, Songwriter & Adam Lambert Collaborator Benedict Cork". Billboard, March 15, 2019.
  3. "PREMIERE: Simon Jefferis Makes Crafting the Perfect Blend of Lo-Fi, Soul, and R&B Seem 'Easy'". Ones to Watch, March 9, 2018.
  4. "Pace Pictures Posts Live Video Series for Benedict Cork". Creative Content Wire, 2018.
  5. "Benedict Cork's Facebook post". Facebook, July 20, 2019.
  6. "Introducing Benedict Cork". Apple Music, 2018.
  7. "Queer Necessities: Billboard Pride's August 2018 Playlist". Billboard, August 2, 2018.
  8. "Fiction Studios gigography". Songkick, 2019.
  9. "British Summer Time at Hyde Park: Line-up, dates, tickets and more". Evening Standard, July 3, 2019.
  10. "Singer/songwriter Benedict Cork releases new single 'Therapy' and it's fantastic". Attitude, February 12, 2019.
  11. "Duncan Laurence - Benedict Cork (UK)". Patronaat, October 3, 2019.
  12. "Benedict Cork - Wildfire ft. Precious Adams (Live)". YouTube, November 8, 2020.
  13. "Lyrics ‘Right Thing To Do’". Genius, December 4, 2015.
  14. "Olly Chamberlain - Ice". Spotify, January 20, 2021.
  15. "‘Hands’". Spotify, 2018.
  16. "Tweet played keys & sang some backing vocals’". Twitter, December 7, 2018.
  17. "‘April’s Fool’". Spotify, 2014.
  18. "‘Feel Something’". Spotify, 2019.
  19. "Olly Chamberlain's Instagram". Instagram, January 14, 2021.
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