Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, he won Song of the Year for "Start Again" and was nominated in two other categories: Breakthrough Artist and Best Pop Release.
Growing up in Brisbane, Sewell started pursuing a music career from a young age, sending around demos since he was 8 years old.
His sister Grace is a singer best known for her version of the 1963 Lesley Gore song "You Don't Own Me", which hit number one on the ARIA Charts in May 2015.
In 2007, Sewell and guitarist Matthew Copley formed a pop rock group called The Frets, who were later joined by three more members before changing their name to Sons of Midnight.
[4][5] His debut single "Hold Me Up" was written and produced by Brian Lee, The Euroz and Louis Bell.
On 2 March 2015, Sewell announced his opening slot on Ed Sheeran's Australian tour via a video posted on his Facebook page.
[7] Sewell supported Jess Glynne on her "Ain't Got Far to Go" UK tour in October and November 2015.
[9] In March 2015, he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on American TV network NBC's Today show hosted by Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb and broadcast nationally across the United States where he performed live his single "Start Again".
In October 2022, Sewell announced three headline East Coast shows in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne throughout November and December as well as the title of his second studio album, Precious, released in March 2023.