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Connor Fielding
Connor Fielding
	Fielding performing in Quebec, 2004
Born	Connor Fielding; September 14, 1966 (age 58); Vancouver, Canada
Other names	Fieldy
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; composer;
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Evelyn Pratt (m. 1985; div. 2017)
Partner	Evelyn Pratt (since 2023)
Children	3

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Connor Fielding, also known as Fieldy^[1]; (born 14 September 1966) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and composer. His 1980s 'timeless' hits combined indie rock, rock'n'roll and pop, all to form a spice Canadian romance and nostalgia.

As a solo singer, his most known hits are "Love Somebody", "Sweet Dreams", "Boy", "Blue Song" and "Fantasy Man".

Fielding started his career in 1984, with group "Fieldy and Friends" and their best song is "In Context". To date, he has recorded four professional albums and mostly performed in Canada and United States. In 2023, he remastered former band's song "Dissapointed from album "Back to Music". In 2024, Fielding released album "Limits of Language" to mark the forties of his career.

Biography

Early and personal life

Connor Fielding was born on 14 September 1966 to parents Gloria Gomez and Nathan Fielding in Vancouver, British Columbia State, Canada. He attended local school and participated in gymnastic training. In family, he spoke much of English and some French, so he is fluent at both these languages. In 1973, at school's first grade, Fielding met journalist Evelyn Pratt (b.1967). They made good friends quickly and in 1984 they became engaged. When Fielding was 18, he married with Pratt who was pregnant at the time. However, Evelyn suffered a miscarriage and tried twice unsuccessfully to commit suicide. Connor Fielding and Evelyn Pratt became parents for first time in 1988, when their first son Owen was born, and the second, Alexander, was born in 1991. They later adopted a son, Daniel, born in 2014.

Music career

In 1984, music group, Fieldy and Friends, was created.^[2] Group leading singer was Connor Fielding. They mostly performed in local bars and were little known until 1985, when the band released song "You're Not Supposed To". They toured together until 1990, before Fielding decided to pursue a solo career. Overall, they released 3 albums and 11 singles.

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After playing in band five years, Fielding launched his solo career. Music has always been an outlet for him, especially through his teenage years and Fielding hopes his songs can be the same for others. While presenting his original music in a solo setting, his performances provide the listener and intimate experience with his music that includes the benefits of a full band sound, all originating form his musical talent.

Albums

Back to the Music (1986) - 11 songs ^[3]
The week (1988) - 8 songs ^[4]
Tones of Town (1989) - 8 songs ^[5]
Limits of Language (2024) - 11 songs

Singles with official videos

If Only The Moon Were Up (1985)
You're Not Supposed To (1986)
In Context (1987)
She Can Do What She Wants (1987)
A House Is Not A Home (1988)
Learn to Learn (1988)
Rockist (1989)
Tell Me (1992)
Stratch the Surface (2003)

Popular songs (views as of 28 September 2024)

1. In context (2,590 M.)
2. Blue song (644,5 K.)
3. Fantasy Man (241,8 K.)
4. She can do what she wants (162,5 K.)
5. A house is not a home (135,2 K.)
6. Rockist (79,6 K.)
7. You're not supposed to (71,7 K.)
8. Stratch the surface (44,7 K.)
9. Learn to Learn (42,5 K.)
10. Boy (39,6 K.)
11. If only the moon were up (38,5 K.)
12. Sweet Dreams (13,4 K.)
13. Love Somebody (11,7 K.)
14. Tell me (4,2 K.)

Subscribers 54,7 K.

^ "Fieldy rocks again". Den of Geek. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ Brown, Paul (July 22, 2015). "Fieldy and Friends era and their rock'n'roll". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
^ "Field Music by Field Music" – via www.metacritic.com.
^ Fullerton, Jamie (August 14, 2008). "The Week That Was". NME. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^ "Tones Of Town by Field Music". Metacritic.com.

[1] "Fieldy rocks again". Den of Geek. Retrieved February 13, 2018.

[2] Brown, Paul (July 22, 2015). "Fieldy and Friends era and their rock'n'roll". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.

[3] "Field Music by Field Music" – via www.metacritic.com.

[nme-4] Fullerton, Jamie (August 14, 2008). "The Week That Was". NME. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[5] "Tones Of Town by Field Music". Metacritic.com.

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