Wallis Bird (born 29 January 1982) is an Irish musician, living in Berlin since 2012. As of February 2023, she has released six studio albums, including Architect in 2014 and Home in 2016.
Career Bird performed at the Eurosonic Festival in 2012 when Ireland was the Spotlight Country.
Bird released her third studio album in March 2012 in Ireland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The album was recorded in Berlin, Germany. The first single, "Encore", was released on 2 March. The music video debuted on 1 February, and had been shot in Berlin.
A live album featuring recordings from her European tours from her debut album to her 2014 release Architect, Yeah! was released in 2015.
Home is her fifth studio album, released worldwide in September 2016.
Discography Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsIRLAUTGER2007 Spoons Released: October 2007 Label: Island Formats: CD, digital download — — —2009 New Boots Released: 24 July 2009 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download 14 59 —2012 Wallis BirdWallis Bird in den Singlecharts. chartsurfer.de Released: 9 March 2012 Label: Rubyworks Formats: CD, digital download 11 51 992014 Architect Released: 11 April 2014 Label: Kaiserlich Koeniglich / Bird Formats: CD, digital download 24 67 932016 Home Released: 30 September 2016 Label: Mount Silver Formats: CD, digital download — 31 —2019 Woman Released: 27 September 2019 Label: AntiFragile Music / Mount Silver Formats: CD, digital download 2022 Hands Released: 27 May 2022 Label: Mount Silver Formats: CD, digital download "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Yeah! (2015)
EPs Branches Untangle (six-track EP, Bird Records, 2006) Moodsets EP (2006)
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions AlbumIRLUKUK Indie2007 "Blossoms in the Street" — — — Spoons2008 "Counting to Sleep" — — — Just Can't Get Enough — — — 2009 "La La Land" — — — New Boots "To My Bones" — — — "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. "Blossoms in the Street", 15 October 2007 "Counting to Sleep", 10 March 2008 (Irish language version: "Comhaireamh chun Codladh") Just Can't Get Enough, 22 October 2008 "To My Bones", 2009
Download-only releases The Circle EP (Germany only)
Awards Meteor Music Award (Category: "Hope for 2009"), 2009 Meteor Music Award (Category: "Best Irish Female"), 2010
In popular culture In March 2010, Bird appeared on GOTV to present her favorite music videos and musical influences.
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