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{{shortShort description|Australian singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5(1989–2024)}}
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| name = Jack Colwell
| image = Jack_Colwell_2020_press_photo.jpg
| caption = Promotional photo distributedof by the artist inColwell, 2020
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1989|10|26|df=y}}
| instrument = Piano, vocals, guitar▼
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|03|1989|10|26|df=y}}
▲| instrument instruments = Piano, vocals, guitar
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2012–present2012–2024
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'''Jack Colwell''' is(26 October 1989 – 3 October 2024) was an Australian singer-songwriter.<ref name="RS">Coyte, Matt (11 September 2015). ''[http://rollingstoneaus.com/live-lodge/post/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-jack-colwell/2256-page-1 Five Things You Need To Know About Jack Colwell.]{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}'' Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2016.</ref>
 
== Early life ==
Colwell's mother was a concert pianist.<ref name="jaxsta">{{cite web |last1=Yates |first1=Rod |title=Humans Of Music: Jack Colwell |url=https://jaxsta.com/news-article/45264 |website=jaxsta.com |access-date=22 September 2021 }}</ref> He attended the [[Conservatorium High School]] at the [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music]].<ref>{{Cite HighInstagram School.|last=Colwell |first=Jack |user=jvckcolwell |postid=C_mSTc6SWfS |date=7 September 2024 |title=big emotional day for me conducting back at my high school! 💕 x}}</ref>
 
Prior to launching ahis solo singing career, Colwell worked inbehind variousthe rolesscenes in the Australian [[music industry]], including assisting [[Karen O]] with her performance of "Stop The Virgens" at the [[Sydney Opera House]] in 2012 and arranging vocals for [[Architecture in Helsinki]].<ref name="RS" /> He also had a band called Jack Colwell & The Owls.
 
== Career ==
Colwell attracted attention in August 2015 when [[Rolling Stone Australia]] premiered the video for his single "Don't Cry Those Tears",.<ref>Nail, Jonny (18 August 2015). ''[http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/premiere-jack-colwell-dont-cry-those-tears/2100 Premiere: Jack Colwell "Don't Cry Those Tears."]'' Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2016.</ref> a record which attracted claims of ageism from the musician, as even though he was 25 years old at the time, he was told it was 'too old' to be played on Triple J.<ref>{{cite web Webarchive| url=https://wwwweb.theguardianarchive.comorg/australia-newsweb/202120160306184405/sephttp:/01/ageismrollingstoneaus.com/music/post/premiere-isjack-alivecolwell-anddont-wellcry-triplethose-j-lampooned-for-insulting-tweettears/2100 | titledate='Ageism6 isMarch alive and well2016}}': Triple J lampooned for 'insulting' tweetRolling |Stone website=[[TheGuardianAustralia.com]] |Retrieved date=September1 2021March }}2016.</ref>
 
The song topped AMRAP's Metro radio chart for four consecutive weeks<ref>{{cite web |title=Amrap Chart Wrap − Jack Colwell and Boy & Bear retain #1 spots in Community Radio Charts |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/amrap-chart-wrap-jack-colwell-and-boy-and-bear-retain-1-spots-in-community-radio-charts/ |website=The Music Network |date=27 October 2015}}</ref> but programmers at [[Triple J]] told Colwell, who was 25 years old at the time, that "Don't Cry Those Tears" sounded 'too old' to be played on the station.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/01/ageism-is-alive-and-well-triple-j-lampooned-for-insulting-tweet |title='Ageism is alive and well': Triple J lampooned for 'insulting' tweet |newspaper=The Guardian |date=September 2021}}</ref>
In late August 2015, he self-released his first solo EP, ''Only When Flooded Could I Let Go''.<ref>''[http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2015/08/31/jack-colwell-only-when-flooded-could-i-let-go-charmaine-de-souza/ Jack Colwell – Only When Flooded Could I Let Go.]'' The Music. Retrieved 20 July 2016.</ref>▼
 
▲In late August 2015, he self-released his first solo EP, ''Only When Flooded Could I Let Go''.<ref>''[http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2015/08/31/jack-colwell-only-when-flooded-could-i-let-go-charmaine-de-souza/ Jack Colwell – Only When Flooded Could I Let Go.]'' The Music. Retrieved 20 July 2016.</ref>
In September 2015, Colwell appeared at Newtown Social Club as part of Rolling Stone's "Live Lodge" concert series.<ref name="RS" /> In November 2015, [[Sarah Blasko]] announced that Colwell would be the main support act on her 2016 Australian tour.<ref>''[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s4345047.htm Sarah Blasko announces national album tour for Eternal Return &#124; music news &#124; triple j]'' abc.net.au. Retrieved 1 March 2016.</ref>▼
 
▲In September 2015, Colwell appeared at Newtown Social Club as part of Rolling Stone's "Live Lodge" concert series.<ref name="RS" /> In November 2015, ARIA-winning singer-songwriter [[Sarah Blasko]] announced that Colwell would be the main support act on her 2016 Australian tour.<ref>''[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s4345047.htm Sarah Blasko announces national album tour for Eternal Return &#124; music news &#124; triple j]'' abc.net.au. Retrieved 1 March 2016.</ref>
In December 2015, ''[[The Guardian]]'' premiered Colwell's third music video, "Coat", starring actress [[Claudia Karvan]].<ref name="coat">Groves, Nancy (10 December 2015). ''[https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/dec/10/claudia-karvan-drowns-jack-colwell-in-music-video-for-coat-exclusive-premiere Claudia Karvan murders Jack Colwell in music video for Coat – exclusive premiere.]'' ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 1 March 2016.</ref>▼
 
In August 2016, Colwell released ''When The World Explodes'',<ref>''[https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/when-the-world-explodes-ep/id1141564405 Jack Colwell – When The World Explodes.]'' iTunes. Retrieved 22 August 2016.</ref> an EP featuring remixes of songs from ''Only When Flooded...'' by [[HEALTH (band)|HEALTH]], [[Fennesz]], [[Roly Porter]], [[Ash Koosha]], Rabit and Marcus Whale.
 
In October 2016, Colwell played a sold-out hometown show at the [[Sydney Opera House]] with a string ensemble.<ref>Valentish, Jenny (17 October 2016). ''[http://www.moshcam.com/articles/reviews/32779/jack-colwell-bears-soul-sydney-opera-house Jack Colwell Bears His Soul at the Sydney Opera House.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020173208/http://www.moshcam.com/articles/reviews/32779/jack-colwell-bears-soul-sydney-opera-house |date=20 October 2016}}'' Moshcam. Retrieved 20 October 2016.</ref>
 
=== Work with Patrick Wolf ===
In 2018, Colwell accompanied cult singer-songwriter and former [[Burberry]] model [[Patrick Wolf]] at Wolf's career-spanning Australian comeback concert.<ref name="zuel2">{{cite web |last1=Zuel |first1=Bernard |title=The Remaking of Patrick Wolf |url=https://www.bernardzuel.net/post/2018/04/12/the-remaking-of-patrick-wolf-interview |website=bernardzuel.net |access-date=25 March 2023 |language=en |date=11 April 2018}}</ref> The pair reunited in January 2020 for a sold-out run of Wolf shows in London,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Colwell tells us about his new album |url=https://somethingyousaid.com/2020/05/26/jack-colwell-tells-us-about-his-new-album/ |website=Something You Said |date=25 May 2020}}</ref> with Colwell contributing arrangements and multi-instrumental accompaniment. Recalling the first time he attended a Wolf concert, Colwell said: "I was 17 and had a fake ID. I was really struck by how remarkable his singing voice is. I was blown away."<ref name="zuel2" />
 
=== Swandream ===
Colwell self-released his debut album, ''Swandream'', in 2020.<ref name="zuel">{{cite web |last1=Zuel |first1=Bernard |title=Jack Colwell: Swandream review – theatrical, raw songs packed with pain and soaring survival |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/03/jack-colwell-swandream-review- |website=The Guardian |access-date=21 September 2021 |language=en |date=3 June 2020}}</ref>
 
Produced by ARIA-winning singer-songwriter [[Sarah Blasko]], ''Swandream'' was acclaimed by critics: [[NME]] declared it "an utterly visceral listen with immediate impact"<ref name="nme">{{cite web |title=The 25 best Australian albums of 2020 |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/nme-best-australia-albums-of-the-year-2020-2844123 |website=NME |language=en-AU |date=23 December 2020}}</ref> while [[The Guardian]] said "Colwell and Blasko have built a full-immersion tale that is both theatrical and real."<ref name="zuel" />
 
[[BrooklynVegan]] called ''Swandream'' "a record loaded with lush, moody ballads and soaring anthems"<ref name="vegan">{{cite web |title=Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie remixes Jack Colwell's "In My Dreams" (listen) |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/cocteau-twins-robin-guthrie-remixes-jack-colwells-in-my-dreams-listen/ |website=BrooklynVegan |access-date=21 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Junkee]] crowned it "the fieriest and most beautiful album of the year so far."<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Colwell Has Written The Fieriest And Most Beautiful Album Of The Year So Far |url=https://junkee.com/jack-colwell-swandream-interview/256418 |website=Junkee |access-date=21 September 2021 |date=5 June 2020}}</ref>
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''Swandream'' ranked #5 on NME's '25 Best Australian Albums of 2020' list.<ref name="nme" />
 
Prior to the album's release, Colwell shared a collaboration with multi-instrumentalist [[Owen Pallett]], "I Will Not Change My Ways".<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Colwell releases collaboration with Owen Pallett |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/jack-colwell-owen-pallett-collaboration-2623274 |website=NME |access-date=22 September 2021 |language=en-AU |date=11 March 2020}}</ref> The song, written by Colwell and arranged by Pallett, was recorded in one take while Colwell was in Pallett’sPallett's native Toronto. AAn re-recordedalternative version of the song appeared on ''Swandream''.
 
A track from the album, "In My Dreams", was remixed by [[Robin Guthrie]] of the [[Cocteau Twins]].<ref name="vegan" /> Guthrie's version appeared alongside remixes by Joel Amey of [[Wolf Alice]] and Australian musicians Rainbow Chan and Marcus Whale on the EP ''Swanlux''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Colwell announces remix EP 'Swanlux' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/jack-colwell-announces-remix-ep-swanlux-2813148 |website=NME |access-date=22 September 2021 |language=en-AU |date=10 November 2020}}</ref>
 
=== Literary work ===
Colwell wrote essays for ''[[the Guardian]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Colwell |first1=Jack |title=Jack Colwell: Some Things Last a Long Time by Daniel Johnston is the most perfect song of all time |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/20/jack-colwell-some-things-last-a-long-time-by-daniel-johnston-is-the-most-perfect-song-of-all-time |website=The Guardian |date=19 February 2023}}</ref> ''[[Kill Your Darlings (magazine)|Kill Your Darlings]]''<ref name="kyd">{{cite web |title=Ears with Feet: Life Among the Tori Amos Super Fans |url=https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/ears-with-feet-life-among-the-tori-amos-super-fans/ |website=Kill Your Darlings |access-date=21 September 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref> and others, and delivered talks at the [[National Young Writers' Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Colwell – NYWF |url=https://youngwritersfestival.org/artists/jack-colwell/ |access-date=25 March 2023 |language=en-AU}}</ref> and the Emerging Writers' Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emerging Writers' Festival: Jack Colwell on Tweeties for Sweeties: Narrative in Grindr and social media |url=https://www.wheelercentre.com/events/emerging-writers-festival-jack-colwell-on-tweeties-for-sweeties-narrative-in-grindr-and-social-media/ |website=The Wheeler Centre |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref>
 
== Advocacy ==
In November 2016, Colwell released the song ''No Mercy'' in honour of deceased Australian teenager [[Suicide of Tyrone Unsworth|Tyrone Unsworth]].<ref>Sargent, Chloe (28 November 2016). ''[https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/arts-and-culture/jack-colwell-drops-empowering-lgbtq-tune-in-honour/89682753-f4fa-4250-836c-a7d982894018.htm Jack Colwell Drops Empowering LGBTQ+ Tune In Honour of Tyrone Unsworth.]'' Pedestrian.tv. Retrieved 28 November 2016.</ref>
 
In September 2017, Colwell programmed and performed at ''Unity: the Equality Campaign concert'' at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney with [[Sarah Blasko]], [[Killing Heidi]], [[The Jezabels]] and others.<ref>Shanahan, Lucy (13 September 2017). ''[http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/photo-gallery-unity-the-equality-campaign-concert/7056 Aussie All-Stars Call For ‘Unity’ at Marriage Equality Concert.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915215614/http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/photo-gallery-unity-the-equality-campaign-concert/7056 |date=15 September 2017}}'' Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2017.</ref> Proceeds from the event went to Australian Marriage Equality, a registered charity advocating for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia.<ref>Shaw, Rebecca (6 September 2017). ''[https://www.pedestrian.tv/music/ya-faves-playing-huge-gig-sydney-next-week-ssm-cause/ All Ya Faves Are Playing A Huge Gig In Sydney Next Week For The SSM Cause.]'' Pedestrian.tv. Retrieved 16 September 2017.</ref>
 
== Personal life and death ==
▲In December 2015, ''[[The Guardian]]'' premiered Colwell's thirdwas musicborn video,three "Coat",months starringprematurely actresson [[Claudia26 Karvan]]October 1989.<ref name="coat">Groves, Nancy (10 December 2015). ''[https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/dec/10/claudia-karvan-drowns-jack-colwell-in-music-video-for-coat-exclusive-premiere Claudia Karvan murders Jack Colwell in music video for Coat – exclusive premiere.]'' ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 1 March 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=I'm 30 today!! Thanks for all the lovely birthday messages. |url=https://www.x.com/jackcolwell_/status/1187985460494094336?s=46 |access-date=5 October 2024 |work=X}}</ref>
He was born three months premature.<ref name="coat" />
 
Colwell is a notedwas [[Tori Amosgay]] fan. In 2015, [[w:Kill Your Darlings (magazine)|Kill Your Darlings]] published Colwell's essay ''Ears with Feet: Life Among the Tori Amos Super Fans.'';<ref>{{cite web |title=EarsInterview: withJack Feet:Colwell LifeTalks AmongAbout the"No ToriMercy" Amos& SuperRaising FansFunds For QLife |url=https://www.killyourdarlingsthequeerav.com.au/article/earsinterview-withjack-feetcolwell-life-among-the-tori-amos-super-fansqlife/ |website=KillThe YourQueer DarlingsAv |access-date=217 SeptemberOctober 20212024 |languagedate=en-us5 December 2016}}</ref> Inafter 2017his death, Colwellhis toldfriend [[Double J (radio station)|DoubleGen JFricker]]: "Whatdescribed Ihim loveas about Tori is that she"out madeand theflamboyant pianoat cool14."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tassell |first1=Dominique |title=ToriSydney Amossinger-songwriter –Jack TheColwell dies, Jaged Files34 |url=https://www7news.abc.netcom.au/doublejentertainment/programscelebrity/thesydney-jsinger-files/torisongwriter-amos/10274452jack-colwell-dies-aged-34-c-16287472 |website=Double[[Seven JNews]] |access-date=217 SeptemberOctober 2021 |language=en-AU2024 |date=75 SeptemberOctober 20172024}}</ref>
 
Colwell was a noted [[Tori Amos]] fan. In 2015, ''[[Kill Your Darlings (magazine)|Kill Your Darlings]]'' published his essay ''Ears with Feet: Life Among the Tori Amos Super Fans.''<ref name="kyd" /> In 2017, he told [[Double J (radio station)|Double J]] "What I love about Tori is that she made the piano cool."<ref>{{cite web |title=Tori Amos – The J Files |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/programs/the-j-files/tori-amos/10274452 |website=Double J |language=en-AU |date=7 September 2017}}</ref>
==References==▼
 
Colwell died on 3 October 2024 at the age of 34.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valentish |first1=Jenny |title=Remembering Jack Colwell: an astonishing musical talent, and a generous and loyal friend |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/05/remembering-jack-colwell-an-astonishing-musical-talent-and-a-generous-and-loyal-friend |access-date=5 October 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bond |first1=Nick |title=Much-loved Australian singer-songwriter Jack Colwell dies aged 34 |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/muchloved-australian-singersongwriter-jack-colwell-dies-aged-34/news-story/280fb93710a5e8cf30c8c58ea3ddbba2 |date=5 October 2024 |website=news.com.au}}</ref>
 
▲== References ==
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== External Links ==
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