Singer-songwriter John Paul “JP” Cooper, a native of Manchester, England, started out in 2012 as an acoustic artist before transitioning to electro-infused folktronica.
∙ The British MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards recognized Cooper as One to Watch in 2015.
∙ He was featured on dance-pop producer Jonas Blue’s “Perfect Strangers” single, which climbed to No. 2 on the UK Singles chart in 2016.
∙ In 2017, his second single, “September Song,” peaked at No. 7 on the UK chart.
∙ His 2020 Too Close EP was produced by Salt Wives (Charli XCX, Bebe Rexha) and Vodka (David Guetta, Jason Derulo).
Influenced by JP CooperJP Cooper has influenced the music of Christian Sewald, Thato Tladi, Theo Hale and more.