Phoebe Ryan

Phoebe Holiday Ryan, born on September 21, 1990, in Texas, U.S., established herself in the music industry as both a singer and songwriter. She grew up in Red Bank, New Jersey, and attended the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University, where she studied engineering, production, and business. Her career began as a vocalist in the band Town Hall during her college years. Following the release of Town Hall’s album “Roots & Bells,” Ryan shifted her focus to songwriting, contributing to tracks for various artists such as Oh Honey, Skizzy Mars, and Bea Miller. In 2014, she was featured on Tritonal’s single “Now or Never.” Her path as a recording artist began to solidify in 2015 when she released a mashup of R. Kelly’s “Ignition” and Miguel’s “Do You,” quickly followed by her debut original singles, “Mine” and “Dead.”

In 2015, Ryan signed with Columbia Records, which released her debut EP, “Mine.” Her music gained recognition, with publications like Nylon identifying her as a pop singer “primed for stardom.” She continued to release music as a lead artist, including “Chronic” and “Boyz n Poizn” in 2016. A significant milestone in her career came in September 2016 when she collaborated with The Chainsmokers on the song “All We Know,” which achieved commercial success, peaking at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. She released her second extended play, “James,” in 2017, featuring the single “Forgetting All About You” with blackbear.

Throughout her career, Ryan has maintained an active role as a songwriter, contributing to songs for artists such as Britney Spears (co-writing “Man On The Moon” for her album “Glory”), Zara Larsson, Melanie Martinez, and Bea Miller, whose co-written song “Young Blood” reached number 4 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. She has also been featured on tracks by The Knocks and Tritonal. In 2019, she joined Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Dedicated Tour” as an opening act and toured with K-pop artist Eric Nam in 2020 for his “Before We Begin World Tour.” Ryan released her debut studio album, “How It Used to Feel,” on July 31, 2020, featuring 13 tracks.