Birth name：Lady Catherine Anna Brudenell-Bruce
Born：25 November 1984 (age 28)，Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
OccupationsSinger
Years active：2008–present
LabelsMercury：(2012–present)
Associated acts：Danny O'Donoghue, Johnny McDaid
Website：bo-bruce.com

Bo Bruce (born 25 November 1984 in Wiltshire, England) is an English singer-songwriter who is signed to Mercury Records.In December 2010 Bruce independently released a self-written 5-track EP,[1] entitled Search the Night, which peaked at no.2 on the iTunes album charts.[2] Bruce is also known for her appearance on talent show The Voice UK.Bo's debut album Before I Sleep and debut single "Save Me" were both released on 29 April 2013,[3] with the album charting within the top 10 on the UK Albums Chart, at number 10[4] and peaked at number 6 in the midweek charts.[5] Bruce has a scheduled UK tour and festival appearances including T in the Park scheduled for summer 2013 .[6]
2008–11: Early Career and Search the Night EP
In 2008 Bruce entered the Orange unsignedAct competition. During the show, Bo performed a number of self-penned tracks and finished as a finalist. Following her successful stint on the show, Bruce was offered a number of recording contracts but decided instead to focus on her songwriting.[12]Bruce began writing for her debut release, an EP entitled Search The Night, which was released as a download on December 12, 2010 on Bruce's own label, Helamonster. The release was produced by Tom Marsh, who co-wrote three of the songs and played a number of instruments.[13] Sales of the EP began to increase after Bruce became the runner-up on The Voice UK and the independently released EP peaked at number two on the iTunes album charts on 4 June 2012.[2]Search The Night features five of Bruce's self-penned tracks: Behind The Gates, Waking, Fighting Arizona, Crossfire and Black Ice. 'Black Ice' had previously featured as Bo's audition track for Orange unsignedAct and 'Fighting Arizona' during the live rounds of the show.[14] Music videos were made for two tracks on the EP: 'Fighting Arizona', released in August 2010, shortly before the release of the EP and 'Black Ice', released in September 2011.The EP received largely positive reviews from listeners, being rated at 4.5 out of 5 stars by iTunes customers within the UK, based on 423 reviews.[10] The release was also rated 5 out of 5 stars by iTunes Australia customers,[7] 5.0 out of 5 by eMusic customers[8] 4.9 out of 5 stars by Amazon.co.uk customers,[10] and was awarded 4 out of 5 stars by Amazon.com customers.[11]

2012: Post The Voice UKIn the week following The Voice UK final, Bruce's independently released download Search the Night EP peaked at No.2 in the iTunes album charts, overtaking acts such as Coldplay and Paloma Faith. The 2009 release charted at No. 19 in the official UK charts via fan downloads.[24] Soon after this, she announced she was signed to Mercury Records and was also announced to be performing at two major British festivals: V Festival and T in the Park.[25]
Bruce performed her debut show after competing on The Voice UK at The Garage on 16 August 2012, which was a sell out.[26] She then performed at V Festival 2012 on the 'Virgin Underground' stage, where new material such as the song 'The Fall' was performed live. It has since been confirmed that the song will feature on her debut album.[27]
Bruce featured on a track by trance artist DJ Kryder, the track 'Damaged' was previewed on BBC Radio 1 in June 2012 and received critical acclaim. The track was released as a download only single in October 2012.[28]Shortly after the end of The Voice UK Bo started to write and record her debut album, entitled Before I Sleep, which is due to be released on 29 April 2013.[29]

2013–present: Before I Sleep and Save Me
Main article: Before I Sleep (album)The music video for a song entitled 'The Fall' was released on 27 November 2012. The video marked Bo's first release since competing in The Voice UK and Bruce announced that the track could be downloaded for free as an 'end of year gift' to the fans.[30] It was confirmed that the track would be also appearing on Bruce's upcoming debut album.[31]
It was announced through Bruce's Official website that Bo's debut single and album had been scheduled for release in April 2013, commenting that "Bo's label are gearing up for a big release".[32] On 1 February 2013 Bo announced via Twitcam that her debut single would be titled 'Save Me', and the album was confirmed to be titled Before I Sleep. Bruce commented that the album title Before I Sleep was inspired by the poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, written by Robert Frost. Shortly after this, the release date for both the debut single and album was confirmed as 29 April 2013.[33]
The names of a number of tracks to be included on the release have been confirmed, including 'The Fall', 'Lightkeeper', 'Over and Over', 'Echoes', 'The Hands I Hold', 'Speed The Fire', the lead single 'Save Me' and a track co-written with former The Voice UK mentor Danny O'Donoghue entitled 'Alive'.[34][35] A number of collaborations on the album have also been confirmed, including: Johnny McDaid of Snow Patrol,[36] Sia Furler, Greg Kurstin, Henry Binns of Zero 7[37] and former mentor Danny O'Donoghue of The Script.[38]
In March 2013 Bruce signed a publishing deal with Polar Patrol Publishing, which was set up by members of Snow Patrol and currently publishes a number of artists and songwriters, including Johnny McDaid of Snow Patrol and Here We Go Magic. MusicWeek reported; "The contract features a number of quirky details including a year's supply of Maltesers for manager Matt, and a kiss from Quinn's son Thor for Bruce every year on his birthday 'until he is old enough to know better'".[39]
On 24 April 2013 it was announced that Bruce had collaborated on a track with Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol, entitled 'The Rage That's In Us All', for the motion picture Star Trek Into Darkness, which was released in cinemas on 9 May 2013.[40][41]It has been confirmed that Bruce's second single is due for release on 24 June 2013 and is titled "Alive", taken from her debut album Before I Sleep.[42][43]

PerformedSongOriginal ArtistResult
Blind Audition "Without You" David Guetta feat. Usher Joined Team Danny
Battle Rounds "With or Without You" (against Vince Freeman) U2 Winner
Week 1 "You Get What You Give/Please Don't Stop The Music"
(as part of Team Danny & Team Jessie group performance)[a] New Radicals/Rihanna N/A
Week 2 "Running Up That Hill" Kate Bush Safe
Week 3 "Starlight" (as part of Team Danny) Muse N/A
Week 4 "Love The Way You Lie" Rihanna Safe
"Somebody That I Used To Know" (as part of Team Danny) Gotye
Semi-Final "Charlie Brown" Coldplay Safe
"You're The Voice" (as part of The Voice UK Semi-finalists) John Farnham
Final "Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinead O'Connor Runner Up
"Read All About It" (with Danny O'Donoghue) Professor Green feat. Emeli Sande
"Charlie Brown" Coldplay
2012: Post The Voice UK