JP Cooper is a singer/songwriter who blurs the lines between pop, folk, soul, and gospel. His genre-bending musical style manifests in timeless songs and intoxicating melodies.

He became widely known after co-writing and being featured on Jonas Blue's "Perfect Strangers" in 2016. The song has more than 800 million plays on Spotify and reached No. 2 on the UK charts and made the Top 10 in several other countries.

Shortly after the release of "Perfect Strangers," Cooper's second single, "September Song," from his debut album Raised Under Grey Skies (2017), became a radio hit and reached No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

After several singles, a few EPs and an international tour, he released his long-awaited sophomore album, She, in February of 2022.

Cooper is an artist known for putting his audience first. You can believe him when he said, in an interview with entertainment.ie, there are "no additives, no preservatives, just straight-up honest music." Certainly qualities any true music lover will appreciate.

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John Paul "JP" Cooper was born in Manchester, England, on November 1, 1983.

Growing up in Manchester, he always enjoyed writing in school. It was a natural progression to combine his talent with words and his love of music. While still in high school, he formed a band and they had some local success but disbanded in 2006.

The first album he owned was Michael Jackson's Bad. Growing up, he listened to The Drifters, Counting Crows, James Taylor, and Pearl Jam.

He self-released singles and EPs until he signed with Island Records in 2014 at the age of 30. He says he had "a lot of good years making no money making music."

His debut album, Raised Under Grey Skies, is a tip of the hat to Manchester and his childhood -- his mother died of cancer when he was only 11 months old. In Mahogany Sessions YouTube interview, he said the song "We Were Raised Under Grey Skies" just "seemed obvious."

In addition to his musical endeavors, he and a group of friends from Manchester have started a brewery called Grey Skies Brew Co.

In an interview with FaceCulture, he says, "Just seeing people smiling with their friends and having a good time; it's a beautiful thing to offer that and be able to create a soundtrack for amazing times in people's lives -- I'm a lucky man."