Composer
Francis White
British musician and record producer
b. 1966
3 works in the index
- Born
- 1966
- Birthplace
- Great Britain
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Francis Anthony "Eg" White (born 22 November 1966) is a British musician, songwriter and producer. He started his career in the cowpunk band Yip Yip Coyote in the 1980s and then formed Brother Beyond with his brother, David White, in the late 1980s.
In 1990, Eg White recorded the pop album 24 Years of Hunger, and then in 1992 he produced the debut, self-titled album by Kinky Machine.
He turned to songwriting in 1997, winning the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in 2004. In 2008 White worked with Adele on three tracks. In 2009 White was awarded his second Ivor Novello Award for 'Songwriter of the Year' and in 2010 he had a second UK number 1 with the Diana Vickers single "Once", a song he wrote with Cathy Dennis. White started his own record label in 2009. In 2024, White won his third Ivor Novello award.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- musician; music executive; songwriter; record producer; singer-songwriter; singer; composer
- Nickname
- Eg
- Pseudonym
- Eg White; EG
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 68145971359232330659; 1798154015344609310007
- ISNI
- 0000000131097122
- GND ID
- 13917902X
- MusicBrainz ID
- be41000f-721d-46b9-a7ef-55ea50de5f07; 56620768-362d-438d-b7e8-86eaa0383a93; d8812ba0-cd6e-4511-8e3b-171072eeb73f
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Voice
- Genres represented
- Rock, pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 3
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasing Pavements | — | — | — | — | Rock | 12 |
| You Give Me Something | — | — | — | — | Rock | 5 |
| Wonderful World | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Rock, pop | 3 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 68145971359232330659.