William Douglas Burr Knox (born 14 January 1986) is a British singer and songwriter based in Haarlem, Netherlands. Besides his own repertoire, he is known for his work with, among others, Duncan Laurence and Dotan.
Biography Knox was born and raised in Hammersmith, West London. At the age of 18, he moved to Boston to study at the Berklee College of Music. After graduating, he initially worked as a singer and songwriter in New York City, but later returned to England.
In the early 2010s, Knox participated in songwriting sessions in the Netherlands with Dutch singer Dotan, contributing to the hit records "Hungry" and "Let the River In" (2014). He subsequently worked with many other Dutch artists and bands, including Anouk, Ilse DeLange, Jennie Lena, Miss Montreal, Sabrina Starke and Within Temptation, and was signed to the Dutch music publisher Pennies from Heaven. In 2017, he moved to Haarlem, Netherlands.
Knox contributed to the lyrics of the 2019 single "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence, whom he had met through Ilse DeLange. Prior to its public release, the song was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. "Arcade" went on to win the competition, giving the Netherlands its first Eurovision win since 1975, and became one of the most successful Eurovision Song Contest winning entries on streaming platforms and international charts.
Discography Studio albums Title Details The Matador & the Acrobat Released: 11 November 2009 Label: self-released Format: CD, LP, digital download, streamingThe River Ink Released: 16 March 2016 Label: Greytown Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streamingShedding + Blooming Released: 7 January 2022 Label: self-released Format: LP, digital download, streaming
Songwriting discography Charting singles TitleYearArtistPeak chart positionsCo-written withNLD (100)NLD (40)BEL (FL)"Hungry"2014Dotan24125Dotan Harpenau, Martin Sjølie"Let the River In"Dotan5331—Dotan Harpenau"Daily"20177036—Glen Faria, Willem Lazeroms, Vinchenzo Tahapary"Curaçao"Emma Bale——25Emma Balemans, Hans Francken"Gold"2019Sam Feldt & Kate Ryan——27Milou van Egmond, Dominic Lyttle, Sam Renders "Arcade"Duncan Laurence112 Wouter Hardy, Duncan de Moor, Joel Sjöö"Hold On"2020Laura Tesoro——29Nick Ribbens, Laura Tesoro"Multicolor"2022Son Mieux244—Isa Azier, Camiel Meiresonne
Eurovision Song Contest entries YearCountrySongArtistSemi-FinalFinalMarcel Bezençon AwardsPlacePointsPlacePoints2019"Arcade"Duncan Laurence12801498Press Award
National selection entries YearNational selectionSongArtistResultCo-written withPlacePoints2015 ()"Only Human"Tiziana5—Nick Banns, Jesse Singer, Chris Soper, Shayna Zaid2016Eurosong ()"In Our Nature"Adil Aarab3159Adil Aarab, Joes Brands, Bas Kennis2025Eurosong ()"Perfectly Imperfect"2144 Nancy Corporaal, Loek van der Grinten, Lisa van Rossem
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