Romy Madley-Croft

Early life The only child of a primary school teacher mother and a father who worked in a library, Romy grew up in Putney. Her mother died when she was 11 of a brain haemorrhage. The manager of the Ghetto later asked her to DJ at the club.

The first gig Romy saw was Peaches, who she sees as an inspiration, supporting The Distillers. She also cites Madonna as an influence.

Music

The xx Romy met Oliver Sim at nursery school in London when they were 3, and they lived 5 minutes away from each other. They attended the same primary school and then met Jamie Smith (Jamie xx) and Baria Qureshi when they were 11 at the induction day for Elliott School, the secondary school they all attended.

The band released their debut album xx in 2009, their second album Coexist in 2012, and their third album I See You in 2017.

Romy used to DJ at the afterparties for the xx, but stopped when someone asked if she was being ironic, as she didn't want to risk compromising the band's reputation.

Romy said she wanted to make an upbeat pop album for queer women, which she would have wanted growing up. Jamie xx said of her, "She makes very catchy melodies. That's the thing that always gets me."

The video for "She's On My Mind" was directed by Vic Lentaigne and features actor Maisie Williams.

The song "Enjoy Your Life" features a sample from Beverley Glenn-Copeland's song "La Vita". Romy purposely chose to only employ women and non-binary artists to work on the remix package for the single. It was co-written and co-produced with Fred Again. Joy Anonymous are also credited as producers. The song samples Donna Lewis' 1996 single "I Love You Always Forever". The video for the single was directed by writer and director Charlotte Wells.

Other collaborations Romy has worked with Fred Gibson, also known as Fred Again, Sampha, Jessie Ware. Romy has also written for Dua Lipa,

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Other appearances

Songwriting discography