Tom Odell, born Thomas Peter Odell on November 24, 1990, is an English singer and songwriter from Chichester, West Sussex. He released his debut EP, Songs from Another Love, in 2012 and won the BRITs Critics' Choice Award in early 2013. His debut studio album, Long Way Down, was released on June 24, 2013. Odell grew up listening to Elton John and has influences from artists such as David Bowie, Jeff Buckley, and Bob Dylan. He studied at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) in Brighton before moving to London to become a solo artist.