# Phil Plested

Philip John Plested is an English singer and songwriter. He has co-written songs for artists including Lewis Capaldi, the Vamps, Little Mix, Kygo, James Arthur, Anne-Marie, and Bastille.

## Early life and career

Plested was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, UK. He studied at Central Saint Martins in London. After leaving school in 2012, he formed a band, Chasing Grace, with his school friends. The band released their debut album Nowhere Near Old Enough in 2015, and were active until 2016. He later transitioned to becoming a songwriter. Plested made his breakthrough as a songwriter in 2016 when he co-wrote the song "Touch" for Little Mix, which peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2019, he co-wrote the song "Before You Go" for Lewis Capaldi, and it peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart as well as on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40.
As a solo artist, Plested released his debut album First & Foremost in 2018 with Atlantic Records.

## Discography
### Albums

* First & Foremost (2018)

### As songwriter

| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
| 2023 | Gone | Lost Frequencies & Alexander Stewart | All Stand Together |
| 2023 | Back Home For Christmas | Mimi Webb | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | Leftover Love | Picture This | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | Home Is Where The Heart Is | LANY | A Beautiful Blur |
| 2023 | Both | Tiësto & Bia | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | Goodbye Never Felt So Bad | James Bay | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | Trainwreck | Anne-Marie | Unhelathy |
| 2023 | Duvet Cover | Ashley Singh | Non-album single |
| 2023 | Must Be Love | Niall Horan | The Show |
| 2023 | The Pretender | Lewis Capaldi | Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent |
| 2023 | Love The Hell Out Of You | Lewis Capaldi | Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent |
| 2023 | How This Ends | Lewis Capaldi | Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent |
| 2023 | Any Kind Of Life | Lewis Capaldi | Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent |
| 2023 | Dancing in a Hurricane | Freya Ridings | Blood Orange |
| 2023 | Sweet Affection | Ashley Singh | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | Not Alone | New Rules | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | Both of Us | Mimi Webb | Amelia |
| 2023 | Remind You | Mimi Webb | Amelia |
| 2022 | The Way We Were | Kygo | Thrill Of The Chase |
| 2022 | Ghost of You | Mimi Webb | Amelia |
| 2022 | Forget Me | Lewis Capaldi | Broken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent |
| 2022 | I'm Good (Blue) Ft Bebe Rexha | David Guetta | TBD |
| 2022 | Everybody Needs Someone | James Bay | Leap |
| 2022 | Shut Off The Lights | Bastille | Give Me The Future |
| 2021 | No Bad Days | Bastille | Give Me The Future |
| 2021 | Can't Say No | Wild Youth | Can't Say No |
| 2021 | Leave Before You Love Me | Marshmello & Jonas Brothers | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | Break My Heart | JC Stewart | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | Lemonade | Eves Karydas | Lemonade |
| 2021 | Falling Up | Dean Lewis | Falling Up |
| 2021 | Therapy | Anne-Marie | Therapy |
| 2021 | Our Song | Anne Marie & Niall Horan | Therapy |
| 2020 | Beautiful & Brutal | Plested | Beautiful & Brutal |
| 2020 | 25 Hours | Plested | Scoob! The Album |
| 2020 | Permission | New Hope Club | New Hope Club |
| 2020 | Lose Somebody Ft One Republic | Kygo | Golden Hour |
| 2020 | Already Mine | Jasmin Abraha | Already Mine |
| 2020 | Favourite Thing | Fleur East | FEARLESS |
| 2020 | Kill Me Slow Ft MORTEN | David Guetta | New Rave |
| 2020 | Survivin' | Bastille | Give Me The Future |
| 2019 | Either You Love Me Or You Don’t - Live Acoustic | Plested | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | The Least I Could Do | Plested | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | Undo Ft Calum Scott & Shenseea | Naughty Boy | Undo |
| 2019 | Over You | Lily Moore | Over You |
| 2019 | Before You Go | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent |
| 2019 | Hollywood | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent |
| 2019 | 5 Miles | James Blunt | Once Upon A Mind |
| 2019 | Nobody | James Arthur & Martin Jensen | Nobody (The Remixes) |
| 2019 | 12:45 - Stripped | Etham | Stripped - EP |
| 2019 | Devil | CLC | Non-album single |
| 2019 | Proud | Aaron Carpenter | Proud |
| 2018 | Joan of Arc | Little Mix | LM5 |
| 2018 | Hooked | Why Don’t We | 8 Letters |
| 2018 | Say | Ruel | Ready |
| 2018 | Worthy Of You | Plested | First & Foremost |
| 2018 | Your Name | Plested | First & Foremost |
| 2018 | Habits | Plested | First & Foremost |
| 2018 | First Time | Plested | First & Foremost |
| 2018 | Ribcage | Plested | First & Foremost |
| 2018 | Backup Plan | Plested | First & Foremost |
| 2018 | Home By Now - Acoustic | Plested | First & Foremost |
| 2018 | Easier Said Than Done | Plested | First & Foremost |
| 2018 | Make A Start | Plested | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | Priorities | Plested | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | Lost For Words | Plested | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | All or Nothing Ft Ray BLK and Wyclef Jean | Naughty Boy | All or Nothing |
| 2018 | Bungee Jumping Ft Emeli Sandé and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Naughty Boy | Bungee Jumping |
| 2018 | Fire In Me - Sigala | John Newman | Non-album single |
| 2018 | Future | Etham | Future |
| 2018 | If Our Love Is Wrong | Calum Scott | Only Human |
| 2018 | Sore Eyes | Calum Scott | Only Human |
| 2018 | Talk About Love | Boyzone | Thank You & Goodnight |
| 2017 | Too Good To Be True Ft Machine Gun Kelly | The Vamps & Danny Avila | Night & Day |
| 2017 | Just My Type | The Vamps | Night & Day |
| 2017 | Bloodstream | The Chainsmokers | Memories...Do Not Open |
| 2017 | Remind Me To Forget Ft Miguel | Kygo | Kids in Love |
| 2017 | Last Time Love Ft Myah Marie | Fancy Cars | Last Time Love |
| 2017 | For Myself - Acoustic | Etham | For Myself - Acoustic |
| 2016 | Science | Youthonix | Science |
| 2016 | Starting Wars | Youthonix | One Beat at a Time |
| 2016 | One Beat At A Time Ft THABO | Youthonix | One Beat at a Time |
| 2016 | Ballad | PROSE | Home Of The Brave |
| 2016 | Grow On Me | PANG! | Grow On Me |
| 2016 | Touch | Little Mix | Glory Days |
| 2016 | Lazy Love | Chloe X Halle | Sugar Symphony |
| 2015 | Me & You | Sam Sure | Me & You |
| 2013 | So Strong Ft Chasing Grace | Naughty Boy | Hotel Cabana |
| 2013 | Certain Things Ft Chasing Grace | James Arthur | James Arthur |
| 2012 | A Gift & A Curse Ft Chasing Grace | Devlin | A Moving Picture |

## Awards

Plested has won the Most Performed Pop Songs of 2021 for Before You Go by American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). He has been nominated for British Artist Video of The Year 2018 and British Single Of The Year for Touch by The Brits 2018. He has been nominated for British Album of The Year for Lewis Capaldi by The Brits 2020.