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Lydia Cole

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<a href="spotify:artist:64zfutbG9lnFEdzPxGIvpq" data-name="Lydia Cole">Lydia Cole</a> is an award-nominated songwriter from New Zealand.

After ten years spent writing, recording and touring in New Zealand and Australia, Lydia left her management, crowd-funded an album, and relocated to Europe to spread the quiet warmth of her music. From June 2017 until October 2019 she did just that, connecting with new audiences at concerts through Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, France and the UK - with backing from multi-instrumentalist <a href="spotify:artist:1zIh9iuuHPaYLmeZTYgN4Y" data-name="Timothy Armstrong">Timothy Armstrong</a>.

Inspired to the task of translating emotion into song, Lydia touches hearts by the purity in her voice, intimate lyrics, and flawless live performances. This ability has enabled her to support acts such as <a href="spotify:artist:6eUKZXaKkcviH0Ku9w2n3V" data-name="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6xrCU6zdcSTsG2hLrojpmI" data-name="José González">José González</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6nXSnNEdLuKTzAQozRtqiI" data-name="M. Ward">M. Ward</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5z1VAFwT35EVvCp1XlZZuL" data-name="Diana Krall">Diana Krall</a> , <a href="spotify:artist:79hrYiudVcFyyxyJW0ipTy" data-name="The Paper Kites">The Paper Kites</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0XHM5ZNJDU8e4CfbWMeSzC" data-name="Roo Panes">Roo Panes</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:39ZEMGRv3pIYTYKEhr4Abu" data-name="The Weather Station">The Weather Station</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0SNWoGaDlrCompmg9rXeNq" data-name="Paul Kelly">Paul Kelly</a> and others.

Lydia is currently in her sixth year recovering from burnout.

"Where other similarly inspired artists hide behind metaphors and their faults, Cole is not afraid to expose her soul and shines with restraint and sincerity on record and stage."
– Carsten Wohlfeld, www.gaesteliste.de

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