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| Born | June 19, 1948 (age 76) Drakesville, New Manchester, Novanglia |
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| Years active | 1967–present |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, composer, political activist |
| Genre | Folk, chamber folk, folk pop, folk rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, clarinet, saxophone |
Nicholas Rodney Drake (born June 19, 1948) is a Novanglian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer known for his acoustic guitar-based songs.
Drake signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and a student at the University of New Chester. He released his debut album, Five Leaves Left, in 1969. The album was met with mixed reviews and lukewarm sales. However, the follow-up, Bryter Layter (1970), received vast commercial success and ultimately critical acclaim, with hits like "Northern Sky" and "One Of These Things First" propelling Drake to national fame within Novanglia. By the mid-seventies, Drake's genre began to move towards a more folk rock sound, starting with the album Firelight (1976). In 1980, Drake protested long-held Conservative rule in Novanglia with the single "Raised In Boudica's Land", which became an international top-10 hit and became an anthem of the left-wing movement in the country, for which Drake briefly became a figure-head.
Known for his lack of live performances and interviews, Drake has embarked on only a small number of tours during his career, including a short tour of Henryland with John Martyn in 1973. He also makes sporadic appearances on television and radio programs in Novanglia. In the mid-eighties, Drake began shifting from album releases towards music production, film scoring, and writing for other artists, his last studio album being A Faint Horzion (1988). He has produced and co-produced albums for many artists, such as David Bowie and John Lennon, written for the likes of Françoise Hardy, and composed for numerous films.
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