Victory Cian Ducrot

• 1 Victory 03:10
• 2 I'll Be Waiting 02:52
• 3 Him 02:55
• 4 Heaven 03:54
• 5 How Do You Know 04:01
• 6 All For You 03:40
• 7 Step Dad 03:20
• 8 Mama 02:52
• 9 Hurt When You Hurt Me 04:01
• 10 Blame It On You 03:53
• 11 Endless Nights 03:11
• 12 Part Of Me 03:22
• 13 Everyone Who Falls In Love (Has Someone Else They’re Thinking Of) 02:37
• 14 Thank God You Stayed 03:05
• Total Runtime 46:53

Info for Victory

Irish singer-songwriter, Cian Ducrot will release his highly anticipated debut album, Victory. The announcement of the album arrives just as Cian’s current single, “Part of Me” is making a powerful connection with fans. The track is Cian’s heartfelt tribute to his best friend Phily who ended his own life, reflecting on those shared moments that define a friendship – memories that will never be forgotten. Now, Cian is making new memories in honor of his late friend, notably with a stunning flash mob performance which finds him falling to the floor apparently stricken before bursting into song. Onlookers are awestruck as he’s joined by a previously hidden 30-piece orchestra as well as a choir who had been waiting nearby.

“Part of Me” provides an insight into the soul-bearing vulnerability and supreme songcraft that Cian demonstrates throughout the Victory album. For Cian, it represents the culmination of a lifelong dream. But even more significantly, it represents a triumph in the face of insurmountable odds in which his mother’s selfless bravery, determination and support changed his future for the better.

Cian says, “To begin to understand the album there’s a lot you need to know about my life, where I came from, how I was raised, and the kind of kid I was. A broken home at an early age is where the story really began, my mom, my brother and I became a team and music was our saviour. It saved us mentally and spiritually but it also allowed my mom to literally put food on the table.

From a young age I was different, always stood out, always got picked on and bullied but most of the time it didn’t really bother me as I knew being different was ok. I was never interested in following the crowd. This pattern continued throughout my entire life and continues to this day. My dad was very abusive growing up both physically and sexually, my mother fought extremely hard to protect my brother and I, and to get us away from him. It wasn’t easy, it seemed like everything required years of fighting and perseverance. I have my mom to thank for the person I am today.

When I dropped out of college to pursue being a songwriter, when not one person believed in me, I reflected on our past and everything my mom managed to do as a single mother to raise my brother and I in a country that didn’t welcome her as a foreigner and in a system that was extremely patriarchal. I remember asking her, ‘How did you do it? How did you find the strength when you had no money and two kids to take care of? When a judge said, ‘Isn’t that what husbands do to their wives?’ after you telling him in court he was raping you? After your own kids told you their father was sexually abusing them and after you were left alone without a clue how to survive? How did you do it?’

My mom replied simply, ‘I had no choice so I figured it out.’ Never had I heard more inspiring words in my life. I carry those with me today everywhere I go. No matter how hard the road became and how much I had to fight to be heard, I never gave up. I believed in myself every single step of the way because I had a dream and what’s worth fighting for.

This album represents that victory, the victory of self-belief, the victory of everyone around me who I love and who loved me back, the story of my brother, of my mother, of my grandparents, of my friends, and everyone who fought by our side every step of the way, the victory of love and the victory of never giving up. This album is for all of those people, my family and friends, you know who you are, we made it out alive and more. This is for us.”

Cian Ducrot

Cian Ducrot
With singles 'I'll Be Waiting' and Gold-certified 'All For You' racking up over 300 million streams alone, not to mention a flash mob performance of 'Part Of Me' going viral on TikTok, Cian Ducrot is one of the buzziest breakthrough acts in recent years. Born in Cork, Ireland, in 1997, Ducrot grew up inspired by his mother's talent as a concert pianist and flautist. Ducrot himself picked up the flute, which he studied at the Royal Academy of Music.

As a young adult, Ducrot's love for pop music – and its ability to connect to audiences in way that classical perhaps couldn't match – became unwavering. He even took a trip to a songwriting camp in Los Angeles, and would later return for further writing sessions, often funding these trips through busking. This period informed the started in college mixtape, which was self-released in 2020 and included tracks such as 'anyone but her' and 'Aftertaste.'

Harnessing the power of social media, Ducrot began to gain more and more attention in this time, not least from Darkroom and Interscope Records. Signing a record deal, in 2021 he release the EP Make Believe, which included the shimmering gem 'Crocodiles' and the candid 'Not Usually Like This.'

April 2022 would see the young artist's biggest breakthrough, however, with 'All For You' hitting the upper reaches of the charts in Ireland and the UK. Ella Henderson would feature on a version of the track later that year. Everything had fallen into place for Ducrot, and his singles continued to cause a frenzy, some of which even made the Top 20 in the likes of Belgium, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands. In March 2023 he was announced as the main support for Ed Sheeran's spring tour.

A month later, Ducrot revealed he would be releasing his debut album Victory in July 2023, along with a European and UK tour in the autumn. Ducrot says that the album represtents "Victory, the victory of self-belief, the victory of everyone around me who I love and who loved me back, the story of my brother, of my mother, of my grandparents, of my friends, and everyone who fought by our side every step of the way, the victory of love and the victory of never giving up. This album is for all of those people, my family and friends, you know who you are, we made it out alive and more. This is for us.”

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