Birdy’s quiet, but she isn’t fragile: On our cross-continental call one early August evening, the singer/songwriter makes this clear to me. Throughout our conversation, the 27-year-old musician—aka ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde, aka the infinitely snappier Birdy, has grown up in the full glare of the showbiz spotlight. At the tender age of 12 she won Open Mic UK and then, ...

Bursting onto the scene by releasing cover versions as if they were made for her, Birdy has become a staple name in folksy, stripped-back loving households. The Birdy we’ve all become accustomed to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...