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Bullied for making music with Will Joseph Cook, dodie, Boys World and Alfie Templeman

Will Joseph Cook, Olivia and Queenie from Boys World, dodie, and Alfie Templeman discuss overcoming industry stigma, and sharing their creative processes on social media.

Will Joseph Cook, Olivia and Queenie from Boys World, dodie, and Alfie Templeman discuss whether they share their creative processes on social media, overcoming industry stigma for being an 'internet artist', and finding strength in being who you are.

Will Joseph Cook is a singer-songwriter and self-taught producer from Kent, England. He signed with Atlantic Records when he was 17, and released his debut album Sweet Dreamer in 2017. His second record, Something to Feel Good About, came out on his own label, Bad Hotel, earlier this year.

Queenie and Olivia are two of the five members of breakthrough girl group Boys World, all of whom were discovered after posting their covers of songs to social media. They have since moved into a house together in LA, and have just released their debut EP While You Were Out.

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist dodie launched her career performing piano and ukulele covers online, and has gone on to release 3 EPs and collaborate with former Music Life host Jacob Collier. She recently released her debut album, Build a Problem.

Alfie Templeman is a singer-songwriter and producer who released his debut EP, Like an Animal, in 2018. He cites Carlton, the English village where he was raised, as one of his biggest inspirations, and has just released the mini-album Forever Isn't Long Enough.

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dodie (Credit: Parri Thomas), Olivia (Credit: Tyrell Hampton), Alfie Templeman (Credit: Blackkshocks), Queenie (Credit: Tyrell Hampton) and Will Joseph Cook (Credit: Liam Evans)

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  • Sat 29 May 2021 21:06GMT
  • Sun 30 May 2021 14:06GMT
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