Meet the artists tipped for success on this year's RTÉ 2FM Rising list... Listen to Sweet Tooth by Ryan Mack above.
When the world turned upside down in March 2020, Irish singer-songwriter Ryan Mack decided to retreat to his bedroom and do what he knew best, write songs. Slowly teasing those songs online, it has been quite the journey for the young songwriter, as he now has over 130 million Spotify streams and has just finished an 18 date European Tour with American superstars AJR.
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His first success was a co-write with TikTok star, long-time friend and collaborator, Robert Grace. Their song Fake Fine, released by Grace - a top 10 radio hit in Ireland. topped the domestic Spotify viral chart and was number 1 on Shazam. Solo success would quickly follow for Ryan with his viral hit Broke, achieving over 1 million streams in less than two months and radio plays across the world. Word spread, and with globally renowned artists like Charlie Puth, Megan Trainor and Andy Grammer showering him with praise online, it wasn't long before he was even getting tipped by digital authority Taylor Lorenz of The New York Times.
His follow up release in early 2021 She Wins, I Lose saw Ryan featured on Billboard.com, playlisted on SIRIUSXM in the U.S, and went top 20 on Irish radio. He would follow that up with Perfect On Me, a straight up pop banger that would see him get his very first play on BBC Radio 1, featuring on Molly King's show Best New Pop.
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In July 2021 he released Overwhelmed, his re-working of California punk band Royal & The Serpents' track of the same name. A viral sensation, it now has over 80 million streams and Ryan now has a global audience of over 2.5 million fans. Further 2021 releases followed with Guess That's Love and Sad F**k, before Only Human, Ryan's next big global hit dropped in 2022. A massively popular song it again saw Ryan feature on BBC Radio 1's Best New Pop as well as global new music website Ones To Watch and get his own episode with Travis Mills on Apple Music.
Further releases have included Sweet Tooth and the radio hit Wish You the Worst. Ryan recently celebrated his first 100 million Spotify streams and embarked on his debut European tour.
Find out more about this year's RTÉ 2FM Rising list here.
