Biography

Oh Wonder is a London-based alt-pop duo, consisting of Anthony West and Josephine Vander Gucht. Since releasing their debut album, they have seen international success with their alt-pop singles. Vander Gucht and West recorded and released one song a month for a year, starting in September 2014. All of the songs were released together as a self-titled debut album on 4 September 2015. On 14 July 2017, the duo released their second album, Ultralife. Both albums were entirely written, recorded, produced and mixed by the duo and have received cross-platform success.

Before the duo was formed, Josephine was a solo artist, first going by her own name and then later under the alias of “LAYLA”. Anthony was originally part of the bands Tonight is Goodbye, Futures, and We The Wild. The two first met in High Wycombe on 21 March 2010 when Anthony was in the audience at one of Josephine’s solo gigs. A year later Josephine attended one of his shows, talked with him, and they began writing songs and making music together.

The duo released their first two songs under the name “Wonder Wonder”, but changed it to “Oh Wonder” when they learned of another band with a similar name.

Since their debut album release, Oh Wonder has toured internationally in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Russia, Australia, Canada and the United States. Their performance in Manila was their first show in Asia. They also toured as the opening act on the final installment of the Badlands Tour with Halsey from 21 July to 12 August 2016. Their 2016 debut festival appearances included Bonnaroo, Firefly, and Lollapalooza music festivals in the United States, in addition to Live Out in Monterrey, WayHome Festival in Oro-Medonte, Canada, and Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Ireland.