Birdy by Rachel Kober for Local Wolves Magazine May 2014

Jasmine van den Bogaerde (born 15 May 1996), commonly known by her stage name Birdy, is an English musician, songwriter and singer. She won the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12. Her début single, a version of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love", was her breakthrough, charting all across Europe and being certified six times platinum in Australia. Her self-titled début album Birdy was released on 7 November 2011 to similar success, peaking at number 1 in Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands. Her second studio album Fire Within was released 23 September 2013 in the UK and other surrounding countries.