In the ‘lost gay language’ of Polari, “Polari” means ‘to speak’. I was very inspired by how we communicate with each other and what it means to speak a secret language, something I think we all do in some form or another with the people we’re close to. In our hyper connected world of fractured communication it’s not easy to trust that anything is what it seems, I felt that a song about vernacular should be as wild and unpredictable as the history of Polari itself. I had such a great time making this bijou song with @dannylharle and taking musical inspiration from the past, the present and the distant future. This is track 1 on the album and is intended as a shot of adrenaline and jumpstart the car kind of introduction because I’m about to take you for a ride - it’s also a bit of an audio collage of all the music that follows so I’m very excited to put this out! Please enjoy and thank you for listening!
Thank you to the team Director: Colin Solal Cardo
Choreographer: Meshach Henry Assistant Choreographer: Max Cookward Dancer: Sam Pereira Dancer: Max Cookward Dancer: Louisa Fernando Dancer: Raymond Wade Dancer: Iona Lily McGuire Dancer: Mateusz Piekarski
Olly Alexander Stylist: Matthew Josephs Olly Alexander Hair Artist: Emilie Bromley Olly Alexander MUA: Joe Brooks
Production Company: Stink Films London EP: Dom Mckiernan Producer: Maya Bury Production Manager: Nycollas Abreu Production Assistant: Augusto Massaro Production Assistant: Spencer Elliott Directors Rep: Sarah Boardman @ Hands PR & Marketing: Valentina Tarelli PR & Marketing: Amy Thomas
1st AD: Danny Rumbelow 2nd AD: Carmen Du Preez Runner: Archie Holm Slack Runner: Alisa Bury Runner: Stanley Chapman
DOP: Jake Hunter 1st AC: Christopher Starkey 2nd AC: Tom Watson Camera Trainee: Primrose Elliott-Pears
Gaffer: Connor Adam Electrician: Simona Pranulytė Electrician: James Leech Electrician: Joey Rogers Trainee Electrician: Morgan Elliott
Rigger: Paul King Rigger: Daniel Shanahan Rigger: Aiden Steverson
SFX: Danny Edwards @ MatterSFX Production Designer: Furmaan Ahmed Art Director: Isabella Furness Carpenter: Charlie Ford Carpenter: Andy Wyatt Props Assistant: Morris Pusey Scenic Painter: Sarah Alice Johnson Scenic Painter/Set Dresser: Flint Mcdonald
💘🏹Cupid’s Bow music video is out now 💘🏹 Cupid is alone until Archangel arrives in a red car, have these two met before? Exchanging more than just glances, this 3 minute video sees our heroes grapple with passion amidst a wrecked studio backlot. Who is pursuing who in this fateful tête à tête? Where will Polari lead us next and is it true that Cupid never misses a shot?
Thank you to the team 🪽 Production Company: Stink Films Director: Colinsco Movement Director: Meshach Henry
Exec Producer: Dom Mckiernan Producer: Maya Bury Production Manager: Nycollas Abreu Production Assistant: Augusto Massaro Production Assistant: Spencer Elliott Directors Rep: Sarah Boardman at Hands PR & Marketing: Valentina Tarelli PR & Marketing: Amy Thomas
1st Ad: Danny Rumbelow 2nd Ad: Carmen Du Preez Runner: Archie Holm Slack Runner: Alisa Bury Runner: Stanley Chapman
DOP: Jake Hunter 1st AC: Christopher Starkey Suz 2nd AC: Tom Watson Cam Trainee: Primrose Elliott-Pears
Grip: Steve Morgan Crane Grip: Jess Saunders Crane Tech: Ashley Whenman Head Tech: Harry Elvin Grip Trainee: Dylan Saunders Wheel Op: Jamie Harcourt Picture Car Driver: Paul Charles Bailey
Gaffer: Connor Adam Electrician: Simona Pranulytė Electrician: James Leech Electrician: Joey Rogers Trainee Electrician: Morgan Elliott
Rigger: Paul King Rigger: Daniel Shanahan Rigger: Aiden Steverson SFX: Danny Matter
Production Designer: Furmaan Ahmed Art Director: Isabella Furness Carpenter: Charlie Ford Carpenter: Andy Wyatt Props Assistant: Morris Pusey Scenic Painter: Sarah Alice Johnson Scenic Painter/Set Dresser: Flint Mcdonald
Olly Alexander Stylist: Matthew Josephs Assisted by @glam_clam Olly Alexander Hair Artist: Emilie Bromley Olly Alexander MUA: Joe Brooks Hair Stylist: Kei Takano
SFX Makeup Artist: Georgia Olive SFX Makeup Assistant: Millie Conroy SFX Makeup Assistant: Meg Biffin Cast Costume Designer: Sachin Gogna Cast Costume Assistant: Annum Mohammed
Label: Polydor Marketing: Jamie Ahye Digital Content Capture: Andrew Bunton Creative & Content Manager: Becky Cooke Commissioner: Louis Danckwerts
Artist Management: Artist Management: Kinndred Mgmt Olly Alexander Mgmt: Martha Kinn Olly Alexander Mgmt: Michael Smith
Post: Rascal Post Producer: Jai Durban Colourist: Dan Levy
'Polari' is yours on 7th feb 🏹 I’m so excited for this and so happy to put out my first album under my own name, this is very special to me! I can’t wait to take you all to Polari next year at my ‘Up Close and Polari’ tour, a special intimate run of UK & EU shows… 🤭 if you pre-order the album before monday 14th at 5pm you’ll get pre-sale access ✨ love u & thank you x ollyalexander.lnk.to/polari
TODAY IS THE DAY !!! what a journey this has been !!! 🎢 🌀🥊 thank u all SO MUCH for your support and love in the last few months honestly I appreciate it sooooooo much 💕 here's all the voting numbers to vote for dizzy if you feel so inclined to vote for me and my song !! thank you !! don’t forget i love you all ! x
so excited that the physical versions of dizzy are available to pre-order now!! 🌀💫 yay! there isn’t an end! there isn’t a start! i don’t wanna stop! i can’t go too far! 😌 store.ollyalexander.co.uk/
Olly Alexander
Olly Alexander
new year, new music, same everlasting emotional turmoil, When We Kiss - out next friday x
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Olly Alexander
In the ‘lost gay language’ of Polari, “Polari” means ‘to speak’. I was very inspired by how we communicate with each other and what it means to speak a secret language, something I think we all do in some form or another with the people we’re close to. In our hyper connected world of fractured communication it’s not easy to trust that anything is what it seems, I felt that a song about vernacular should be as wild and unpredictable as the history of Polari itself. I had such a great time making this bijou song with @dannylharle and taking musical inspiration from the past, the present and the distant future. This is track 1 on the album and is intended as a shot of adrenaline and jumpstart the car kind of introduction because I’m about to take you for a ride - it’s also a bit of an audio collage of all the music that follows so I’m very excited to put this out! Please enjoy and thank you for listening!
Thank you to the team
Director: Colin Solal Cardo
Choreographer: Meshach Henry
Assistant Choreographer: Max Cookward
Dancer: Sam Pereira
Dancer: Max Cookward
Dancer: Louisa Fernando
Dancer: Raymond Wade
Dancer: Iona Lily McGuire
Dancer: Mateusz Piekarski
Olly Alexander Stylist: Matthew Josephs
Olly Alexander Hair Artist: Emilie Bromley
Olly Alexander MUA: Joe Brooks
Production Company: Stink Films London
EP: Dom Mckiernan
Producer: Maya Bury
Production Manager: Nycollas Abreu
Production Assistant: Augusto Massaro
Production Assistant: Spencer Elliott
Directors Rep: Sarah Boardman @ Hands
PR & Marketing: Valentina Tarelli
PR & Marketing: Amy Thomas
1st AD: Danny Rumbelow
2nd AD: Carmen Du Preez
Runner: Archie Holm Slack
Runner: Alisa Bury
Runner: Stanley Chapman
DOP: Jake Hunter
1st AC: Christopher Starkey
2nd AC: Tom Watson
Camera Trainee: Primrose Elliott-Pears
Grip: Steve Morgan
Crane Grip: Jess Saunders
Crane Tech: Ashley Whenman
Head Tech: Harry Elvin
Grip Trainee: Dylan Saunders
Wheel Op: Jamie Harcourt
Gaffer: Connor Adam
Electrician: Simona Pranulytė
Electrician: James Leech
Electrician: Joey Rogers
Trainee Electrician: Morgan Elliott
Rigger: Paul King
Rigger: Daniel Shanahan
Rigger: Aiden Steverson
SFX: Danny Edwards @ MatterSFX
Production Designer: Furmaan Ahmed
Art Director: Isabella Furness
Carpenter: Charlie Ford
Carpenter: Andy Wyatt
Props Assistant: Morris Pusey
Scenic Painter: Sarah Alice Johnson
Scenic Painter/Set Dresser: Flint Mcdonald
SFX Makeup Artist: Georgia Olive
SFX Makeup Assistant: Millie Conroy
SFX Makeup Assistant: Meg Biffin
Cast Hair Stylist: Kei Takano
Cast Costume Designer: Sachin Gogna
Cast Costume Assistant: Annum Mohammed
Editor: Charlie von Rotberg @ Stitch
Edit Producer: Sarah Adewunmi & Angela Hart
Colourist: John O’Riordan @ Pundersons Gardens
Colour Producer: Grace Conway
Label: Polydor
Marketing: Jamie Ahye
Digital Content Capture: Andrew Bunton
Creative & Content Manager: Becky Cooke
Commissioner: Louis Danckwerts
Olly Alexander Mgmt: Martha Kinn @ Kinndred Mgmt
Olly Alexander Mgmt: Michael Smith @ Kinndred Mgmt
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💘🏹Cupid’s Bow music video is out now 💘🏹 Cupid is alone until Archangel arrives in a red car, have these two met before? Exchanging more than just glances, this 3 minute video sees our heroes grapple with passion amidst a wrecked studio backlot. Who is pursuing who in this fateful tête à tête? Where will Polari lead us next and is it true that Cupid never misses a shot?
Thank you to the team 🪽
Production Company: Stink Films
Director: Colinsco
Movement Director: Meshach Henry
Exec Producer: Dom Mckiernan
Producer: Maya Bury
Production Manager: Nycollas Abreu
Production Assistant: Augusto Massaro
Production Assistant: Spencer Elliott
Directors Rep: Sarah Boardman at Hands
PR & Marketing: Valentina Tarelli
PR & Marketing: Amy Thomas
1st Ad: Danny Rumbelow
2nd Ad: Carmen Du Preez
Runner: Archie Holm Slack
Runner: Alisa Bury
Runner: Stanley Chapman
DOP: Jake Hunter
1st AC: Christopher Starkey Suz
2nd AC: Tom Watson
Cam Trainee: Primrose Elliott-Pears
Grip: Steve Morgan
Crane Grip: Jess Saunders
Crane Tech: Ashley Whenman
Head Tech: Harry Elvin
Grip Trainee: Dylan Saunders
Wheel Op: Jamie Harcourt
Picture Car Driver: Paul Charles Bailey
Gaffer: Connor Adam
Electrician: Simona Pranulytė
Electrician: James Leech
Electrician: Joey Rogers
Trainee Electrician: Morgan Elliott
Rigger: Paul King
Rigger: Daniel Shanahan
Rigger: Aiden Steverson
SFX: Danny Matter
Production Designer: Furmaan Ahmed
Art Director: Isabella Furness
Carpenter: Charlie Ford
Carpenter: Andy Wyatt
Props Assistant: Morris Pusey
Scenic Painter: Sarah Alice Johnson
Scenic Painter/Set Dresser: Flint Mcdonald
Olly Alexander Stylist: Matthew Josephs
Assisted by @glam_clam
Olly Alexander Hair Artist: Emilie Bromley
Olly Alexander MUA: Joe Brooks
Hair Stylist: Kei Takano
SFX Makeup Artist: Georgia Olive
SFX Makeup Assistant: Millie Conroy
SFX Makeup Assistant: Meg Biffin
Cast Costume Designer: Sachin Gogna
Cast Costume Assistant: Annum Mohammed
Label: Polydor
Marketing: Jamie Ahye
Digital Content Capture: Andrew Bunton
Creative & Content Manager: Becky Cooke
Commissioner: Louis Danckwerts
Artist Management:
Artist Management: Kinndred Mgmt
Olly Alexander Mgmt: Martha Kinn
Olly Alexander Mgmt: Michael Smith
Post: Rascal Post
Producer: Jai Durban
Colourist: Dan Levy
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here’s some more info on polari !!
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'Polari' is yours on 7th feb 🏹 I’m so excited for this and so happy to put out my first album under my own name, this is very special to me! I can’t wait to take you all to Polari next year at my ‘Up Close and Polari’ tour, a special intimate run of UK & EU shows… 🤭 if you pre-order the album before monday 14th at 5pm you’ll get pre-sale access ✨ love u & thank you x ollyalexander.lnk.to/polari
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Olly Alexander
cupid's bow, midnight tonight
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Olly Alexander
you know it’s coming.. 🏹
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TODAY IS THE DAY !!!
what a journey this has been !!! 🎢 🌀🥊 thank u all SO MUCH for your support and love in the last few months honestly I appreciate it sooooooo much 💕 here's all the voting numbers to vote for dizzy if you feel so inclined to vote for me and my song !! thank you !! don’t forget i love you all ! x
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so excited that the physical versions of dizzy are available to pre-order now!! 🌀💫 yay! there isn’t an end! there isn’t a start! i don’t wanna stop! i can’t go too far! 😌 store.ollyalexander.co.uk/
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DIZZY is out NOW !!! happiness and spinning joy !!! 🌀✨ (the music video is out at 8am ☺️) ollyalexander.lnk.to/dizzy
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