Singer · Songwriter · Composer

Six decades
of British
songwriting.

Phil Collins, Roger Daltrey,
Leo Sayer, Keith Urban,
The Who.

Key Biography
"Would You Believe, released 1968 on Immediate Records. An original copy sold in 2009 for £7,500."
"ASCAP Award, 2009, I Can't Stop Loving You, recorded across five decades and three continents."
"Musical Director for The Who 1981 Reunion Tour, 1996-1997 World Tour."
Full Biography
Billy Nicholls was born in White City, London in 1949, into a household where music was not a career option, it was the air. His father was a double bassist and big band singer who performed with The Squadronaires. The trajectory from that household to a debut album at nineteen was almost inevitable.
As a composer, his reach has extended far beyond what the relative obscurity of his own recording career might suggest.
Songs written in West London have been performed on stadium tours on four continents, recorded by artists who heard something in the craft that was worth preserving, and recognised formally by the organisations that exist precisely to identify enduring work.
Six decades on, the catalogue continues to grow. New listeners arrive every year, some from streaming algorithms, some from older fans who pass the records on. The songs find their audience eventually. They always have.

Latest Release

Love Songs
Remastered

Billy's second album, remastered and brought to digital platforms for the first time as part of this ongoing catalogue reissues programme. Intimate, warm, and rooted in the craft that has made his songs endure across fifty years and multiple generations of listeners. Available now on all major streaming platforms, and on CD and vinyl from the shop.

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May 2025

White Horse (1977) Joins the Digital Catalogue

Following the digital release of Love Songs (1974), White Horse arrives on all major streaming platforms from 1st July, including the original recording of Can't Stop Loving You, later a hit for both Leo Sayer and Phil Collins. The third instalment in the ongoing annual programme of digital catalogue releases.

April 2025

Love Songs (1974) Goes Digital

From midnight on 1st May 2025, Love Songs (1974) will be available digitally for the first time. The start of a year-long programme bringing Billy's complete back catalogue to streaming platforms.

October 2024

New Release: Love Songs Remastered

Celebrating 50 years. A limited run on vinyl and CD, digitally remastered by Phil Chapman, with original recordings featuring Caleb Quaye on guitar. Available on all major streaming platforms and from the shop.

February 2024

Under One Banner: Kiki Dee

Kiki Dee's Two Sides to Every Story, featuring Billy's Under One Banner, written in 1982 and produced by Pip Williams, is available once more on streaming platforms.

February 2023

Mini-Doc: Would You Believe

Yesterday's Papers produce a mini-documentary on Billy's debut album, selected by Mojo as one of the most significant albums in music history. An original copy sold at auction for £7,500.

October 2022

The Who Hits Back Tour

Billy sings backing vocals on the second leg of The Who's Hits Back 2022 North America Tour, the latest chapter in a professional relationship spanning four decades.

October 2022

The Phoenix Tour with Slim Chance

Slim Chance announce a run of gigs around the country, joined by legendary sax, harp and whistle man Frank Mead for a vibrant run of shows.