Tom Zanetti
Thomas Byron Courtney (born 2 July 1989), known professionally as Tom Zanetti, is a British DJ, music producer, rapper and singer. He is best known for his song "You Want Me", which charted in the United Kingdom, Belgium and Ireland.
Tom Zanetti | |
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Birth name | Thomas Byron Courtney[1][2] |
Born | [3] Belle Isle, Leeds, England[4] | 2 July 1989
Genres | |
Years active | 2006–present[7] |
Career
Zanetti started his musical career performing in clubs at age 17.[7]
Personal life
Zanetti went to school in Rothwell to Royds School from which he was expelled and moved to Tinshill Learning Centre until he was 16. Regardless of being expelled, Zanetti claims that he "got on with his work and was in top set for everything", he just wasn't always there and didn't always follow the rules.[8] Zanetti found out he was going to be a father at the age of 16, which he wasn't prepared for at that age. Zanetti has had many jobs at a young age, which include working in a warehouse, where he made pallets from 6 am to 6 pm, he was also a butcher, window cleaner, bricklayer and milkman. Zanetti's girlfriend, Lizzie died in a car accident on 10 August 2010.[9] Zanetti has one son, Deaconn born on 11 October 2006,[10][11] who has made an appearance in one of his music videos.[12]Zanetti lived in several areas of Leeds that include Gipton, Belle Isle and Rothwell.
Filmography
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2016 | Road | Ronnie | Film debut | [13][14] |
2018 | Dead Ringer | Danny | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2014 | The SIC Life With Tom Zanetti | Himself | Reality TV show | [15][16][17][18] |
2015 | First Dates | Himself | Series 3, Episode 7 | [19][20][21][22][23] |
2017 | Katie Price: My Crazy Life | Himself | Series 6 | [24] |
2018 | Good Morning Britain | Guest | Breakfast programme | [25][26] |
2021 | Celebs Go Dating | Himself | Reality TV show | [27] |
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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UK [28] |
UK Dance [29] |
BEL (FL) Tip. [30] |
IRL [31] |
SCO [32] | |||||||||
"Goin' In" (featuring Jack Walton) |
2014 | – | – | – | – | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"Darlin'" | 2015 | – | – | – | – | — | |||||||
"Darlin'" (Amine Edge & DANCE Remix) | 2016 | – | – | – | – | — | |||||||
"You Want Me" (featuring Sadie Ama) |
22 | 3 | 39 | 38 | 29 |
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"Uber"[34] (with LiTek, featuring Curtis Clacey) |
2017 | – | – | – | – | — | |||||||
"More & More" (featuring Karen Harding) |
73 | 22 | – | – | 81 |
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"Candy" | 2018 | – | – | – | – | — | |||||||
"Balloon Tune" | – | – | – | – | — | ||||||||
"Make It Look Good" (featuring Preditah) |
– | 24 | – | – | — | ||||||||
"Flight Mode" (featuring Silky) |
2020 | 78 | – | – | – | — | |||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Darlin'" | 2015 | David East[35] |
"You Want Me" (featuring Sadie Ama) |
2016 | Joe Elliot, Kristian Young[36] |
"More & More" (featuring Karen Harding) |
2017 | Dominic O'Riordan[37] |
References
- "COURTNEY THOMAS BYRON" – ACE Repertory". ascap.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- "My surname on my passport is Courtney, which is my Dad's surname – he's from an Irish background. After my parents split up I took my mum's surname which is Zanetti. As a kid I used to think it sounded cooler as well!". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- "TOM ZANETTI BIRTHDAY PARTY – I would like to invite you to celebrate my birthday on Saturday 2nd July in Leeds". facebook.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- "the 27-year-old from Belle Isle is on the cusp of the big time". yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- "Genres: Dance, Music – You Want Me (feat. Sadie Ama) – Single by Tom Zanetti on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- "Fans of House music will already be well aware of Tom Zanetti". Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- Copsey, Rob. "I started performing my own tracks in clubs when I was 17. I was doing it for free for about a year, until I realised I could just put on my own events instead. The shows kept getting bigger and better, and it all went from there". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- "I have lived in many places in Leeds, Gipton, Belle Isle and Rothwell which is where I went to school. I went to Royds School but got expelled and was sent to Tinshall Learning Centre until I was 16. Although I got expelled I got on with my work and was in top set for everything, I just wasn't always there and didn't follow the rules!". leedscitymagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- "5 years ago today was the worst day of my life, im not posting on here for sympathy and certainly dont want to dampen anybodies day, but i wanted to mention something publicly. I lost my girlfriend Lizzie in a car accident which crushed me, my son and my whole family". facebook.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- "Happy 10th birthday to my beautiful son Deaconn, I love this boy more than life itself. Can't believe I have a 10 yr old son haha, it's crazy and I wouldn't change him for the world if it was offered to me". facebook.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- "Happy birthday to my beautiful son Deaconn". Twitter. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- "FNDTV – TOM ZANETTI // TIZZY MC ' GOIN' IN ' {sprayout} FNDTV EXCLUSIVE". 28 June 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2017 – via YouTube.
- "Tom Zanetti – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- Zanetti, Tom. "Not been able to tell many people until now, but Iv been cast in a British film which will be coming out in the cinema this year. I'm playing a nutcase London gangster haha so have to use an accent, and got some really cool scenes. Very grateful, and excited to have been involved. Really enjoyed it and hope it works for the team who created it as they are all amazing, worked extremely hard and spent a lot time and money to make it right. The film is called 'ROAD' see link for trailer below, hope you enjoy the trailer, and if you hating or being negative we don't give a fuckkkkkk. I'm grateful for everything in life and very inspired by people who believe in themselves and try to get somewhere no matter how difficult it can be". facebook.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- Zanetti, Tom (5 November 2014). "New TV show starting at 11 pm on freeview channel 8 thurs 6th November. Watch the advert on my TOM ZANETTI Fb page x". @tomzanettitz. Twitter. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- Pell, Mike. "It's Literally Non Stop From When I Wake Until I Sleep – MTV Meets Tom Zanetti". MTV. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- Pell, Mike. "Tell us about the reality show The SIC Life. How/why did you get picked for that? "I was contacted by a local channel called Made in Leeds TV. They just asked me to film a show based on my every day activities, so they sent a cameraman to live at my house the very next day and that's how it started. We have episode four out shortly, which shows the journey to signing our record deal, filming the official video for my single 'Darlin' and me being apart of the BBC Radio 1Xtra Academy with Charlie Sloth and Melissa Steel. Keep your eyes peeled for that one!"". MTV. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- Zanetti, Tom. "I know this sounds mental but i have been given my own TV show hahaa :) iv had a film crew live at my house, and follow me around for the past couple weeks to parties, meetings, gym, activities with my son, filming me at home, shopping and even in the shower haha all for a programme called 'The SIClife with Tom Zanetti' which will be going on the 'made in leeds' channel 8 on freeview tomorrow night! then sky channel 117 next month. The first episode will be played at 11:30 tomorrow night (thursday 6th nov) please watch if you get a minute, i have been as genuine as possible and it touches alot of personal parts in my life aswell. I hope i come across interesting and decent ha. I realise alot of people who watch it wont even know me haha and i wondered why they wanted to film a show about me, i actually even argued as i didnt ewant to do it but figured it would be good and you only live once so why not please watch the advert below for an insight into the show x". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- "Dropping into the petrol station for those flowers worked well then, Tom". Twitter. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- "@C4FirstDates what was I meant to do? Grow them myself?ha just thought it would be a nice gesture to break the ice, us both being so nervous". Twitter. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- Sky, J. "Talk to me about your First Dates appearance. Are you still looking for love and what impresses you? Haha I wasn't looking for love that was a dare by Kane! He got in touch with them and when I got through I just went ahead with it. I can't believe I actually did it . Looking back I was very brave as I'm very shy in person to be honest". worldofjsky.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- Loxton, Suzi (15 April 2015). "First Dates – Wednesday 15th April – First dates – Tom and Aliiee". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "Tom is a suave, confident restaurant owner looking for a refined lady. His date Alliee is a dance teacher who doesn't really do dates, and isn't immediately floored by Tom's well-rehearsed advances: including petrol station flowers and champagne. Changing tack to reveal his "deeper" side, Tom's chances start to look up, and the shared plate of ice cream might not be the only thing that's starting to melt". Channel 4.
- Yaqoob, Janine (6 May 2017). "Katie Price's husband 'going crazy' at home as she lives it up with DJ in Miami". Mirror. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- "DJ Tom Zanetti on DJing at the Love Island Pool Party | Good Morning Britain". www.youtube.com. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- O'Sullivan, Kyle (6 July 2018). "DJ Tom Zanetti was told off by Love Island's 'voice of god' in unseen moment". www.mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- "JOIN CHLOE FERRY, CURTIS PRITCHARD, KARIM ZEROUAL, KIMBERLY HART-SIMPSON, SOPHIE HERMANN, TOM ZANETTI & WAYNE LINEKER ON THEIR JOURNEY TO FIND LOVE". www.channel4.com. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- "Tom Zanetti" (select "Singles" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- Peak chart positions for singles on the UK Dance Chart:
- "You Want Me": "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 – 13 January 2017 – 19 January 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- "More & More": "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 – 04 August 2017 – 11 August 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- "Discografie Tom Zanetti". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- "Discography Tom Zanetti". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 – 2 December 2016 – 8 December 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- "Search for "Tom Zanetti", and it lists Gold, Silver and Platinum awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- "Uber (feat. Curtis Clacey) – Single by LiTek & Tom Zanetti". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- "Darlin' – Tom Zanetti". Vevo. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- "You Want Me (Official Video) – Tom Zanetti". Vevo. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- "More & More (Official Video) – Tom Zanetti". Vevo. Retrieved 16 August 2017.