STEPHEN SANCHEZ

Stephen Sanchez is a California-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter who built a steady audience on TikTok before enjoying meteoric UK chart success with the release of tender ballad Until I Found You.

The song found famous fans including Sir Elton John who invited him on stage to perform the track during his last-ever headlining show at Glastonbury in summer 2023, praising the 20-year-old’s song-writing prowess. The singer's appearance alongside Elton at Glastonbury sent Until I Found You soaring into the Official Singles Chart Top 20, giving Stephen his highest-charting single in the UK at that point. It went on to be announced by Official Charts as one of the Top 40 biggest songs of 2023, finishing at Number 39 in the year-end list.

Stephen Sanchez released his debut album, Angel Face, via Mercury Records/Republic Records, a 13-track album filled to the brim with 50s and 60s-inspired love songs. Angel Face recounts the life of the fictional Stephen Sanchez—a.k.a. “The Troubadour Sanchez”—who finds fame based on his 1958 hit Until I Found You, shortly followed by a tumultuous romance with his newfound love Evangeline, with the album ending after his untimely murder in 1964. Almost 60 years later, The Troubadour’s unreleased debut album, Angel Face, has been uncovered and was finally being released posthumously. Despite its old-school origins, the album boasts top-tier production from Ian Fitchuk (Kacey Musgraves, Leon Bridges) and Konrad Snyder (Noah Kahan, Rainbow Kitten Surprise). Album track No One Knows was produced by Ben Schneider (lead singer of Lord Huron) and features singer songwriter Laufey. Image: press shot/Caity Krone