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Irish Mirror

Entertainment

Anita McSorley

Inside Hozier’s life - Luxury home, romance rumours, net worth and disgusting former job

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Hozier is among the guests on Friday’s Late Late Show with Ryan Tubridy.

The Wicklow musician, singer and songwriter will perform a world-exclusive of two brand new songs.

He will also sit down to chat about his new EP Eat Your Young, how he celebrated 10 years since the release of Take Me To Church and his plans for a busy summer of touring.

The 33-year-old, whose real name is Andrew John Hozier-Byrne, joins a star-studded line-up which includes Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul actor Bob Odenkirk and author, broadcaster, and podcaster Stefanie Preissner

Hozier has been busy in recent weeks, playing a string of live rehearsal shows in Dublin’s Academy ahead of his upcoming tour, which includes dates in Dublin’s Malahide Castle and the Gleneagle INEC Arena in Kerry this June.

Here’s a glimpse inside Hozier’s life

Early life

Andrew John Hozier-Byrne, born on St Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1990 and grew up in Delgany, near Bray in Co Wicklow. He’s the son of Raine Hozier-Byrne, an artist, and John Byrne, a blues drummer who had a day job working at a bank.

He was educated at Delgany National School. His parents were raised Catholics but converted to the Quaker faith. Despite this, he later attended the Catholic St Gerard's School before studying music education at Trinity College Dublin.

Hozier taught himself guitar, began writing songs at the age of 15, and sang in the school choir.

Music career

Hozier’s music primarily draws from folk, soul, and blues, often using religious and literary themes. He had his international breakthrough after releasing his debut single ‘Take Me to Church’, which has been certified multi-platinum in several countries.

He released his debut EP in 2013, featuring ‘Take Me to Church’, which became a rock radio hit in the US and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

His debut studio album was released in September 2014 to critical acclaim. It has been certified 6× platinum in Ireland and multi-platinum in several countries.

In September 2018, he released an EP titled Nina Cried Power and featured the title track as a single, reaching number one on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart.

He released his second album Wasteland, Baby! in March 2019, which debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart and the Billboard 200, and has since been certified gold in the US.

On 31 December 2021, Hozier announced his upcoming album, stating on Twitter "Unreal Unearth will start to find its way to your ears next year, come hell or high water". He released two singles and then released the EP Eat Your Young in March of this year.

Luxury home

Hozier bought a historic house near the town of Newcastle in Co Wicklow in 2015. It’s reported that he forked out nearly €800,000 for the four-bedroomed home which dates back to the 18th century.

In an interview published with the Greystones Guide, he said: “It’s like a dream comes true. I could have lived in New York, or LA, or stayed in Bray, but I chose to get away from all the hustle and bustle, so I could concentrate on writing.”

Romance rumours

Hozier is a notoriously private person and has never publicly confirmed a relationship.

Last October, Irish singer Lyra revealed that she apologised to Hozier’s unnamed girlfriend, after a photo of them at a wedding went viral earlier this year.

In the past, Hozier has been linked to Irish actress Saoirse Ronan. The pair worked on the video for Hozier's song Cherry Wine and are said to have grown close during that time.

It was reported that the pair went on "a string of secret dates” but this has not been confirmed.

Disgusting former job

Hozier once worked a job scrubbing toilets at a golf course, which he described as a "good experience of hard work".

Answering questions from fans on The Guardian, he explained: “I once scrubbed toilets in a golf club. Good people. A good experience of hard work. But I have to say, scrubbing showers would give me a profound respect for people who do that for a living. Showers are far worse than toilets.”