Eoin

Eoin is the debut studio album by singer-songwriter and The Uraps Factor contestant Eoin O'Neill. The album was released in both standard and deluxe editions on May 13th, 2013, preceding the release of Eoin's debut single "Hide The Body", and debuted at #1. It held atop the UK albums chart for two weeks, and has currently been certified gold to-date, with over 300,000 copies sold so far. Its lead single was a top 3 hit, and the follow-up, "Perfect Mistake", is due for release on July 1st.

Background & Recording
Eoin auditioned for The Uraps Factor in late 2012, making it successfully past the judges' houses and into the live finals, where he was mentored by Kleo in the Boys category. Eoin's run on the show was short-lived, only lasting two weeks into the lives shows before elimination. Blacklight Records was quick to express their interest in him, and a deal was quickly struck post-exit. Eoin's signing was announced in April of 2013, with the news that he was already working on the album. A number of demos Eoin recorded prior to The Uraps Factor were revisited during the production of the album, and professionally re-recorded for inclusion. The rest of the album's content was made up of newly-written material and cover songs.

To work on the album, Eoin re-united with mentor Kleo, who made her debut as a producer on the record, and he also worked with other Uraps Factor judge and Kleo's best friend James Moss. Kleo and James each have production credits on the album, and serve as joint executive producers for the album. For the tracks that they did not produce, Eoin spent time in Los Angeles working with Matt Serletic, known for his production work with Rob Thomas and Matchbox Twenty. Eoin declined the opportunity to collaborate with other artists on the album; wanting to make a statement for himself as a solo artist by writing the majority of the album himself and not including featured credits.

Chart Performance
"Eoin" debuted at #1 on the UK albums chart with sales of 89,007 copies, making Eoin the first from the second season of The Uraps Factor to score a #1 album. His good fortune extended for a second week, holding on at the top with an increased sales week of 111,352; enough for the album to be certified Gold before the chart certifications were re-calibrated. To-date, the album has sold over 338k in the UK and has spent five weeks inside the top 10. So far, the album has also been released in Eoin's native Ireland, where it stayed at #1 for four consecutive weeks.

Chart Run
TOTAL: 338,232+
 * Week 1: #1 - 89,007
 * Week 2: #1 - 111,352
 * Week 3: #5 - 56,261
 * Week 4: #10 - 47,455
 * Week 5: #9 - 34,157