Tom Speight (born 1986/87) is a British singer-songwriter. He is best known for his albums Everything's Waiting For You and Love & Light, both of which reached the Top 75 of the UK Albums Chart.
Early life Speight graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
Career Speight initially found fame working with artists such as Mumford & Sons and Travis, and was recording music at Universal. However, he was forced to take a two-year break from recording due to contracting septicaemia, requiring him to undergo surgery and rehabilitation.
Following his return to music in 2016, Speight toured around the UK as well as touring with Seafret in Europe. He also worked as a songwriter on an album by Turin Brakes. By 2018, following the release of a string of EPs, Speight had reached a total of 60 million streams on Spotify. He released his debut album, Collide, in 2019. The album peaked at number 11 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and topped the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.
Speight's second album, Everything's Waiting For You, was released in September 2021. The album was co-produced by Rich Turvey, and themed on his gratitude for his life and job following periods in hospital. The album was his second to top the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart, and peaked at number 41 on the UK Albums Chart.
Speight released his third album, Love & Light, in August 2023. The album focussed on Speight's personal experiences and on living life to the fullest, and was preceded by two singles, 'The One' and 'Let Go'. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 66.
Speight released his fourth album, Perfect Strangers, in September 2025.
Personal life Speight has Crohn's disease and lives with a stoma. He is an ambassador of Crohn's and Colitis UK.
In August 2025, during an interview on BBC Radio 2 with OJ Borg, Speight spoke about the writing process following the end of a five-year relationship.
Discography Albums Title Year Peak chart positions UK Collide 2019 — Everything's Waiting for You 2021 41 Love & Light 2023 66
EPs Title Year Little Love2016 Falling Love Willow Tree2017 My My My Waiting Live at Studio 3 2018 Sunset Sound 2020 You & I 2022 Stay Alive 2024
Singles Title Year Album "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"2018 rowspan="2" "In the Air Tonight"(with Mahogany) "Want You" Collide "Collide" "Strangers Now"(with Lydia Clowes) "My Name"2019 "Heartshaker" "Into the Night" "Little Love" "Christmas Morning" rowspan="2" "Save Tonight"(with Lydia Clowes)2020 "Good Times" Sunset Sound "Live Forever" "Natalie Portman" Sunset Sound "Dakota" Everything's Waiting for You "Driving Home for Christmas" 2021 rowspan="2" "Torn"(with Lydia Clowes)2022 "Worry"(with Roses & Revolutions) Brightside of Me "You & I" You & I "Roll the Dice Again" "Just as You Are" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "The One"2023 The One "If This Is How the Story Ends" Love & Light "Let Go" "Tomorrow" "Aftermath"(with Lydia Clowes) "Trick of the Light" "Wonderful Wonder"(solo or with Ward Thomas) "The Christmas You Deserve" "Stay Alive"2024 Stay Alive "Kind to You"(with The Mayries)
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