He’s the British DJ who sent his Australian fans wild this week when he announced a surprise visit Down Under and a last-minute show at the Sydney Opera House.
Fred Again, 30, has enjoyed wild success and is known for hits including Adore U and Rumble.
He’s collaborated with some of the biggest stars in the music industry and released three solo albums. Some fans might not even know he’s from an aristocratic background.
So who, exactly, is Fred Again? 9Honey Celebrity takes a look.
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Who is Fred Again and what’s his real name?
Fred Again was born Frederick John Philip Gibson in Balham, South London.
His father is King’s Counsel barrister Charles Anthony Warneford Gibson and his mother is Mary Ann Frances.
His great-grandmother Ann Fleming married a British media heir and James Bond author Ian Fleming. Through his lineage, he is distantly related to Dukes and Earls.
He attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England, which was also attended by the likes of comedian Jack Whitehall, Catherine, the Princess of Wales and Princess Eugenie.
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Why is he called Fred Again?
He first got into music and produced tracks under his name, Fred Gibson.
He is rumoured to have chosen the stage name Fred Again after being inspired by the Scooby-Do movie.
Who has he produced for?
He has produced tracks for the likes of Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, FKA Twigs and Rita Ora.
He launched his solo career in 2020 under the name Fred Again, and his first solo album called Actual Life came out in 2021.
He won Producer of the Year at the BRIT Awards at just 26.
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How did he get famous?
Fred Again joined Brian Eno’s a cappella group at 16 through a family friend, and soon he was mentored by Eno.
According to The Guardian, he would make tea and tidy up song sheets and told the publication: “I’d then not sleep for six nights making 100 song sketches.”
“I’d come back the next week and try to make it look really casual.”
He then reportedly co-produced albums with Eno.
“It’s wild, it’s surreal. It doesn’t feel… like real life,” he told GQ Australia recently about his fame and success.
He added: “But yeah, we’re ok.”
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Where is he performing in Sydney?
On Tuesday morning, Fred Again announced – out of nowhere – that he will be performing a surprise live show at Sydney’s Opera House.
The producer dropped the news on Instagram Stories, sharing a video of him during the Sydney Harbour Bridge climb.
“Australiaaaaaaa!!!!! We here! Sydney opera house tonight!” he wrote.
”THis show genuinely is super last minute.. so we’re super gassed to be able to do it at all!
“We’re doing a REAL stripped version of the show cos we’ve only got 2 hours to build it! No lights, one small screen, me, tony, and maybe the most beautiful venue in the world.”
Thousands of fans rushed to buy a ticket online; one reported on Twitter/X that within 10 minutes of Fred Again’s announcement, there was “already almost 30,000 people waiting for tickets”.
However, tickets are now sold out.