Andrew Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally by the mononym Hozier, is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter from County Wicklow. He released his debut EP, featuring the hit single "Take Me to Church", in 2013 and his second EP, From Eden, in 2014. His eponymous debut studio album was released in Ireland in September 2014 and globally in October 2014. Hozier, the son of a local blues musician, was born in Bray, Ireland. He was raised in the minority Protestant Quaker faith and attended Delgany National School and St. Gerard's School before he began studying music at Trinity College, Dublin, but dropped out midway through his first year to record demos for Universal Music.