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Anna Calvi

Anna Calvi is a person from the UK, active since 1980.

Person GB since 1980 alternative rock indie rock art rock

TOTAL PLAYS

1,694

SONGS PLAYED

116

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2010-09-15 12:14 · 6 Music — "Jezebel"

LAST PLAYED

2 months ago · 6 Music — "As a Man"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2010 — 2026

300 225 150 75 0

'10 '13 '16 '19 '22 '25

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 1,610 95%

Radio 1 49 3%

Radio 2 35 2%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 05:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Blackout 210 2025-10-06

2 Don't Beat the Girl out of My Boy 182 2025-12-01

3 Eliza 154 2025-11-17

4 As a Man 133 2026-05-25

5 Hunter 101 2025-08-16

6 Suzanne & I 101 2016-03-29

7 Desire 97 2025-10-10

8 Suddenly 96 2022-11-23

9 Chain 71 2021-05-05

10 Suzanne And I 64 2026-05-12

11 Ain't No Grave 62 2024-10-31

12 Indies or Paradise 46 2019-09-22

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-25 15:34 As a Man 6 Music

2026-05-21 13:41 God's Lonely Man (feat. Iggy Pop) 6 Music

2026-05-20 09:27 God's Lonely Man (feat. Iggy Pop) 6 Music

2026-05-12 12:17 Suzanne And I 6 Music

2026-04-14 19:06 Is This All There Is? (feat. Matt Berninger) Radio 2

2026-04-11 18:46 Is This All There Is? (feat. Matt Berninger) Radio 2

2026-04-07 18:38 Is This All There Is? (feat. Matt Berninger) Radio 2

2026-04-02 18:46 Is This All There Is? (feat. Matt Berninger) Radio 2

2026-04-01 18:45 Is This All There Is? (feat. Matt Berninger) Radio 2

2026-03-31 18:42 Is This All There Is? (feat. Matt Berninger) Radio 2

2026-03-03 20:07 God's Lonely Man (feat. Iggy Pop) Radio 2

2026-02-24 19:31 God's Lonely Man (feat. Iggy Pop) Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

116 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

Ain't No Grave —

62 2024-10-31 ▶

Ain't No Grave (6 Music Session, 19 May 2022) —

11 2025-09-17 ▶

Ain't No Grave (6 Music Session, 19th May 2022) —

1 2022-05-19 ▶

Alpha —

1 2018-09-20 ▶

Alpha (6 Music Festival 2019) —

1 2021-03-15 ▶

Alpha (6 Music Session, 31 Jan 2020) —

1 2020-01-31 ▶

As a Man —

133 2026-05-25 ▶

As a Man (6 Music Festival 2019) —

5 2022-02-15 ▶

As A Man (6 Music Festival, 29 Mar 2019) —

3 2025-03-23 ▶

As A Man (6 Music Festival, 29th Mar 2019) —

1 2021-03-23 ▶

As A Man (6 Music Session 1 Dec 2018) —

1 2018-12-01 ▶

As A Man (6 Music Session) —

1 2018-08-29 ▶

As A Man (6 Music Session, 29 August 2018) —

21 2025-09-03 ▶

As A Man (6 Music Session, 31 Jan 2020) —

3 2021-01-29 ▶

As A Man - 6 Music Session - RX 01/12/2018 —

1 2018-12-08 ▶

As A Man/Desire (6 Music Festival 2019) —

1 2019-04-02 ▶

As A Man/Desire - 6 Music festival - RX:29/03/2019 —

1 2019-04-01 ▶

Black Tuesday —

4 2024-01-15 ▶

Blackout —

210 2025-10-06 ▶

Blackout (Glastonbury 2014) —

2 2014-07-01 ▶

Blackout (Live Lounge) —

2 2012-02-16 ▶

Blackout - 6 Music Session 24/01/2011 —

4 2014-09-25 ▶

Blackout - 6Music Session 24/01/2011 —

2 2013-10-01 ▶

Blackout - Live From Southbank —

3 2012-03-20 ▶

Blackout - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank 2012 —

6 2022-06-07 ▶

Carry Me Over —

2 2013-10-03 ▶

Chain —

71 2021-05-05 ▶

Cry —

42 2025-02-02 ▶

Desire —

97 2025-10-10 ▶

Desire (6 Music Festival 2019) —

8 2024-01-16 ▶

Desire (Glastonbury 2014) —

1 2014-06-28 ▶

Desire - Live From Southbank —

4 2012-04-07 ▶

Desire - Live from the Mercury Prize 2011 —

1 2011-09-12 ▶

Desire - Live From the Mercury Prize Shortlist 2011 —

3 2011-07-23 ▶

Desire - Mercury Prize 2011 —

1 2011-12-19 ▶

Desire - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank 2012 —

6 2024-10-28 ▶

Don't Beat The Girl (6 Music Festival 2019) —

2 2019-04-05 ▶

Don't Beat the Girl out of My Boy —

182 2025-12-01 ▶

Don't Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy (6 Music Session) —

1 2018-08-29 ▶

Don't Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy (6 Music Session, 29 Aug 2018) —

21 2025-04-21 ▶

Don't Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy (6 Music Session, 29 August 2018) —

2 2018-09-17 ▶

Don't Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy (6 Music Session, 31 Jan 2020) —

3 2021-01-29 ▶

Don't Beat the Girl Out of My Boy (Hunted Version) (feat. Courtney Barnett) —

1 2020-07-31 ▶

Don't Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy (Independent Venue Week 2020) —

1 2024-01-15 ▶

Don't Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy (Mercury Music Prize 2019) —

1 2019-09-19 ▶

Don't Beat The Girl Out Of My Girl (6 Music Festival 2019) —

1 2021-03-15 ▶

Dont Beat the Girl out of My Boy —

1 2018-06-21 ▶

Eden —

1 2018-09-28 ▶

Eden (Hunted Version) (feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg) —

2 2020-07-31 ▶

Eden - Hunted Version (feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg) —

1 2021-05-30 ▶

Eliza —

154 2025-11-17 ▶

Eliza (Glastonbury 2014) —

2 2014-07-01 ▶

First We Kiss —

2 2011-01-22 ▶

Ghost Rider —

4 2021-05-30 ▶

God's Lonely Man (feat. Iggy Pop) —

6 2026-05-21 ▶

Hunter —

101 2025-08-16 ▶

Hunter (6 Music Festival 2019) —

2 2021-03-15 ▶

Hunter (6 Music Session) —

1 2018-08-29 ▶

Hunter (6 Music Session, 29 August 2018) —

3 2022-05-09 ▶

Hunter (6 Music Session, 31 Jan 2020) —

1 2020-01-31 ▶

Hunter - 6 Music Session - RX 31/01/2020 —

1 2020-02-09 ▶

I See A Darkness (feat. Perfume Genius) —

9 2025-11-02 ▶

I'll Be Your Man —

12 2012-09-13 ▶

I'll Be Your Man (6 Music Festival 2019) —

2 2021-03-15 ▶

I'll Be Your Man - Glastonbury 2011 —

1 2011-06-29 ▶

I'm The Man That Will Find You —

1 2014-09-07 ▶

Indies (6 Music Festival 2019) —

1 2019-03-29 ▶

Indies or Paradise —

46 2019-09-22 ▶

Indies or Paradise (6 Music Festival 2019) —

1 2021-03-15 ▶

Is This All There Is? (feat. Matt Berninger) —

6 2026-04-14 ▶

Jezebel —

10 2019-07-06 ▶

Jezebel (Glastonbury 2014) —

3 2014-07-01 ▶

Lady Grinning Soul —

1 2021-01-10 ▶

Love of My Life —

1 2013-10-18 ▶

Love Won't Be Leaving (Glastonbury 2014) —

1 2014-06-28 ▶

Love Won't Be Leaving - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank 2012 —

4 2020-09-21 ▶

Morning Light - 6 Music Session 24/01/2011 —

3 2012-03-16 ▶

Morning Light - 6Music Session 24/01/2011 —

2 2016-04-05 ▶

Naughty Girl (Live Lounge) —

5 2012-02-18 ▶

Naughty Girl (Radio 1 Live Lounge) —

1 2013-02-07 ▶

No More Words —

1 2011-12-21 ▶

Piece by Piece —

41 2024-10-22 ▶

Red Right Hand (6 Music Session, 19th May 2022) —

2 2023-05-03 ▶

Rider To The Sea —

2 2021-05-30 ▶

Rider To The Sea (6 Music Festival 2019) —

1 2021-03-15 ▶

Rider To The Sea (6 Music Session, 31 Jan 2020) —

1 2020-01-31 ▶

Rider To The Sea - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank 2012 —

5 2017-04-30 ▶

Sing to Me —

5 2018-08-12 ▶

Strange Weather (6 Music Session, 19th May 2022) —

3 2022-05-30 ▶

Suddenly —

96 2022-11-23 ▶

Suddenly (Glastonbury 2014) —

2 2014-07-01 ▶

Suddenly - Radio2 Session 17/10/13 —

1 2013-10-22 ▶

Suzanna And I —

1 2010-12-17 ▶

Suzanne & I —

101 2016-03-29 ▶

Suzanne And I —

64 2026-05-12 ▶

Suzanne And I (6 Music Festival 2019) —

2 2021-03-15 ▶

Suzanne And I (6 Music Session, 31 Jan 2020) —

2 2021-01-29 ▶

Suzanne And I - 6 Music Session 24/01/2011 —

4 2013-02-03 ▶

Suzanne And I - 6Music Session 24/01/2011 —

5 2016-04-05 ▶

Suzanne And I - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank 2012 —

5 2022-06-07 ▶

Swimming Pool —

2 2021-05-30 ▶

Swimming Pool (6 Music Festival 2019) —

1 2021-03-15 ▶

Swimming Pool (6 Music Session, 1 Dec 2018) —

1 2018-12-01 ▶

Swimming Pool (6 Music Session, 1st Dec 2018) —

1 2018-12-16 ▶

Swimming Pool (feat. Julia Holter) —

1 2020-03-19 ▶

Swimming Pool (Hunted Version) (feat. Julia Holter) —

4 2020-06-11 ▶

Swimming Pool - 6 Music Session - 01/12/2018 —

1 2018-12-02 ▶

The Wall —

1 2012-09-05 ▶

Tristan —

1 2013-10-08 ▶

Wish —

3 2020-01-07 ▶

Wish (6 Music Festival 2019) —

1 2021-03-15 ▶

Wish (Hunted Version) (feat. Idles) —

1 2020-03-05 ▶

Wolf Like Me —

2 2011-12-18 ▶

Wolf Like Me - Live From Southbank —

2 2012-03-19 ▶

Wolf Like Me - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank 2012 —

3 2022-06-07 ▶

You're not God —

1 2019-11-24 ▶