How a €1,500 video made in Cork made Hozier the biggest name in music

As the Irish singer gets ready for the Grammys, Eoin Edwards hears the story of the €1,500 promo film that helped bring him to an audience of millions.

WHEN the contestants for Grammy award song of the year are announced on Sunday night in Los Angeles, nobody will be more excited than Brendan Canty and Conal Thompson. The Cork duo are the main men behind the video for Wicklow singer Hozier’s nominated song, ‘Take Me To Church’.

Not long out of college, they are still coming to terms with the fact their video has clocked more than 100 million views on YouTube alone.