Cian Ducrot: Cork singer aims for Victory with debut album

Cian Ducrot releases his new album, Victory. Picture: Holly Whittaker
The boulevards of Paris are a long way from the Co Cork commuter town of Passage West, where songwriter Cian Ducrot grew up. But there was nonetheless a powerful sense of life turning full circle when the 25-year-old went to the French capital last year to record his debut album, Victory.
Ducrot’s mother is French: her passion for music has been one of the driving factors behind his career as a pop star, which hit unexpected highs last year when the single All For You charted in the UK. So to go Paris to work on his LP (with Steve Mac – a co-writer of Ed Sheehan’s 'Shape Of You') felt apt.