HRVY

Biography

Harvey Leigh Cantwell (born 28 January 1999), known professionally as Hrvy (stylised in all caps), is an English singer, influencer and television personality. He presented Friday Download on CBBC from 2014 to 2015, and competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, finishing in joint second place.

Education

Cantwell is a former student of the Leigh Academy in Dartford, Kent, leaving in 2015.

Television

Cantwell appeared as one of six presenters of the CBBC television show Friday Download for Series 7 to Series 9. In 2017, he played the role of Miles on the American web series Chicken Girls in its first season. On 26 February 2020, he appeared in an episode of the CBBC singing show Got What It Takes? by surprising the contestants as they were learning his own song "Personal×Personal2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Personal3:29" for that week's sing-off. He was also a mentor in the same episode during a music video challenge.
In September 2020, it was announced that he would be competing in the eighteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Janette Manrara. They were the first pair to receive a 10 from any judge in the series for their Salsa in Week 4, and scored the first perfect 30/30 of the series in Week 6 for their Street routine. They finished top of the judges' leaderboard on three occasions, the most of any couple in the series, and also placed joint-first on the judges' leaderboard in the grand-final, scoring a total of 88 out of 90. With the exception of eventual winners Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse, they were the only other couple in the series to never be placed in the bottom two in any week. The duo eventually finished in joint second place, alongside Jamie Laing with Karen Hauer, Maisie Smith with Gorka Márquez, losing out to Bailey and Mabuse in the public vote. In 2022 and 2023, he commentated CBBC and BBC Two's coverage of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest alongside Lauren Layfield.
In October 2023 he appeared, alongside Neil Parish, on Channel 4 in the second episode of the prison documentary Banged Up.

Music

Cantwell's music career began on 20 December 2013 with the release of his first single, "Thank You".
In May 2014, he was a support artist for Little Mix during the Salute Tour alongside girlband M.O. After signing with Virgin EMI in February 2017, he released his debut Holiday EP which featured the singles "Holiday×Holiday11 July 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Holiday3:27" and "Phobia". In November 2017, he released the Talk to Ya EP that included the single "Personal×Personal2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Personal3:29". In February 2018, Cantwell was named in The Courier and Newcastle Student Radio's The Sounds of 2018 at number six, alongside Rex Orange County, Brockhampton, and SG Lewis. In April 2018, he was a support artist for the Vamps during the Night and Day Tour alongside Jacob Sartorius, New Hope Club, Maggie Lindemann, and Conor Maynard. On 25 April 2018, he released the single "Hasta Luego×Hasta luego25 April 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Hasta luego2:27", featuring Cuban-American singer Malú Trevejo. In September 2018, he released "I Wish You Were Here×I Wish You Were Here20 September 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1I Wish You Were Here2:06", promoted with a performance at BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards. Cantwell was also named on BBC Radio 1's Brit List at that time. That same year, he was listed in CelebMix's Top Success Stories of 2018, along with his management company, Alphadog Management.
In June 2019, he collaborated with South Korean group NCT Dream under SM Entertainment. The song, "Don't Need Your Love", was released on 6 June 2019. Cantwell was set to release his debut studio album, Can Anybody Hear Me?, on 20 November 2020, though it was cancelled.
In September 2021, he released the single "Runaway with It×Runaway With It3 September 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Runaway With It2:34" that samples Shanice's 1991 hit "I Love Your Smile", which he performed at the 26th National Television Awards. In March 2022, he joined the Wanted on their Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits Tour of the UK.
On 28 January 2022, his third extended play, Views from the 23rd Floor, was released to coincide with his 23rd birthday. The two tracks, "Talking to the Stars" and "Golden Hour×Golden Hour7 January 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Golden Hour2:38", preceded the EP. Following this was his collaboration "Save Me" with American DJ and record producer Steve Aoki; its official music video released the same day, 29 April. The song appeared on Aoki's seventh studio album Hiroquest: Genesis, which was released on 16 September that year. He released the single "I Wish I Could Hate You×I Wish I Could Hate You5 August 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1I Wish I Could Hate You2:22" on 5 August, the first song he released that he wrote by himself.
In December 2023, Hrvy announced on his Instagram feed that he had left his record label and was now an independent artist, making "Stolen Heart×Stolen Heart18 August 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Stolen Heart3:032Stolen Heart (remix)2:563Stolen Heart (acoustic)2:27" his last song at label BMG Rights Management, HRVY then announced the release of his first song as an independent artist, "25", which was released on 9 February 2024.

Personal life

From 2021 to 2025, Hrvy dated former Emmerdale actress Mimi Slinger, after meeting on the red carpet for the National Television Awards. The couple nearly split after a disagreement over Hrvy's participation in the Channel 4 prison documentary Banged Up. In November 2025, Hrvy announced their separation, citing Vogue's article about having a boyfriend being embarrassing as the reason for their split.