**William Edward Phillips**, known professionally as **Tourist**, is an English electronic musician and songwriter born on February 12, 1987, in London and raised partly in Cornwall.[1][2][4][5] He began making music as a child, experimenting with piano, drums, early sequencers, and software like Cubasis and Reason on a family computer, finding solace in it amid personal challenges like his parents' divorce.[2][4] Tourist's breakthrough came in 2015 when he co-wrote Sam Smith's hit "Stay with Me" with James Napier, earning a **Grammy Award for Song of the Year**.[1][2][4] This success led to his solo career launch with the self-titled EP in 2012, followed by "Tonight" (2013) and "Patterns" (2014).[1] He signed with Method Records, run by Disclosure, and debuted his first full-length album, *U*, in 2016, featuring singles like "To Have You Back" and "Run," with live performances at Coachella, Glastonbury, and Sonar.[1][2] His discography includes five prior albums—*Everyday* and *Wild* (both 2019), *Inside Out* (2022), and *Memory Morning* (2024)—plus the 2025 release *Music is Invisible*, alongside EPs such as "Wash" (2017).[1] Notable tracks include "Waves," "Apollo," "Hearts," and "Emily," blending UK garage influences with emotional depth; he has remixed artists like Christine and the Queens, Wolf Alice, Chvrches, and Sophia Kourtesis.[1][4] Personal elements appear in his work, such as his daughter's heartbeat on *Wild*'s "Eternal."[4] Tourist remains active in electronic music, with his cerebral production style and live performances sustaining relevance into 2025 via recent albums and ongoing releases.[1][2] (298 words)