Billy Bibby was born in Accrington, Lancashire UK and moved to the seaside town of Llandudno in North Wales at the age of 8 where his parents ran a bed & breakfast. In his late teens, he co-founded Catfish and the Bottlemen with Ryan “Van” McCann and Benji Blakeway whom he taught to play, having learned to play guitar and begun performing at age 10.
After releasing 2 EPs and co-writing and recording the debut EP The Balcony with Catfish and the Bottlemen, Billy and the band parted ways. A few months later, Billy began touring solo acoustic with songs he had written and was greeted with positive feedback and interest. In summer 2015 he auditioned musicians and formed a four-piece known as Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles. They released their first single in November 2015 and a debut EP in February of 2016. Throughout 2016 they played over 60 gigs across the UK and received radio play on BBC Introducing, Radio X, Virgin Radio and dozens of local and indie stations in the UK and internationally.