Frances (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sophie Frances Cooke |
| Born | 27 June 1993 Oxford, England |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | francesmusic |
Sophie Frances Cooke (born 27 June 1993), known mononymously as Frances, is a British singer and songwriter from Newbury, Berkshire, England.
Early life[]
Born in Oxford,[1][2] she grew up in Newbury and attended St Gabriel's School in nearby Sandleford.[3] She later studied music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.[3]
Career[]
In August 2014, she was the featured artist for the track "Fire May Save You" for the French music label Kitsuné.[4] The single was released as part of an EP, which contained remixes of the same track.[5] In July 2015, she released the EP Grow for Communion Records.[5] In October 2015, she released the EP Let It Out.[6]
In November 2015, she was shortlisted for the 2016 BRIT Awards: Critics' Choice Award.[7] In December 2015, she was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2016.[8]
In 2016, she portrayed Katter the Butterfly singing "In My Life" in Beat Bugs episode 10b.[9]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
BEL (FL) [11] |
BEL (WA) [12] |
SCO [13] | ||
| Things I've Never Said |
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43 | 33 | 90 | 58 |
| Wonder |
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Singles[]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
AUS [14] |
BEL (FL) [11] |
BEL (WA) [12] | |||
| 2014 | "Fire May Save You" | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 2015 | "Grow" | 188 | — | — | — | Things I've Never Said |
| "Let It Out" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Borrowed Time" | 168 | — | 70 | — | ||
| 2016 | "Don't Worry About Me" | 179 | 83 | 15 | 66 | |
| "Say It Again" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Under Our Feet" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "No Matter" | — | — | 77 | 85 | |
| 2020 | "Eclipse" | — | — | — | — | Wonder |
| "Other Side of the World" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Rare" / "Ocean in Gold" | — | — | — | — | |
Songwriting and production discography[]
Songs co-written[]
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SG Lewis | Non-album single | "Warm" | Samuel George Lewis |
| Jennifer Zamudio | 15 Jaar Spesiale Uitgawe | "Layers" | Allen McKendree | |
| "Bitter Pill" | Stephen Langstaff, Allen McKendree | |||
| 2016 | Karen Harding | Non-album single | "Open My Eyes" | Joshua Wilkinson, James F. Reynolds |
| Lauren Aquilina | Mum's List OST | "Something So Beautiful" | No additional writers | |
| 2017 | Leo Stannard | Maratea | "Gravity" (featuring Frances) |
Leonard Stannard, Neil Ormandy, Steven Solomon |
| Grey | Chameleon EP | "Room 101" (featuring Frances) |
Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha, Rachel Furner | |
| 2018 | SG Lewis | Dusk EP | "Coming Up" | Samuel George Lewis, Finlay Robson |
| "Sunsets, Pt. II" | Samuel George Lewis | |||
| Dan Caplen | Non-album singles | "Trouble" (featuring Ms Banks) |
Daniel Caplen, James Newman, Frederik Eichen | |
| King Henry | "Bad for Me" (featuring Elle Watson) |
Henry Allen, Elle Watson | ||
| Jess Glynne | Always in Between | "All I Am" | Jessica Glynne, Janee Bennett, James Newman, Bastian Langebaek, Sandy Rivera, Jay Sealee | |
| JC Stewart | Non-album singles | "Medicine" | John Stewart | |
| Joseph Marcus | "Better Love" | Joseph Marcus | ||
| Liv Dawson | Bedroom EP | "I Like You" | Olivia Dawson | |
| 2019 | SG Lewis | Dawn EP | "Blue" | Samuel George Lewis, Finlay Robson |
| The Magician | Non-album singles | "Ready to Love" | Stephen Fasano, Mark Ralph | |
| Sody | "The Bully" | Sophie Dyson | ||
| Don Diablo | "Brave" (with Jessie J) |
Don Schipper, Martijn van Sonderen, Jessica Glynne, Janee Bennett, James Newman, Edvard Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen | ||
| SG Lewis | Dawn EP | "Flames" (featuring Ruel) |
Samuel George Lewis, Alexander Oriet, David Phelan | |
| Rozes | Non-album single | "Call Me" | Elizabeth Mencel, Alexandra Robotham | |
| Aaron Smith | Loveless EP | "Better Than You Loved Me" | Aaron Smith, Joseph Rubel | |
| Maisie Peters | It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral EP |
"This is On You" | Maisie Peters | |
| Sody | I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry EP |
"What We Had" | Sophie Dyson | |
| 2020 | Meghan Trainor | Treat Myself | "Ashes" | Meghan Trainor, Daniel Gleyser |
| "Have You Now" | Meghan Trainor | |||
| Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | "Hallucinate" | Dua Lipa, Samuel George Lewis, Stuart Price | |
| Katy Perry | Smile | "Only Love" | Katy Perry, Andrew Jackson | |
| Holly Humberstone | "Drop Dead" | Holly Humberstone |
Songs produced[]
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Produced with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lauren Aquilina | Mum's List OST | "Something So Beautiful" | No additional producers |
| 2018 | JC Stewart | Non-album singles | "Medicine" | Geoff Swan |
| Sody | "Maybe It Was Me" | No additional producers | ||
| Liv Dawson | Bedroom EP | "I Like You" | No additional producers | |
| 2019 | Sody | Non-album single | "The Bully" | No additional producers |
| Maisie Peters | It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral EP |
"This is on You" | Sam Tsang | |
| Brandon Colbein | Non-album single | "Mad" | No additional producers | |
| Sody | I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry EP | "What We Had" | No additional producers |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Organisation | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | BRIT Awards | Critic's Choice | Nominated |
| BBC | Sound of...2016 | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ "Frances – Songs, Playlists, Videos and Tours". BBC Music. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Sophie Cooke – England & Wales Births 1837–2006". Genes Reunited. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Newbury singer songwriter in running for BBC music award". Newbury Today. 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Check Kitsuné's New Addition—Frances and her Debut "Fire May Save You"". Noisey. 27 August 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Frances: From Country Life to Bright Lights". Noisey. 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Listen: Frances Shares New Single 'Let It Out'". Clash. 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Izzy Bizu, Jack Garratt and Frances: meet the Brits critics' choice shortlist". The Guardian. 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Who will be the Sound of 2016?". The Telegraph. 7 January 2016.
- ^ "The Beatles-tastic 'Beat Bugs' Might be the Coolest Kids TV Show Ever". 28 July 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Peaks in the UK:
- For all except noted: "FRANCES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Grow": "Chart Update 24.10.2015 (wk43)". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Borrowed Time": "Chart Update 30.01.2016 (wk4)". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Don't Worry About Me": "Chart Update 16.04.2016 (wk15)". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Frances - Things I've Never Said". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Frances - Things I've Never Said". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (7 August 2016). "Australian Singles: Major Lazer 'Cold Water' Stays at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- English female singer-songwriters
- People from Newbury, Berkshire
- 21st-century English women singers
- 21st-century English singers