Gracey (singer)
Gracey | |
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Born | Grace Barker 1997/1998 (age 23–24)[1] Brighton, East Sussex, England |
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Agent | Paradigm Talent Agency |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Polydor |
Website | gracey |
Grace Barker[1] (born 1997/1998), known professionally as Gracey (stylised in all caps),[4] is an English singer who made her breakthrough in 2020 when she collaborated with 220 Kid on the BRIT nominated[5] single "Don't Need Love".[6] The song reached a peak of number 9 for two weeks on the UK Singles Chart.[7][8]
Born in Brighton,[1] Gracey's family consists of her mother who worked in production at the BBC, her father in the advertising industry, and two older brothers.[2] Her family moved to Haywards Heath and she started songwriting as a child, writing a song titled "Pinky Finger" when she was seven years old.[1] She credits her dyslexia with helping her become more creative, and she went on to study musical theatre at the BRIT School in London from 2012–2016.[1][2] Through writing demos of pop songs and uploading them to SoundCloud, she was invited by Brian Higgins to join production team Xenomania at the age of sixteen.[1] Her first professionally-recorded song was "By Your Side" by Jonas Blue featuring Raye, which went on to be certified platinum in the UK.[1] Gracey's first single, "Different Things", was released in March 2019 and written as a demo for Little Mix.[1] She has also written songs for Sub Focus, Rita Ora, Olly Murs, and Kylie Minogue.[1][4] Following "Don't Need Love", she released "Empty Love", a collaboration with Australian singer Ruel.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic she was forced to postpone her first headline tour, which was due to take place in May 2020.[4]
In an interview with MTV, Gracey lists her biggest music influences as Sia, the 1975, Lorde, Joni Mitchell, and Robyn.[4] In 2019, she underwent surgery for vocal cord nodules.[1]
Discography[]
Mini-albums[]
- 2020: The Art of Closure[9]
Extended plays[]
- 2019: Imposter Syndrome[10]
- 2021: Fragile
Singles[]
- 2019: "Different Things"[1]
- 2019: "If You Loved Me"[3]
- 2019: "Easy for You"[11]
- 2019: "Don't Need Love" (with 220 Kid)
- 2020: "Alone in My Room (Gone)"[12]
- 2020: "Empty Love" (with Ruel)[4]
- 2020: "Like That" (with Alexander 23)[13][14]
- 2020: "Don't"[13]
- 2020: "99%"[15]
- 2021: "Higher" (acoustic) (Clean Bandit featuring Iann Dior and Gracey)[16]
- 2021: "Got You Covered" (with Billen Ted)[17]
- 2021: "What A Waste"
- 2021: "The Internet"
Guest appearances[]
- 2021: “Rent Free” (KSI featuring Gracey) (All Over the Place)
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Savage, Mark (6 June 2020). "Meet Gracey: The pop star who lost her voice as her career took off". BBC. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Krol, Charlotte (20 September 2019). "On the Rise: GRACEY". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b Swash, Olivia (21 May 2019). "Rising alt-pop sensation GRACEY releases second single "If You Loved Me"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Get to Know: Gracey". MTV. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "2021 British Single announced!". Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Cantor, Brian (24 May 2020). "220 Kid & GRACEY's 'Don't Need Love' Officially Earns #1 At US Dance Radio". Headline Planet. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "220 KID & GRACEY | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "don't need love | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "The Art Of Closure by GRACEY on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Imposter Syndrome - EP by GRACEY on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Easy for You - Single by GRACEY on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Smyth, David (3 July 2020). "Virtually Famous: Gracey". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b Wright, Andrew (23 October 2020). "GRACEY Is Finding Closure Whilst Carving Her Place Amongst Pop Music's Elite". Notion. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Phillips, Aimee (4 January 2021). "Polydor 2021: GRACEY". Notion. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Rated by The Face: a weekly playlist". The Face. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Higher (feat. iann dior and GRACEY) [Acoustic] - Single by Clean Bandit on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Lord, Annie (9 April 2021). "This week's new tracks: Lil Nas X, Gracey x Billen Ted, Rag'n'Bone Man". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- 1990s births
- 21st-century English women singers
- 21st-century English singers
- English women pop singers
- English women singer-songwriters
- Living people
- People educated at the BRIT School
- People from Brighton
- People from Haywards Heath
- People with dyslexia
- Polydor Records artists
- Xenomania