Gracey (singer)
Gracey | |
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Born | Grace Barker 20 February 1998 Brighton, East Sussex, England |
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Agent | Paradigm Talent Agency |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Polydor |
Website | gracey |
Grace Barker[3] (born 20 February 1998, Brighton), 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]
Gracey's family consists of her mother who worked in production at the BBC, her father in the advertising industry, and two older brothers.[1] 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.[3] 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 to 2016.[3][1] 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.[3] Her first professionally-recorded song was "By Your Side" by Jonas Blue featuring Raye, which went on to be certified platinum in the UK.[3] Gracey's first single, "Different Things", was released in March 2019 and written as a demo for Little Mix.[3] She has also written songs for Sub Focus, Rita Ora, Olly Murs, and Kylie Minogue.[3][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.[3]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details |
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The Art of Closure |
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Extended plays
Title | EP details |
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Imposter Syndrome |
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Fragile |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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NZ Hot [12] | |||
"Different Things"[3] | 2019 | — | Imposter Syndrome |
"If You Loved Me"[2] | — | ||
"Easy for You"[13] | — | ||
"Don't Need Love" (with 220 Kid) |
— | The Art of Closure | |
"Alone in My Room (Gone)"[14] | 2020 | — | |
"Empty Love" (with Ruel)[4] |
21 | ||
"Like That" (with Alexander 23)[15][16] |
— | ||
"Don't"[15] | — | ||
"99%"[17] | — | ||
"Got You Covered" (with Billen Ted)[18] |
2021 | — | Non-album single |
"What a Waste" | — | Fragile | |
"The Internet" | — |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Higher (Acoustic)" (Clean Bandit featuring Iann Dior and Gracey) |
2021 | Non-album single |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"Rent Free" (KSI featuring Gracey) |
2021 | All Over the Place |
References
- ^ 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 g h i 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 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.
- ^ "Fragile – EP by GRACEY on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart for week of 31 May 2020". Recorded Music NZ. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.