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'''Rachel Keen''' ([[London]], 1997), known professionally as '''Raye''' is a British singer and songwriter. She is best known for featuring on [[Jonas Blue]]'s 2016 single "[[By Your Side (Jonas Blue song)|By Your Side]]" and, more recently, [[Jax Jones]]' 2016 single "[[You Don't Know Me (Jax Jones song)|You Don't Know Me]]", which peaked at number three on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. She was short-listed for the BBC Music [[Sound of...]] award for 2017 and was named in third place.
'''Rachel Keen''' ([[London]], 1997), known professionally as '''Raye''', sometimes stylised as RAYE, is a British singer and songwriter. She is best known for featuring on [[Jonas Blue]]'s 2016 single "[[By Your Side (Jonas Blue song)|By Your Side]]" and, more recently, [[Jax Jones]]' 2016 single "[[You Don't Know Me (Jax Jones song)|You Don't Know Me]]", which peaked at number three on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. She was short-listed for the BBC Music [[Sound of...]] award for 2017 and was named in third place.


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 00:46, 18 March 2017

Raye
Birth nameRachel Keen
Born24 October 1997
OriginLondon, UK
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2014–present
LabelsPolydor
Websiteraye-music.com

Rachel Keen (London, 1997), known professionally as Raye, sometimes stylised as RAYE, is a British singer and songwriter. She is best known for featuring on Jonas Blue's 2016 single "By Your Side" and, more recently, Jax Jones' 2016 single "You Don't Know Me", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. She was short-listed for the BBC Music Sound of... award for 2017 and was named in third place.

Early life

Born in Tooting[1] before moving to Croydon, Raye studied at the BRIT School for two years before dropping out after she felt "confined...despite learning an extensive amount".[2]

Career

2014–15: Early beginnings

On 11 December 2014, Raye released her debut extended play Welcome to the Winter.[3] On 7 February 2015, she released her debut single "Flowers".[4] On 28 April 2015, she released the single "Alien".[5]

2016–present: Breakthrough

On 11 August 2016, she released her second extended play Second.[6] "I, U, Us" was released as the lead single from the EP on 14 October 2016.[7] She featured on Jonas Blue's single "By Your Side". It was released on 28 October 2016 and peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. She features on Jax Jones' single "You Don't Know Me". It has reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

On the 9th February 2017, Raye performed her first headline concert at XOYO in Shoreditch, London.[8]

On March 10th 2017, Raye was featured on Charli XCX's Dreamer alongside Starrah.

Tours

Supporting

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Welcome to the Winter[3]
Second[6]
  • Released: 11 August 2016
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
"Flowers"[4] 2015 Non-album singles
"Alien"
(featuring Avelino)[5]
"Distraction" 2016 Second
"I, U, Us"[7]
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[9] 		AUS
[10] 		AUT
[11] 		FRA
[12] 		GER
[13] 		IRE
[14] 		NLD
[15] 		SWE
[16] 		SWI
[17]
"By Your Side"
(Jonas Blue featuring Raye) 		2016 15 33 56 110 45 13 35 94
[18]		 50 Non-album singles
"You Don't Know Me"
(Jax Jones featuring Raye) 		3 23 48 15
[19]		 6 3
[20]		 8 48
[21]		 25
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

Title Year Artist(s) Album
"After the Afterparty"[22]
("VIP" remix, featuring Raye, Stefflon Don & Rita Ora) 		2017 Charli XCX Non-album single
"Dreamer"[23]
(featuring Raye and Starrah) 		Number 1 Angel

Songwriting credits

Title Year Artist(s) Album
"All Cried Out"
(featuring Alex Newell) 		2015 Blonde non-album single
"The Wave"
(featuring Madcon) 		Matoma Hakuna Matoma
"After the Afterparty"
(featuring Lil Yachty) 		2016 Charli XCX TBA
"Not in Love"
(featuring Kent Jones) 		M.O TBA
"Don't Leave"
(with MØ) 		2017 Snakehips TBA

References

  1. ^ "Raye - Simon Jones PR".
  2. ^ "BBC Sound of 2017: Raye interview".
  3. ^ a b "Raye (3) - Welcome To The Winter".
  4. ^ a b "Raye (3) - Flowers".
  5. ^ a b "Raye (3) - Alien".
  6. ^ a b "SECOND - EP by RAYE on Apple Music".
  7. ^ a b "I, U, Us (The Remixes) - EP by RAYE on Apple Music".
  8. ^ "XOYO website accessed February 2017".
  9. ^ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  10. ^ Peak positions in Australia:
  11. ^ "Discographie Rachel Keen". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Discographie Rachel Keen". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Discographie Raye". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Discography Raye". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Discografie Raye". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Discography Raye". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Discographie Raye". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  19. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 11, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  20. ^ "IRMA - Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  21. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  22. ^ Renshaw, David (3 February 2017). "Listen To Charli XCX's "After The Afterparty" VIP Mix Featuring Rita Ora, Stefflon Don, And Raye". The Fader. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  23. ^ Arcand, Rob (8 March 2017). "Charli XCX Reveals Number 1 Angel Tracklist, Tour Dates". Spin. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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