Freya Ridings
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 Ridings performing in March 2018 | |
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| Birth name | Freya Rose Ridings |
| Born | 19 April 1994 London, England |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Good Soldier Records |
| Website | freyaridings |
Freya Rose Ridings (born 19 April 1994) is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 2017 single "Lost Without You", which peaked at number Nine on the UK Singles Chart.
Early life
Ridings was raised in North London and grew up in Palmers Green. She is the daughter of actor and musician Richard Ridings, she learned guitar from watching him play. She attended St Christopher School in Letchworth, followed by the BRIT School from the age of 16.[1] Freya also attended Centre stage performing arts school Sunday classes at St Monica’s primary school in Southgate.
Career
2017–present: Breakthrough
Ridings released her debut single, "Blackout", on 5 May 2017. She released the single "Maps" on 30 June 2017. On 22 September 2017 she released her debut live album Live at St Pancras Old Church. After releasing the album she went on to her first full headline tour in the UK. She spent most of 2017 supporting the likes of Tears for Fears, Tash Sultana and Lewis Capaldi.[1] She released "Lost Without You" on 3 November 2017. The song peaked at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart, after being featured on the reality show Love Island in July 2018. It was subsequently chosen by Scott Mills' as his 'Tune of the Week' on his Radio 1 show in August 2018. She released her second live album, Live at Omeara on 30 March 2018. She released the single "Ultraviolet" on 15 June 2018.
Discography
Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| SCO [2] | ||
| Live at St Pancras Old Church[3] |
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| Live at Omeara[4] |
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75 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| UK [5] |
SCO [6] | ||||||||||||||||
| "Blackout"[7] | 2017 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||||
| "Maps"[8] | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Lost Without You"[9] | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| "Ultraviolet"[10] | 2018 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Freya Ridings: Meet the talented 'Lost Without You' singer-songwriter". Smooth Radio. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Scottish Albums Chart: 31 August 2018 – 6 September 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Live at St Pancras Old Church by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Live at Omeara by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "FREYA RIDINGS > Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Scottish Singles Chart: 28 September 2018 – 4 October 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Blackout – Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Maps – Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Lost Without You – Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Ultraviolet – Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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