Frances (musician)
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Birth name | Sophie Frances Cooke |
Born | Oxford, England | 27 June 1993
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Years active | 2014–present |
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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 | |||
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UK [10] |
BEL (FL) [11] |
BEL (WA) [12] |
SCO [13] | ||
Things I've Never Said | 43 | 33 | 90 | 58 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [14] | |||
2014 | "Fire May Save You" | — | Non-album single |
2015 | "Grow" | — | Things I've Never Said |
"Let It Out" | — | ||
"Borrowed Time" | — | ||
2016 | "Don't Worry About Me" | 83 | |
"Say It Again" | — | ||
"Under Our Feet" | — | ||
2017 | "No Matter" | — |
Songwriting and Production Discography
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with | Produced with |
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"Warm" (featuring Frances) |
2015 | SG Lewis | Non-album single | Featured artist/Co-writer | SG Lewis | - |
"Open My Eyes" | 2016 | Karen Harding | Co-writer | Josh Wilkinson, James Reynolds | - | |
"Gravity" (featuring Frances) |
2017 | Leo Stannard | In My Blood | Featured artist/Co-writer | Leo Stannard, Neil Ormandy, Jonathan Quarmby, Steve Soloman | - |
"Room 101" (featuring Frances) |
Grey | Chameleon EP | Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha, Rachel Furner | - | ||
"Coming Up" | 2018 | SG Lewis | Dusk EP | Co-writer | SG Lewis, Finlay Robson | - |
"Sunsets Pt. II" (featuring Frances) |
Featured artist/Co-writer | SG Lewis | - | |||
"Trouble" (featuring Ms. Banks) |
Dan Caplen | TBA | Co-writer | Daniel Caplen, James Newman, Frederik Eichen | - | |
"Bad For Me" (featuring Elle Watson) |
King Henry | Non-album single | Henry Allen, Elle Watson | - | ||
"All I Am" | Jess Glynne | Always in Between | Jessica Glynne, Janee Bannett, James Newman, Bastian Langbaek, Sandy Rivera, Jay "Sinister" Sealee | - | ||
"Medicine" | JC Stewart | TBA | Co-writer/Producer | JC Stewart | Geoff Swan |
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-beatles-tastic-beat-bugs-might-be-the-coolest-kids-tv-show-ever-769397
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48051/frances/.
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