Frances (musician) explained

Frances
Birth Name:Sophie Frances Cooke
Birth Date:1993 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Oxford, England
Years Active:2014–present

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

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[10]
BEL (FL)
[11]
BEL (WA)
[12]
SCO
[13]
Things I've Never Said 43339058
Wonder
  • Released: 9 April 2021
  • Label: Cookie Records
  • Format: CD, 12" vinyl, digital download

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
AUS
[14]
BEL (FL)
BEL (WA)
2014"Fire May Save You"rowspan="1"
2015"Grow"188 Things I've Never Said
"Let It Out"
"Borrowed Time"168 70
2016"Don't Worry About Me"179 83 15 66
"Say It Again"
"Under Our Feet"
2017"No Matter"77 85
2020"Eclipse"Wonder
"Other Side of the World"
2021"Rare"
"Ocean in Gold"

Songwriting and production discography

YearArtistSongWritten withProduced withAlbum
2015SG Lewis"Warm"
Jennifer Zamudio"Layers"15 Jaar Spesiale Uitgawe
"Bitter Pill"
2016Karen Harding"Open My Eyes"
Lauren Aquilina"Something So Beautiful"Mum's List OST
2017Leo Stannard"Gravity" Maratea
Grey"Room 101" Chameleon EP
2018SG Lewis"Coming Up"Dusk EP
"Sunsets, Pt. II"
JC Stewart"Medicine"rowspan="3"
Dan Caplen"Trouble"
King Henry"Bad for Me"
Joseph Marcus"Better Love"Root EP
Jess Glynne"All I Am"Always In Between
Sody"Maybe It Was Me"
Liv Dawson"I Like You"Bedroom EP
Sody"Let You Know"
2019SG Lewis"Blue"Dark EP
Nico Santos"Welcome Home"Streets of Gold: Unforgettable Edition
The Magician"Ready to Love"rowspan="3"
Sody"The Bully"
Don Diablo"Brave"
SG Lewis"Flames" Dawn EP
Rozes"Call Me"Crazy EP
Aaron Smith"Better Than You Loved Me"Loveless EP
Maisie Peters"This Is on You"It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral
Brandon Colbein"Mad"
Sody"What We Had"I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry EP
2020Meghan Trainor"Ashes"Treat Myself
"Have You Now"
Sarah Close"Stay"And Now, We're Shining EP
Maisie Peters"Daydreams"
Dua Lipa"Hallucinate"Future Nostalgia
Maisie Peters"The List"
Claudia Valentina"Seven"Claudia Valentina EP
Holly Humberstone"Drop Dead"Falling Asleep at the Wheel EP
Katy Perry"Only Love"Smile
2021SG Lewis"Heartbreak on the Dancefloor" Times
"Fall"
Grace Davies"I Met a Boy Online"I Wonder If You Wonder EP
Audien"Learn to Love Again"
Maisie Peters"Happy Hunting Ground" Trying: Season 2 OST
Twice"First Time"Taste of Love EP
Rudimental"Straight from the Heart" Ground Control
Maisie Peters"You Signed Up for This"You Signed Up for This
"Brooklyn"
"Tough Act"
Hybrid Minds"Blame You"
Elton John"Orbit" The Lockdown Sessions
Grace Davies"Somebody"I Wonder If You Wonder EP

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationAwardResult
2016BRIT AwardsCritic's Choice
BBCSound of...2016

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frances – Songs, Playlists, Videos and Tours. BBC Music. 8 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Sophie Cooke – England & Wales Births 1837–2006. Genes Reunited. 8 January 2016.
  3. News: Newbury singer songwriter in running for BBC music award. 4 December 2015. Newbury Today. 9 January 2016. 27 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127120418/http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/news/16646/Newbury-singer-songwriter-in-running-for.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Check Kitsuné's New Addition—Frances and her Debut "Fire May Save You". 27 August 2014. Noisey.
  5. Web site: Frances: From Country Life to Bright Lights. 13 October 2015. Noisey.
  6. News: Listen: Frances Shares New Single 'Let It Out'. Clash. 2 September 2015.
  7. Web site: Izzy Bizu, Jack Garratt and Frances: meet the Brits critics' choice shortlist. The Guardian. 24 November 2015.
  8. News: Who will be the Sound of 2016? . The Telegraph. 7 January 2016.
  9. Web site: The Beatles-tastic 'Beat Bugs' Might be the Coolest Kids TV Show Ever. . 28 July 2016.
  10. Peaks in the UK:
  11. Web site: Frances - Things I've Never Said. Ultratop.be. 19 July 2020.
  12. Web site: Frances - Things I've Never Said. Ultratop.be. 19 July 2020.
  13. Web site: Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com. 19 July 2020.
  14. Web site: Australian Singles: Major Lazer 'Cold Water' Stays at No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 7 August 2016. 8 August 2016.