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Grace Davies (singer)
English singer-songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grace Davies (born 1 February 1997) is an English singer-songwriter. She is an independent artist, previously signed to SYCO Music (Sony) before the label's demise in 2020. She is best known for her appearances on the fourteenth series of The X Factor in 2017 - where she came runner up, mentored by Sharon Osbourne. Her song, "Roots", which she performed during her first audition,[1] charted at No. 89 on the UK singles chart.[2]
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In Davies' first audition for The X Factor, she performed an original song titled "Roots", and received four yes votes from the judges.[3] She was mentored by Sharon Osbourne, along with fellow acts Alisah Bonaobra, Holly Tandy and Rai-Elle Williams. She was voted the winner of the Prize Fight in week 1 against Rak-Su, winning a trip to New York and a meet and greet with Pink at Madison Square Garden. Following the eliminations of Bonaobra in week 6 and Tandy and Williams in Week 8, Davies became Osbourne's last remaining act in the competition. She made the final on the weekend of 2 December 2017, alongside Kevin Davy White and Rak-Su. After Davy White was eliminated on Saturday's show, she was in the top two with Rak-Su and finished as the runner-up.[4]
On 12 January 2018, Davies confirmed she had signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music.[5] In September 2019, Davies and Tokio Myers performed as guests on America's Got Talent along with Stewart Copeland, performing "Safe and Sound", written by Tokio Myers featuring vocals from Grace Davies.[6] On 24 January 2020, Davies announced that her debut single will be called "Invisible". The song was released on 31 January 2020.[7] On 13 March 2020, Davies announced her second single called "Addicted to Blue", which was released on 20 March 2020. On the same day, she announced the release of her debut extended play, titled Friends with the Tragic, which was released on 26 June 2020.[8][9] "Amsterdam" was released as the third single from the EP on 1 May 2020.[10] "Just a Girl" was released as the fourth and final single from the EP on 26 June 2020 alongside the EP and the official music video. The EP debuted on the ITunes UK charts at number 52.[11]
After her label Syco had ceased operations, Davies announced her first independent single called "i met a boy online". The song was released on 19 February 2021.[12][13] "toothbrush" was released on 23 July 2021; it was the first song she made that she got a production credit on. She fought to get a proper production credit on the song because she was "determined to have [her] name above the door on every aspect of [her] music."[14] She has stated that LANY's "Thru These Tears" was a key inspiration for the song.[15] On 18 April 2024, Davies released the song "Illuminate". The song is the official song for the European Athletics Championships 2024 held in Rome, Italy.[16]
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- The X Factor Live Tour (2018)
- Janet Devlin - The Confessional Tour (2021)
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- "Wolves" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[18]
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