Sophie Frances Cooke (born 27 June 1993), known mononymously as Frances, is a British singer and songwriter from Newbury, Berkshire, England.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sophie Frances Cooke |
| Born | 27 June 1993 Oxford, England |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | francesmusic |
Early life
editBorn 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
editIn 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
editStudio albums
edit| 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 | |
| Wonder |
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| UK [10] |
AUS [14] |
BEL (FL) [11] |
BEL (WA) [12] | |||
| 2014 | "Fire May Save You" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 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
edit| Year | Artist | Song | Written with | Produced with | Album |
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| 2015 | SG Lewis | "Warm" | List |
N/A | Non-album single |
| Jennifer Zamudio | "Layers" | List
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N/A | 15 Jaar Spesiale Uitgawe | |
| "Bitter Pill" | List
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N/A | |||
| 2016 | Karen Harding | "Open My Eyes" | List
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N/A | Non-album single |
| Lauren Aquilina | "Something So Beautiful" | No additional writers | No additional producers | Mum's List OST | |
| 2017 | Leo Stannard | "Gravity" feat. Frances | List
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N/A | Maratea |
| Grey | "Room 101" feat. Frances | N/A | Chameleon EP | ||
| 2018 | SG Lewis | "Coming Up" | List
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N/A | Dusk EP |
| "Sunsets, Pt. II" | List |
N/A | |||
| JC Stewart | "Medicine" | List |
List
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Non-album single | |
| Dan Caplen | "Trouble" feat. Ms Banks | List
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N/A | ||
| King Henry | "Bad for Me" feat. Elle Watson | List
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N/A | ||
| Joseph Marcus | "Better Love" | List
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N/A | Root EP | |
| Jess Glynne | "All I Am" | List
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N/A | Always In Between | |
| Sody | "Maybe It Was Me" | N/A | No additional producers | Non-album single | |
| Liv Dawson | "I Like You" | List |
No additional producers | Bedroom EP | |
| Sody | "Let You Know" | N/A | No additional producers | Non-album single | |
| 2019 | SG Lewis | "Blue" | List
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N/A | Dark EP |
| Nico Santos | "Welcome Home" | List
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N/A | Streets of Gold: Unforgettable Edition | |
| The Magician | "Ready to Love" | N/A | Non-album single | ||
| Sody | "The Bully" | List
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No additional producers | ||
| Don Diablo | "Brave" with Jessie J | List
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N/A | ||
| SG Lewis | "Flames" feat. Ruel | List
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N/A | Dawn EP | |
| Rozes | "Call Me" | N/A | Crazy EP | ||
| Aaron Smith | "Better Than You Loved Me" | List
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N/A | Loveless EP | |
| Maisie Peters | "This Is on You" | List |
List
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It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral | |
| Brandon Colbein | "Mad" | N/A | No additional producers | Non-album single | |
| Sody | "What We Had" | List
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No additional producers | I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry EP | |
| 2020 | Meghan Trainor | "Ashes" | List
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N/A | Treat Myself |
| "Have You Now" | List |
N/A | |||
| Sarah Close | "Stay" | List |
No additional producers | And Now, We're Shining EP | |
| Maisie Peters | "Daydreams" | N/A | Non-album single | ||
| Dua Lipa | "Hallucinate" | N/A | Future Nostalgia | ||
| Maisie Peters | "The List" | List |
List
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Non-album single | |
| Claudia Valentina | "Seven" | List
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N/A | Claudia Valentina EP | |
| Holly Humberstone | "Drop Dead" | List
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N/A | Falling Asleep at the Wheel EP | |
| Katy Perry | "Only Love" | List
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N/A | Smile | |
| 2021 | SG Lewis | "Heartbreak on the Dancefloor" feat. Frances | List |
N/A | Times |
| "Fall" | N/A | ||||
| Grace Davies | "I Met a Boy Online" | List |
No additional producers | I Wonder If You Wonder EP | |
| Audien | "Learn to Love Again" | N/A | Non-album single | ||
| Maisie Peters | "Happy Hunting Ground" feat. Griff | List
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Trying: Season 2 OST | ||
| Twice | "First Time" | List
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N/A | Taste of Love EP | |
| Rudimental | "Straight from the Heart" feat. Nørskov | List
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N/A | Ground Control | |
| Maisie Peters | "You Signed Up for This" | List
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N/A | You Signed Up for This | |
| "Brooklyn" | List |
No additional producers | |||
| "Tough Act" | List
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N/A | |||
| Hybrid Minds | "Blame You" feat. Dylan | List
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N/A | Non-album single | |
| Elton John | "Orbit" with SG Lewis | N/A | The Lockdown Sessions | ||
| Grace Davies | "Somebody" | List
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I Wonder If You Wonder EP |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Organisation | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | BRIT Awards | Critic's Choice | Nominated |
| BBC | Sound of...2016 | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Beatles-tastic 'Beat Bugs' Might be the Coolest Kids TV Show Ever". NME. 28 July 2016.
- ^ a b Peaks in the UK:
- For all except noted: "FRANCES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Grow": "Chart Update 24.10.2015 (wk43)". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Borrowed Time": "Chart Update 30.01.2016 (wk4)". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Don't Worry About Me": "Chart Update 16.04.2016 (wk15)". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Frances - Things I've Never Said". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Frances - Things I've Never Said". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (7 August 2016). "Australian Singles: Major Lazer 'Cold Water' Stays at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 8 August 2016.