Frances (musician)
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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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 |
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 |
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43 | 33 | 90 | 58 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [14] | |||
2014 | "Fire May Save You" | — | rowspan="1" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | 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
Songs co-written
Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
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2015 | SG Lewis | Non-album single | "Warm" | Samuel George Lewis |
Jennifer Zamudio | 15 Jaar Spesiale Uitgawe | "Layers" | Allen McKendree | |
"Bitter Pill" | Stephen Langstaff, Allen McKendree | |||
2016 | Karen Harding | Non-album single | "Open My Eyes" | Joshua Wilkinson, James F. Reynolds |
Lauren Aquilina | Mum's List OST | "Something So Beautiful" | No additional writers | |
2017 | Leo Stannard | Maratea | "Gravity" (featuring Frances) | Leonard Stannard, Neil Ormandy, Steven Solomon |
Grey | Chameleon EP | "Room 101" (featuring Frances) | Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha, Rachel Furner | |
2018 | SG Lewis | Dusk EP | "Coming Up" | Samuel George Lewis, Finlay Robson |
"Sunsets, Pt. II" | Samuel George Lewis | |||
Dan Caplen | Non-album singles | "Trouble" (featuring Ms Banks) | Daniel Caplen, James Newman, Frederik Eichen | |
King Henry | "Bad for Me" (featuring Elle Watson) | Henry Allen, Elle Watson | ||
Jess Glynne | Always in Between | "All I Am" | Jessica Glynne, Janee Bennett, James Newman, Bastian Langebaek, Sandy Rivera, Jay Sealee | |
JC Stewart | Non-album singles | "Medicine" | John Stewart | |
Joseph Marcus | "Better Love" | Joseph Marcus | ||
Liv Dawson | Bedroom EP | "I Like You" | Olivia Dawson | |
2019 | SG Lewis | Dawn EP | "Blue" | Samuel George Lewis, Finlay Robson |
The Magician | Non-album singles | "Ready to Love" | Stephen Fasano, Mark Ralph | |
Sody | "The Bully" | Sophie Dyson | ||
Don Diablo | "Brave" (with Jessie J) | Don Schipper, Martijn van Sonderen, Jessica Glynne, Janee Bennett, James Newman, Edvard Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen | ||
SG Lewis | Dawn EP | "Flames" (featuring Ruel) | Samuel George Lewis, Alexander Oriet, David Phelan | |
Rozes | Non-album single | "Call Me" | Elizabeth Mencel, Alexandra Robotham | |
Aaron Smith | Loveless EP | "Better Than You Loved Me" | Aaron Smith, Joseph Rubel | |
Maisie Peters | It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral EP | "This is On You" | Maisie Peters | |
Sody | I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry EP | "What We Had" | Sophie Dyson | |
2020 | Meghan Trainor | Treat Myself | "Ashes" | Meghan Trainor, Daniel Gleyser |
"Have You Now" | Meghan Trainor | |||
Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | "Hallucinate" | Dua Lipa, Samuel George Lewis, Stuart Price | |
Katy Perry | Smile | "Only Love" | Katy Perry, Andrew Jackson | |
Songs produced
Year | Artist | Album | Song | Produced with |
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2016 | Lauren Aquilina | Mum's List OST | "Something So Beautiful" | No additional producers |
2018 | JC Stewart | Non-album singles | "Medicine" | Geoff Swan |
Sody | "Maybe It Was Me" | No additional producers | ||
Liv Dawson | Bedroom EP | "I Like You" | No additional producers | |
2019 | Sody | Non-album single | "The Bully" | No additional producers |
Maisie Peters | It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral EP | "This is on You" | Sam Tsang | |
Brandon Colbein | Non-album single | "Mad" | No additional producers | |
Sody | I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry EP | "What We Had" | No additional producers | |
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.
- "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.
- "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". 28 July 2016.
- "FRANCES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Frances - Things I've Never Said". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "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.