Zyra (singer)

Alexandra Cheatle (born 6 June 1994), known by her stage name Zyra, is a US Platinum selling, BMI award winning British singer, songwriter and record producer.

ZYRA
Zyra performing in 2016
Background information
Birth nameAlexandra Cheatle
Also known asZYRA
Born (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994
Leicester, United Kingdom
GenresPop, electronic
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer
InstrumentsVocals, piano, guitar
Years active2014–present
Websitewww.facebook.com/zyramusic

Musical career

Breakthrough

In July 2014, Cheatle adopted the alias Zyra.[1] The following month, she featured as a guest vocalist on a number of tracks she had written for the sophomore release from Seattle production duo, Odesza.[2] "Say My Name" peaked at number 2 on the iTunes US electronic charts[3] as an initial single release, while the album, In Return quickly reached the top of the US electronic album chart,[4] peaking at 20 in the main chart.

Awards

Cheatle became the youngest person ever to receive a Make It Break It Songwriting Award in October 2009,[5] winning the UK national songwriting competition The Make It Break It Awards[6] (formerly known as The National Youth Rock and Pop Awards).[7] The judging panel of industry professionals who chose Alex's song 'People Talk About Us' as their winner included; Coldplay's Chris Martin, record producer Steve Levine, and Guy Moot.[8] Chris Martin of Coldplay is among the competitions alumni winners.[6] On 7 December 2015 "Say My Name (RAC Remix) ft. Zyra" was nominated for a Grammy.[9]

Discography

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[10]
2015 "Say My Name" (Odesza featuring Zyra) 16 In Return
2016 "It's Only" (Odesza featuring Zyra) —
gollark: https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/opensource/
gollark: Not open-source I mean.
gollark: No it's not.
gollark: The EARN IT thing? They really do love trying that sort of thing.
gollark: I'm fairly sure there's already more efficient ECC at some layer. Your idea would triple the data rate required.

References
  1. "ZYRA". Facebook.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. "ODESZA". Odesza.tumblr.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. "Make it, Break it Awards". Makeitbreakit.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  6. "Make it Break it Awards". Makeitbreakit.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  7. "Make it, Break it Awards 2010". Makeitbreakit.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  8. "Guy Moot takes MD chair at EMI Publishing". Tourdates.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  9. "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  10. "ODESZA – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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