Freya Ridings (born 19 April 1994) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Ridings rose to prominence in 2017 with her ballad, "Lost Without You", which became a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. She followed this with the release of her debut extended play, You Mean the World to Me (2019). Her self-titled debut album was supported by the single "Castles", which would become her international breakthrough.
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![]() Ridings performing at the Hotel Café in Hollywood, Los Angeles in 2018 | |
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Birth name | Freya Olivia Rose Ridings |
Born | (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 28) London, England |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | Good Soldier |
Website | freyaridings |
Ridings was raised in North London and grew up in Palmers Green. She is the daughter of British actor and musician Richard Ridings, and learned guitar from watching him play. She attended St Christopher School in Letchworth, followed by the BRIT School from the age of 16.[1]
Ridings released her debut single, "Blackout", on 5 May 2017. She released the single "Maps" on 30 June 2017. On 22 September 2017 she released her debut live album Live at St Pancras Old Church. After releasing the album she went on to her first full headline tour in the UK. She spent most of 2017 supporting the likes of Tears for Fears, Tash Sultana and Lewis Capaldi.[1] She released "Lost Without You" on 3 November 2017. The song peaked at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart, after being featured on the reality show Love Island in July 2018. It was subsequently chosen by Scott Mills' as his 'Tune of the Week' on his Radio 1 show in August 2018. She released her second live album, Live at Omeara, on 30 March 2018. She released the single "Ultraviolet" on 15 June 2018.
In 2019, she released the single "You Mean the World to Me", which was re-produced by Greg Kurstin, followed by an extended play of the same name. She also announced her self-titled debut album, with an original release date of 31 May 2019, but it was pushed back to 19 July 2019.
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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AUT [3] |
GER [4] |
IRE [5] |
SCO [6] |
SWI [7] | |||
Freya Ridings |
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3 | 49 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 19 |
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SCO [6] | ||
Live at St Pancras Old Church[9] |
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Live at Omeara[10] |
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You Mean the World to Me |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [3] |
BEL (FL) [12] |
GER [4] |
IRE [5] |
SCO [6] |
SWI [13] |
US AC [14] | |||||||||||
"Blackout"[15] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Mean the World to Me / Freya Ridings | ||||||||
"Lost Without You" | 9 | — | — | 53 | — | 16 | 5 | — | 16 | ||||||||||
"Ultraviolet"[18] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Waking Up"[19] (with MJ Cole) |
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"You Mean the World to Me" | 2019 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 26 | — | 15 | You Mean the World to Me / Freya Ridings | ||||||||
"Castles" | 16 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 15 | Freya Ridings | |||||||||
"Love Is Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Maps"[22] | 2017 | Non-album single |
"Unconditional"[23] | 2019 | Freya Ridings |
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