Grace Barker[3] (born 20 February 1998, Brighton), known professionally as Gracey (stylised in all caps),[4] is an English singer who made her breakthrough in 2020 when she collaborated with 220 Kid on the BRIT nominated[5] single "Don't Need Love".[6] The song reached a peak of number 9 for two weeks on the UK Singles Chart.[7][8]
Gracey | |
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| Born | Grace Barker 20 February 1998 Brighton, East Sussex, England |
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| Agent | Paradigm Talent Agency |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Polydor |
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| Website | gracey |
Gracey's family consists of her mother who worked in production at the BBC, her father in the advertising industry, and two older brothers.[1] Her family moved to Haywards Heath and she started songwriting as a child, writing a song titled "Pinky Finger" when she was seven years old.[3] She credits her dyslexia with helping her become more creative, and she went on to study musical theatre at the BRIT School in London from 2012 to 2016.[3][1] Through writing demos of pop songs and uploading them to SoundCloud, she was invited by Brian Higgins to join production team Xenomania at the age of sixteen.[3] Her first professionally-recorded song was "By Your Side" by Jonas Blue featuring Raye, which went on to be certified platinum in the UK.[3] Gracey's first single, "Different Things", was released in March 2019 and written as a demo for Little Mix.[3] She has also written songs for Sub Focus, Rita Ora, Olly Murs, and Kylie Minogue.[3][4] Following "Don't Need Love", she released "Empty Love", a collaboration with Australian singer Ruel.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic she was forced to postpone her first headline tour, which was due to take place in May 2020.[4]
In an interview with MTV, Gracey lists her biggest music influences as Sia, the 1975, Lorde, Joni Mitchell, and Robyn.[4] In 2019, she underwent surgery for vocal cord nodules.[3]
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| The Art of Closure |
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| Imposter Syndrome |
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| Fragile |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| NZ Hot [12] | |||
| "Different Things"[3] | 2019 | — | Imposter Syndrome |
| "If You Loved Me"[2] | — | ||
| "Easy for You"[13] | — | ||
| "Don't Need Love" (with 220 Kid) |
— | The Art of Closure | |
| "Alone in My Room (Gone)"[14] | 2020 | — | |
| "Empty Love" (with Ruel)[4] |
21 | ||
| "Like That" (with Alexander 23)[15][16] |
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| "Don't"[15] | — | ||
| "99%"[17] | — | ||
| "Got You Covered" (with Billen Ted)[18] |
2021 | — | Non-album single |
| "What a Waste" | — | Fragile | |
| "The Internet" | — |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Higher (Acoustic)" (Clean Bandit featuring Iann Dior and Gracey) |
2021 | Non-album single |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Rent Free" (KSI featuring Gracey) |
2021 | All Over the Place |