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Background information | |
Birth name | Brittany Marie Amaradio |
Also known as | Delacey |
Born | 1993 (age 30–31) |
Origin | San Juan Capistrano, California |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Labels | Hitco |
Website | www |
Brittany Marie Amaradio (born 1993), [1] known professionally as Delacey, is an American singer and songwriter. [2] Having co-written songs such as "New York City" for The Chainsmokers, "Ruin the Friendship" for Demi Lovato, and "Without Me" for Halsey (which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100), [2] [3] [4] in March 2020, she released her debut album, Black Coffee. [5] She released her second album The Girl Has A Dream in 2023 featuring the single "Boy With The Blues." [6] [7]
In 2024, Delacey co-wrote two songs for the animated motion picture The Wild Robot , "Kiss the Sky" and "Even When I'm Not" both performed by Maren Morris. [8] "Kiss the Sky" was met with critical acclaim, winning a Hollywood Music In Media Award for Best Original Song, and earning nominations for the Astra Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, and Golden Globe Awards. [9] [10] [11]
Amaradio was born in an Italian family [12] and raised in San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California. [13] Picking up the piano and songwriting at seven years old, Amaradio cites her early influences as Stevie Nicks and Billie Holiday, a taste she acquired from her father's vinyl collection. [13] Upon graduating from Capistrano Valley High School, [14] Amaradio briefly moved to Manhattan where she worked as a photographer by day and worked open mics at night. [15] During this time, she wrote "New York City" about her struggles in New York. Upon returning to the West Coast, she adopted the pseudonym "Delacey." [2]
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Black Coffee | |
The Girl Has a Dream |
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Honeymooners (with Valley Boy) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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US Pop [20] | US Adult Pop [21] | |||
"My Man" [22] | 2019 | 37 | 33 | Black Coffee |
"The Subway Song" | — | — | ||
"No One's Gonna Ever Love U" | — | — | ||
"Cruel Intentions" (with G-Eazy) [23] | 2020 | — | — | |
"Black Coffee" [17] | — | — | ||
"Chapel" [1] | — | — | ||
"Unlovable" | — | — | ||
"Boy with the Blues" [24] | 2021 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Drama Queen" | — | — | ||
"Manly Man" (with Emily Weisband) | 2022 | — | — | |
"Man on the Moon" | 2023 | — | — | The Girl Has a Dream |
"One Mississippi" | — | — | ||
"The End" | — | — | ||
"Things I'd Save In A Fire" | — | — | ||
"Drive Baby" (with Valley Boy) | — | — | Honeymooners | |
"God Is a Giver" (with Valley Boy) | 2024 | — | — | |
"Someone's Gotta Be The Last" (with Valley Boy) | — | — | ||
"Same Song Forever" (with Valley Boy) | — | — | ||
"Let's Get Married" (with Valley Boy) | — | — | ||
"Trouble" | — | — | Non-album single | |
"French Toast" [25] | — | — | ||
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Dance Digital [26] | |||
"Destiny" (Markus Schulz featuring DeLacey) | 2015 | — | Watch the World |
"In the Air Tonight" (Alex Midi featuring Delacey) | 2016 | 50 | Non-album singles |
"Walls" (Wingtip featuring Delacey) | 2017 | — | |
"In the Air Tonight (Rework Mix)" (Alex Midi, CIC and Kohen featuring Delacey) | 2019 | — | |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Emily" | 2019 | Black Coffee |
"Actress" | ||
"Everything You Need to Know About Me Today" [27] | 2021 | The Girl Has a Dream |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"My Man" [22] | 2019 | Jessie Hill |
"The Subway Song" | — | |
"No One's Gonna Ever Love U" | 2020 | |
"Cruel Intentions" (with G-Eazy) | ||
"Black Coffee" | ||
"Chapel" [1] | Chandler Lass | |
"Damn" [28] [29] | — | |
"Break Up Slow Dance" (Live Studio Session) (with Valley Boy) [30] | Zach Johnston | |
"Unlovable" [31] | Aysia Marotta | |
"Everything You Need to Know About Me Today" [32] | 2021 | Spencer Leonard |
"Boy with the Blues" [33] | Danica Kleinknecht | |
"Drama Queen" [34] | Harper Smith | |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Destiny" (Markus Schulz featuring DeLacey) [35] | 2015 | Daniel Kaufman |
"In the Air Tonight" (Alex Midi featuring Delacey) | 2016 | — |
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Written with |
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"New York City" | 2015 | The Chainsmokers | Bouquet | Andrew Taggart |
"Fool's Gold" (featuring Børns) | 2016 | Dagny | Ultraviolet EP | Dagny, Børns, Tommy English |
"Aww" | 2017 | Baby Ariel | Non-album single | Madison Love, Thomas Eriksen |
"Ruin the Friendship" | Demi Lovato | Tell Me You Love Me | Demi Lovato, Chloe Angelides, Ido Zmishlany | |
"First Love" (featuring Sabrina Carpenter) | Lost Kings | We Are Lost Kings | Lost Kings, Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark, Rami Yacoub | |
"Sugarcoat" | 2018 | Jaira Burns | Burn Slow | Jaira Burns, Sizzy Rocket, ADP, Brittany Mullen |
"Without Me" | Halsey | Manic | Halsey, Louis Bell, Amy Allen, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Scott Storch | |
"That Feeling When" | Dagny | Non-album single | Dagny, Tommy English | |
"Bad Guy" | Niykee Heaton | Starting Over | Alex Schwartz, Jay Jay, Joe Khajadourian | |
"Anti-Everything" (with Loren Gray) | 2019 | Lost Kings | Paper Crowns | Lost Kings, Michael Pollack, Will Lobban-Bean |
"Our Summer" | Tomorrow X Together | The Dream Chapter: Star | The Futuristics, Jesse Saint John, Shae Jacobs, "hitman" bang, ADORA | |
"Naked" | Emily Weisband | Identity Crisis | Emily Weisband, Kyle Shearer | |
"Wanted" | NOTD and Daya | Non-album single | NOTD, Daya, Sam Martin, Isaiah Tejada | |
"Waste" | Dove Cameron | Bloodshot / Waste | Dove Cameron, Chloe Angelides | |
"+I QUIT180327+" | CL | In the Name of Love | CL, TOKKI, Michael Pollack, Sean Myer | |
"Ur So Beautiful" | Grace VanderWaal | Letters Vol. 1 | Grace VanderWaal, Ido Zmishlany, Sophie B. Hawkins | |
"Inside Out" | 2020 | Zedd and Griff | Non-album single | Zedd, Griff, Jonas Jeberg, Michael Pollack |
"Nice Things" | Far East Movement with Henry and AlunaGeorge | Non-album single | Far East Movement, Aluna Francis, Antonio Cuna, Kyle Shearer, Nate Campany | |
"Bad One" | Kiiara | Lil Kiiwi | Jussifer, John Mitchell | |
"Honest with You" | Laura Marano | You | Laura Marano, Ido Zmishlany | |
"Five More Minutes" | Jonas Brothers | Non-album single | Jonas Brothers, James Ghaleb, Zach Skelton, Casey Smith | |
"Tell Your Girlfriend" | 2021 | Anne-Marie | Therapy | Anne-Marie, Blake Slatkin |
"Birthday" | Anne-Marie, Keith Sorrells, Oak Felder | |||
"To Be Young" (featuring Doja Cat) | Anne-Marie, Doja Cat, Louis Bell, Teo Halm | |||
"Unstable" (featuring The Kid Laroi) | Justin Bieber | Justice | Justin Bieber, The Kid Laroi, James Gutch, Gregory Hein, Rami Yacoub, Billy Walsh, Ayden Szymczak | |
"When I Close My Eyes" | Chelsea Cutler | When I Close My Eyes | Chelsea Cutler, James Alan Ghaleb, Kevin White, Lucy Healey | |
"Wow" | Zara Larsson | Poster Girl | Marshmello, Thomas Eriksen, Joakim Haukaas, Madison Love | |
"Ruin My Life" | Michael Pollack, Sermstyle, Jackson Foote, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson | |||
"Fuckboy" | Dixie D'Amelio | Non-album single | Olivia O'Brien, M-Phazes, MAG | |
"Boyfriend" | 2022 | Dove Cameron | Alchemical: Volume 1 | Dove Cameron, Evan Blair, Skyler Stonestreet |
"Breakfast" | Dove Cameron, Evan Blair, Jesse Finkelstein | |||
"Blind" | Emily Weisband | Non-album single | Emily Weisband, Cole Walowac, Jesse Frasure | |
"Indieedgycool" | Gayle | A Study of the Human Experience Volume One | Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd, Jonny Shorr | |
"Two People" | 2023 | Gracie Abrams | Good Riddance | Gracie Abrams |
"I Hate Boston" | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | Reneé Rapp Ian Fitchuk, Alexander Glantz, Lucy Healey, Rob Bisel | |
"Tummy Hurts" | Reneé Rapp, Alexander Glantz | |||
"Amen" | Alana Springsteen | Twenty Something | Alana Springsteen, Ido Zmishlany, Sarah Solovay, Derrick Southerland, Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis | |
"We're Not Alike" | Tate McRae | Think Later | Tate McRae, Rob Bisel | |
"Grave" | Tate McRae, Ido Zmishlany | |||
"Rockstar" | 2024 | Lisa | Alter Ego | Lisa, James Essien, Lucy Healey, Ryan Tedder, Sam Homaee |
"I Hope I Never Fall in Love" | Maren Morris | Intermission | Maren Morris, Lucy Healey, Evan Blair | |
"Kiss the Sky" | The Wild Robot (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Maren Morris, Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Stefan Johnson, Jordan Johnson | ||
"No High" | David Kushner | The Dichotomy | David Kushner, Evan Blair | |
"Even When I'm Not" | Maren Morris | The Wild Robot (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Ali Tamposi, Maren Morris, Isaiah Tejeda, Michael Pollack, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson | |
"Cowboy" | Alana Springsteen | Non-album singles | Alana Springsteen, Amy Allen, Ido Zmishlany | |
"Hold My Beer" | Alana Springsteen, Ido Zmishlany, Sarah Solovay |
Organization | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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Astra Awards | 2024 | Best Original Song | "Kiss the Sky" from The Wild Robot (songwriter) | Nominated | [36] |
Critics' Choice Awards | 2025 | Best Song | Pending | [37] | |
Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song | Pending | [38] | ||
Satellite Awards | Best Original Song | Pending | [39] | ||
Grammy Awards | 2021 | Album of the Year | Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) (as Brittany Amaradio) | Nominated | [40] |
Hollywood Music In Media Awards | 2024 | Best Original Song - Animated Film | "Kiss the Sky" from The Wild Robot (songwriter) | Won | [41] |
Iowa Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Song | Won | [42] | ||
New Mexico Film Critics Awards | Best Original Song | Won | [43] | ||
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Song | Nominated | [44] |
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