Frankie Bird

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Frankie Bird
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Background information
Birth nameFrankie Miller
Also known asFrankie
BornOakland, California
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Indie pop
Years active2015–present
Labels RCA
Website www.frankiebirdmusic.com

Frankie Miller, known professionally as Frankie Bird (formerly FRANKIE), is an American indie pop musician from Los Angeles, California. [1] [2]

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Career

Bird released her debut EP in 2015 titled Dreamstate via RCA Records. [3] [4] [5] On October 6, 2015, Taylor Swift tweeted an image of a list titled "New Songs That Will Make Your Life More Awesome", with Bird's "New Obsession" one of the eleven featured on the list. [6]

Bird is currently working on her debut studio album, which was predicted to be released via RCA in September 2018, but has not been released yet. [7] In early 2017 she joined Daya as support on a US tour. [8]

In May 2023, Bird announced that she would no longer be releasing music as Frankie. She released her first single as Frankie Bird, Twenty Nothing, in June 2023. Bird stated that this change was due to fans inability to locate her social media as well as a change in musical style.

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleAlbum details
Dreamstate
  • Released: 3 March 2016
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: Digital download
STA7GES
  • Released: February 15, 2019
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download
Cocoon
  • Released: October 14, 2021
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
Heat

[9]
Credited as Frankie
2015"Problems Problems"Dreamstate
"New Obsession"20
2016"Blink"Non-album single
2017"Paper Doll"
"Coping"
2018"Ghost"
(with Scott Hoying featuring One Night)
"When I'm Ready"STA7GES
"You Decided"
2019"Lost in Translation"
"Underdog"Non-album single
2020"Home Alone"Cocoon
"Almost Famous"
"The Hard Way"
2021"The Catch"
"Don't Look at Me Like I'm Still Your Girl"
Credited as Frankie Bird
2023"Twenty Nothing"TBA
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Tours

Supporting

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