Freya Skye

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Freya Skye
Born (2009-10-17) October 17, 2009 (age 15)
Buckinghamshire, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Musician
Years active2021–present
Labels Hollywood

Freya Skye (born 17 October 2009) is an English singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. She represented the UK in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, and is starring in the upcoming film Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires . She is signed to Hollywood Records as an artist, to Disney Music Publishing as a songwriter, and also has a talent holding deal for future projects with Disney Branded Television. [1]

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Early life

Skye was born on October 16, 2009 and raised in Buckinghamshire, England. She started singing and acting at the age of five. [1]

Career

Music

Skye released her debut single "I Love the Way" in 2021. [2] On 3 November 2022, it was announced that she would be representing the United Kingdom at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia, to perform her song "Lose My Head". [2] [3] She won the top spot in the online global public vote, [1] and finished fifth overall. [4] She was 13 years-old at the time. [2] She was featured in two BBC documentaries about her experience with Eurovision and her pop music career, [1] and was a part of the lineup at the London Eurovision Party 2023. [5] On 19 July 2024, she released the single "Walk Over" on Hollywood Records. [6] On 13 September 2024, she released the single "Someone to Love". [7]

Film and television

Skye has worked as a voice actor on video games including Final Fantasy XVI (2023). [8] She appeared in season 9 of the Canadian series The Next Step on YTV, playing an exaggerated version of herself. [9] On 10 February 2024, it was announced that she would star in Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires , in the role of Nova. [8] [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 The Next Step HerselfSeason 9
2025 Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires Nova
TBABack in TimeScarlettBased on the novel Frindle by Andrew Clements

Discography

All credits adapted from Spotify and Apple Music. [11] [12]

Singles

As lead artist

YearTitleAlbumWriter(s)Producer(s)
2024"Winter Dream"Disney ChristmasStephenie Jones, Andy Dodd Lucky West
"Someone to Love"Non-album singlesElla BohElla Boh
"Walk Over" Priscilla Renea Hamilton, Anne Preven, Scott Cutler Simon Oscroft
"Who Says" Emanuel Kiriakou, Priscilla Hamilton Lucky West
2022"Lose My Head" Junior Eurovision Song Contest Yerevan 2022 Amber Van Day, Jack Hawitt, Falco Van Den Aker Deep End

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