Mae Stephens

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Mae Stephens
Birth nameAnna Mae Kelly
Born (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 20)
Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Origin Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, keyboard
Years active2020–present
Labels EMI [1]
Website maestephens.com

Anna Mae Kelly [2] (born 24 March 2003), [3] known professionally as Mae Stephens, is an English singer and songwriter. She peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart in 2023 with her single "If We Ever Broke Up", [4] which initially gained popularity after being teased on Mae Stephens' TikTok account. [1] [5] [6]

Contents

Mae Stephens is from Kettering, Northamptonshire. [7] She regards Freddie Mercury and Sigrid among her musical influences. [1]

Career

As Anna Mae Kelly, she self-released two songs called "I Want You to Be Here" and "Devil Eyes" in March and April 2020 respectively. [8] These were followed by two more self-released songs as Mae Stephens entitled "Infamous Kiss" (September 2020) and "White Lies" (March 2021). [4] In 2021, Stephens was interviewed by the BBC about performing during the COVID-19 pandemic. [9]

In December 2022, Stephens released snippets of her song "If We Ever Broke Up" to TikTok. [10] [11] The clips went viral during January 2023. Shortly afterward Stephens was signed to EMI and "If We Ever Broke Up" was released as a full single in February 2023. [12] [13] [14]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[4] 		CAN
[15] 		IRE
[16] 		LIT
[17] 		NLD
[18] 		NOR
[19] 		NZ
Hot
[20] 		POL
[21] 		SWE
[22]
"I Want You to Be Here"2020—————————Non-album singles
"Devil Eyes"—————————
"Infamous Kiss"—————————
"White Lies"2021—————————
"If We Ever Broke Up"20231389895742361563
"Mr Right"
(with Meghan Trainor)		——————15——
"Jungle"
(with Alok and The Chainsmokers)		————28—293—Sumertime Friends
"Cheeky but Charming"
(featuring Kuromi)		—————————Non-album single
"ADHD" [26] 2024—————————Non-album single
"Make Me Your Mrs" [27] —————————TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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  21. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
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  26. ↑ "Mae Stephens Has Shared a New Single About Understanding Herself, ADHD". Read Dork. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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