Raquel Cole

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Raquel Cole
Birth nameRaquel Warchol
Born (1993-03-22) March 22, 1993 (age 31) [1]
Origin Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, mandolin
Years active2013-present
Labels
  • Sakamoto
  • RHW
Website Official website

Raquel Cole (born March 22, 1993) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. She is signed to Sakamoto Music. [2] As an independent artist, she released two extended plays, Personal Truth and The Essence of Me. [3] [4] Outside of her solo career, she is also part of the Nashville-based independent music trio The Woods. [5]

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Early life

Cole grew up in Vernon, British Columbia and began playing the guitar when she was nine years old. [6] Her parents purchased her the guitar as her father was a drummer and wanted someone to play music with. [7] Her father arranged for her to have her first experience in a recording studio at ten years old as he wanted her to have an understanding of the recording process. [8] At twelve years old, she won the "Best New Artist of the Year" at the B.C. Interior Music Awards. [6] Cole credits the music scene in Vernon for inspiring her to be a songwriter and guitar player. [9] She initially was more interested in the soft pop genre of music and was a large fan of Celine Dion growing up, but later became more interested in country music as she began to write songs, citing Keith Urban and Lady A as artists she listened to. [8]

Career

In 2014, Cole was named one of SiriusXM's "Fresh Female Voices" on The Highway . She opened on nine tour dates that fall for Diamond Rio in the southern United States. [10] In 2015, she was named the Discovery Artist by the Canadian Country Music Association. [11] She released her debut extended play Personal Truth in 2018, having recorded the songs in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [12] Her song "Imogene" finished in second place of the Unsigned Only category of the International Songwriting Competition. [13] She released a three-song extended play The Essence of Me in August 2020, after recording this project in Nashville, Tennessee. [14] [15] She received a nomination for "Female Artist of the Year" at the 2020 British Columbia Country Music Awards. [16]

In 2021, Cole was a finalist at the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition. [17] [18] [19] She released her first country radio single "Think About You" in July 2021. [20] The song would enter the Billboard Canada Country chart and peak at number 44. [21] In March 2022, she featured on fellow Canadian country singer Don Amero's single "Let You", which reached the top 30 at Canadian country radio. [22] [23] [24] In October 2022, Cole signed a record deal with Sakamoto Music and released her second country radio single, "Hate That I Need You". [2] Later that month, she opened for The Washboard Union on several of their tour dates in British Columbia. [11] In July 2023, Cole released the song "All to Yourself". [25] At the 2023 BC Country Music Awards, she won the International Achievement Award. [26]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Personal Truth
  • Released: June 1, 2018
  • Label: RHW Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
The Essence of Me
  • Released: August 14, 2020
  • Label: RHW Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN Country
[21]
2021"Think About You"44Non-album singles
2022"Hate That I Need You" [2] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Guest singles

YearSingleArtistPeak positionsAlbum
CAN Country
[23]
2022"Let You" Don Amero 28Nothing is Meaningless

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2021"Think About You" [27] Zack Knudson
2022"Let You" [28]
(with Don Amero)		Ryan Nolan
"Hate That I Need You" [29] Zack Knudson

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  21. 1 2 References for Canada Country:
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