Rianne Downey

Rianne Downey Downey performing Live December 2023
Born	Rianne Downey February 2000 (age 25) Bellshill, Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Country Folk-pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, harmonica, pedal steel
Years active	2020–present
Labels	Run on Records,
Website	Official Site

Rianne Downey is a Scottish singer-songwriter. Downey started her musical journey aged 16 and was awarded the James McAvoy scholarship for the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow ^[1] whilst attended Cardinal Newman High School.

British magazine Far Out reported that Downey pursued a solo career by busking on the streets of Glasgow. ^[2]

Downey gained a loyal fanbase through online streams and covers, as well as original songs. Reyt Good Music magazine reported that Downey's music blends indie, country-pop, and folk influences.

Downey's debut single, Fuel to the Flame ^[3] , was released in February 2021 and Scottish Newspaper The Alloa Advertiser reported that Downey received more than 3,000 streams on the first day. ^[4]

In 2023, Downey was announced as the mystery singer to replace Jacqui Abbott, who, due to a health scare led to Abbott withdrawing from a festival concert in Warrington ^[5] with music legend Paul Heaton ^[6] and The Beautiful South.

Heaton & Downey both continued to work together on Heaton's subsequrnt sell out 2023 UK tour including performing on the main stage at TRNSMT and Scarborough Open Air Theatre. ^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions [8]
		SCO	UK	UK Country	UK Americana
The Consequence of Love	Released: October 17, 2025 Label: Run On Formats: CD, LP, Digital download, streaming	3	18	1	1

References

1. McGhee, Mrs. "Celebrating Success | Cardinal Newman High School". Cardinal Newman High School. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
2. Taysom, Joe (15 April 2021). "New Noise: Why you need to start listening to Rianne Downey - Far Out Magazine". Far Out Magazine.
3. Vaurora, Kitty (23 January 2023). "We Review the New Single from Rianne Downey – Hard | RGM : Reyt Good Magazine Discover the Latest Music News, Reviews, and Interviews from the Best New Artists". RGM.
4. Smith, Iain (25 February 2021). "Downey: 'It's what I have been building up to my whole life'". Alloa Advertiser.
5. Slavin, Michael (19 May 2023). "Paul Heaton mystery singer revealed amid Jacqui Abbott health scare". Warrington Guardian.
6. "Rianne Downey". Modern Sky UK.
7. Jacob, Llana (3 July 2023). "Paul Heaton performed at Scarborough Open Air Theatre to thousands of people". The Yorkshire Post.
8. "Rianne Downey Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2025-11-03.