Frances (musician)

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Frances
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Background information
Birth nameSophie Frances Cooke
Born (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 (age 30)
Oxford, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Piano
  • violin
Years active2014–present
Labels
Website francesmusic.com

Sophie Frances Cooke (born 27 June 1993), known mononymously as Frances, is a British singer and songwriter from Newbury, Berkshire, England.

Contents

Early life

Born in Oxford, [1] [2] she grew up in Newbury and attended St Gabriel's School in nearby Sandleford. [3] She later studied music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. [3]

Career

In August 2014, she was the featured artist for the track "Fire May Save You" for the French music label Kitsuné. [4] The single was released as part of an EP, which contained remixes of the same track. [5] In July 2015, she released the EP Grow for Communion Records. [5] In October 2015, she released the EP Let It Out. [6]

In November 2015, she was shortlisted for the 2016 BRIT Awards: Critics' Choice Award. [7] In December 2015, she was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2016. [8]

In 2016, she portrayed Katter the Butterfly singing "In My Life" in Beat Bugs episode 10b. [9]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[10]
BEL (FL)
[11]
BEL (WA)
[12]
SCO
[13]
Things I've Never Said 43339058
Wonder
  • Released: 9 April 2021
  • Label: Cookie Records
  • Format: CD, 12" vinyl, digital download

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[10]
AUS
[14]
BEL (FL)
[11]
BEL (WA)
[12]
2014"Fire May Save You"Non-album single
2015"Grow"188Things I've Never Said
"Let It Out"
"Borrowed Time"16870
2016"Don't Worry About Me"179831566
"Say It Again"
"Under Our Feet"
2017"No Matter"7785
2020"Eclipse"Wonder
"Other Side of the World"
2021"Rare"
"Ocean in Gold"

Songwriting and production discography

YearArtistSongWritten withProduced withAlbum
2015 SG Lewis "Warm"N/ANon-album single
Jennifer Zamudio"Layers"
List
  • Allen McKendree
N/A15 Jaar Spesiale Uitgawe
"Bitter Pill"
List
  • Allen McKendree
    Stephen Langstaff
N/A
2016 Karen Harding "Open My Eyes"
List
  • Josh Wilkinson
    James Reynolds
N/ANon-album single
Lauren Aquilina "Something So Beautiful"No additional writersNo additional producersMum's List OST
2017Leo Stannard"Gravity" feat. Frances
List
N/AMaratea
Grey "Room 101" feat. FrancesN/A Chameleon EP
2018 SG Lewis "Coming Up"
List
N/ADusk EP
"Sunsets, Pt. II"N/A
JC Stewart "Medicine"
List
  • Geoff Swan
Non-album single
Dan Caplen "Trouble" feat. Ms Banks
List
N/A
King Henry "Bad for Me" feat. Elle Watson
List
N/A
Joseph Marcus"Better Love"
List
  • Joseph Marcus
N/ARoot EP
Jess Glynne "All I Am"
List
N/A Always In Between
Sody"Maybe It Was Me"N/ANo additional producersNon-album single
Liv Dawson "I Like You"No additional producersBedroom EP
Sody"Let You Know"N/ANo additional producersNon-album single
2019 SG Lewis "Blue"
List
N/ADark EP
Nico Santos "Welcome Home"
List
N/AStreets of Gold: Unforgettable Edition
The Magician "Ready to Love"N/ANon-album single
Sody"The Bully"
List
  • Sophie Dyson
No additional producers
Don Diablo "Brave" with Jessie J N/A
SG Lewis "Flames" feat. Ruel
List
N/ADawn EP
Rozes "Call Me"N/ACrazy EP
Aaron Smith"Better Than You Loved Me"
List
  • Aaron Smith
    Joseph Rubel
N/ALoveless EP
Maisie Peters "This Is on You"
List
  • Sam Tsang
It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral
Brandon Colbein"Mad"N/ANo additional producersNon-album single
Sody"What We Had"
List
  • Sophie Dyson
No additional producersI'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry EP
2020 Meghan Trainor "Ashes"
List
N/A Treat Myself
"Have You Now"N/A
Sarah Close "Stay"No additional producersAnd Now, We're Shining EP
Maisie Peters "Daydreams"N/ANon-album single
Dua Lipa "Hallucinate"N/A Future Nostalgia
Maisie Peters "The List"
List
  • Rob Milton
Non-album single
Claudia Valentina "Seven"N/AClaudia Valentina EP
Holly Humberstone "Drop Dead"
List
N/AFalling Asleep at the Wheel EP
Katy Perry "Only Love"
List
N/A Smile
2021 SG Lewis "Heartbreak on the Dancefloor" feat. FrancesN/A Times
"Fall"N/A
Grace Davies "I Met a Boy Online"No additional producersI Wonder If You Wonder EP
Audien "Learn to Love Again"N/ANon-album single
Maisie Peters "Happy Hunting Ground" feat. Griff
List
  • Joe Rubel
Trying: Season 2 OST
Twice "First Time"
List
N/A Taste of Love EP
Rudimental "Straight from the Heart" feat. Nørskov
List
N/A Ground Control
Maisie Peters "You Signed Up for This"
List
N/A You Signed Up for This
"Brooklyn"No additional producers
"Tough Act"
List
N/A
Hybrid Minds"Blame You" feat. Dylan
List
N/ANon-album single
Elton John "Orbit" with SG Lewis N/A The Lockdown Sessions
Grace Davies "Somebody"
List
I Wonder If You Wonder EP

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationAwardResult
2016 BRIT Awards Critic's ChoiceNominated
BBC Sound of...2016Nominated

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References

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  2. "Sophie Cooke – England & Wales Births 1837–2006". Genes Reunited. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Newbury singer songwriter in running for BBC music award". Newbury Today. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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  5. 1 2 "Frances: From Country Life to Bright Lights". Noisey. 13 October 2015.
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  8. "Who will be the Sound of 2016?". The Telegraph. 7 January 2016.
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