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Born | Sarah Faith Griffiths 21 January 2001 Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England |
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Years active | 2019–present |
Awards | Brit Award for Rising Star (2021) |
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Labels | Warner |
Website | officialgriff |
Sarah Faith Griffiths (born 21 January 2001), known professionally as Griff, is an English singer-songwriter. In 2019, she released her debut single, "Mirror Talk", through Warner Records. This was followed by her debut extended play of the same name, released later that year. Griff was named the Rising Star at the 2021 Brit Awards, becoming one of the youngest winners in the category at 20. Later that year, she released her debut mixtape, One Foot in Front of the Other , to commercial success and critical acclaim. On 19 July, 2024, Griff is set to release her debut studio album "Vertigo".
Griff was born on 21 January 2001 as Sarah Faith Griffiths, [2] in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. [3] Her father Mark Griffiths is the son of Jamaican immigrants who were part of the "Windrush generation", and her mother Kim is a first-generation migrant whose family moved to England amid the Vietnam War. [4] Griff has stated that she feels "more in touch with my Chinese side". [3] Griff's parents foster children and her experiences with the children were reflected in her song "Good Stuff". [5]
Griff stated that her earliest memory of loving music was being gifted an iPod Shuffle with the Taylor Swift album Fearless (2008) downloaded to it, [6] when she was around the age of eight. [7] She then taught herself to record and produce music on her older brother's laptop, and used tutorials on YouTube to inform her on techniques. [3] While attending St Clement Danes School, Griff kept her musical life private, due to not knowing if her musical career would be successful, stating: "no one likes that person at school who talks about how they want to sing". [3] [4] After finishing her A Levels, she told teachers that she was taking a gap year, rather than informing them on her music ventures. [3] On using the stage name Griff, she stated: "Sarah Griffiths isn't that glamorous, I sound like I have a mortgage and 4 kids, it's very corporate". [7]
Raised an evangelical Christian, Griff has said of her own faith: "I guess if you grow up with Christian parents, you get to a point where you ask: “Okay, do I actually believe or am I just going through the motions?” And from a young age I felt like it was something I actually do believe and so it’s always been something that I’ve owned." [4]
On 4 July 2019, it was announced that Griff had been signed to Warner Records. [8] On the same day, she released her debut single "Mirror Talk", accompanied by a music video. Annie Mac featured the song on BBC Radio 1 under the New Name playlist. [9] She stated that the writing process for the song took an hour. [3] Griff described the release as a career highlight, since it was released immediately after she had finished her A Level exams. [6] Billboard described the song as an "electrifying debut", and praised her "powerful voice and vulnerable lyrics". [8] The next month, Griff released her follow-up single, "Didn't Break It Enough", [10] accompanied by a music video in which the clothing worn was made by Griff herself. [11] [12] She released the single "Paradise" in October 2019, [13] which was followed by the release of her debut extended play, The Mirror Talk, on 15 November 2019. [14] In December 2019, Griff released a cover of the Bangles' 1989 song "Eternal Flame". [15]
On 7 February 2020, Griff released the single "Good Stuff". Despite people thinking the song is about a romantic breakup, she clarified that the subject of the song is about missing children that her family fostered, since they felt like siblings. [16] In March 2020, a song titled "I Love You's", that Griff co-wrote, was released by American singer Hailee Steinfeld. [17] This was followed by "Forgive Myself", a song released by Griff on 29 May 2020, [18] described by NME as an "anthem". [19] In July 2020, Griff was nominated by The Ivors Academy for an Ivor Novello Rising Star Award, [20] and later that month, she released the song "Say It Again". [21] In October 2020, she was part of two collaborative songs; "1,000,000 X Better" with English band Honne, [22] and "Inside Out", a song with German DJ Zedd. [23] [24] In January 2021, she released "Black Hole", which NME described as a "dark pop anthem". [25] On 19 March 2021, Griff won the Brit Award for Rising Star and performed "Black Hole" at the 2021 ceremony. [26] Later that day, she announced details of her debut mixtape, One Foot in Front of the Other , which was released on 18 June 2021. [27] Two months later, Griff followed up the mixtape with single "One Night". [28] In October 2021, she embarked on a tour across the United Kingdom in support of her mixtape. [29] She later did European and North American tour dates. [30]
In November 2021, Dua Lipa announced Griff as one of her three supporting acts for the European dates of the Future Nostalgia Tour in 2022. [31] In September 2022, she performed on eight dates of the +–=÷× Tour by Ed Sheeran. [32] In 2023, she also took part in the Music of the Spheres World Tour by british band Coldplay as opening act for a few European dates including Portugal, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. [33]
In August 2023, after a break from music whilst on the Future Nostalgia Tour, Griff released the single "Vertigo". [34] The song was promoted by Taylor Swift on Instagram, who said she "loved" the song. [35] She released an EP to support the single, Vert1go Vol. 1, in October 2023. [36] Later that month, Griff announced her single "Astronaut", which was written in collaboration with Coldplay lead vocalist Chris Martin and released in December. [37]
In May 2024, Taylor Swift announced on social media that Griff was one of three artists who were opening for the London shows of the Eras Tour alongside Paramore, Griff's being the June 22 show, with METTE and Benson Boone opening for the June 21 & June 23 shows respectively. [38]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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UK [2] | IRE [39] | SCO [2] | ||
Vertigo | To be released |
Title | Mixtape details | Peak chart positions | ||
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UK [2] | IRE [39] | SCO [2] | ||
One Foot in Front of the Other |
| 4 | 85 | 5 |
Title | EP details |
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The Mirror Talk |
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Vert1go Vol. 1 |
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Ver2igo Vol. 2 |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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UK [2] | BEL (FL) Tip [41] | IRE [39] | NZ Hot [42] | NOR [43] | ||||
"Mirror Talk" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | The Mirror Talk | |
"Didn't Break It Enough" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Paradise" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Eternal Flame" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Good Stuff" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Forgive Myself" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Say It Again" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"1,000,000 X Better" (with Honne) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Inside Out" (with Zedd) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Love Is a Compass" (Disney supporting Make-A-Wish) | 42 | 9 | — | — | — | |||
"Black Hole" | 2021 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 16 | — | One Foot in Front of the Other | |
"One Foot in Front of the Other" | — [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | |||
"Shade of Yellow" | — | — | — | 26 | — | |||
"One Night" | 45 | — | 85 | — | — |
| Non-album singles | |
"Head on Fire" (with Sigrid) [46] | 2022 | 44 | — | — | 35 | 33 | ||
"Walk" [47] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | One Foot in Front of the Other | |
"Vertigo" | 84 | — | — | 23 | — | Vertigo [upper-alpha 1] | ||
"Astronaut" [37] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Miss Me Too" | 2024 | — | — | — | 22 | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Mirror Talk" | 2019 | Sylvie Weber |
"Didn't Break It Enough" | Rory DCS | |
"Paradise" | Unknown | |
"Good Stuff" | 2020 | Imogen Snell and Riccardo Castaneo |
"Forgive Myself" | ||
"Love is a Compass" | Maria Goulamhoussen | |
"Say It Again" | Stephen Isaac-Wilson | |
"Black Hole" | 2021 | Joe Shaw and Eseosa Ohen (SOB) |
"One Foot in Front of the Other" | Stephen Isaac-Wilson | |
"One Night" | ABCDCD | |
"Head on Fire" | 2022 | CC Wade |
"Miss Me Too" | 2024 | Colin Solal Cardo |
Title | Artist | Year | Album | Notes |
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"I Love You's" | Hailee Steinfeld | 2020 | Half Written Story | Co-writer |
"Angry man" | Kawala | 2021 | Paradise Heights | Co-writer |
"Happy Hunting Ground" | Maisie Peters | 2021 | Trying: Season 2 | Co-writer, performer |
"Minute" | Kim Petras | 2023 | Feed the Beast | Co-writer |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening Act |
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2 January 2024 | Brisbane | Australia | Fortitude Music Hall | |
3 January 2024 | Sydney | The Metro Theatre | ||
6 February 2024 | Los Angeles | United States | The Roxy Theatre | |
9 February 2024 | New York City | (Le) Poisson Rouge | ||
10 March 2024 | Stockholm | Sweden | Debaser Strand | Amanda Cy |
11 March 2024 | Oslo | Norway | Parkteatret Scene | |
12 March 2024 | Copenhagen | Denmark | VEGA | |
15 March 2024 | Hamburg | Germany | Mojo Club | CXLOE |
16 March 2024 | Berlin | Heimathafen Neukölln | ||
18 March 2024 | Cologne | Gloria | ||
19 March 2024 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Tolhuistuin | |
21 March 2024 | Brussels | Belgium | Botanique - Orangerie | |
22 March 2024 | Paris | France | La Machine du Moulin Rouge | |
24 March 2024 | Bournemouth | United Kingdom | O2 Academy Bournemouth | |
26 March 2024 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Olympia Theatre | |
28 March 2024 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Albert Hall | |
30 March 2024 | Glasgow | Barrowland Ballroom | ||
31 March 2024 | Birmingham | Birmingham O2 Institute | ||
2 April 2024 | Camden, London | Roundhouse |
Organisation | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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BBC | 2021 | Sound of 2021 | Herself | Fifth | [48] |
Brit Awards | Rising Star | Herself | Won | [49] [26] | |
MTV UK | Push One to Watch | Herself | Nominated | [50] | |
LOS40 Music Awards | Best International New Act | Herself | Won | [51] [52] | |
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best New | Herself | Nominated | [53] | |
Best Push | Herself | Nominated | [53] | ||
BBC Radio 1 | Hottest Record of the Year | "Black Hole" | Fifth | [54] [55] | |
Popjustice £20 Music Prize | Best British Pop Single | Nominated | [56] | ||
Brit Awards | 2022 | Best New Artist | Herself | Nominated | [57] |
Best Pop/R&B Act | Nominated | [57] | |||
NME Awards | NME Radar Award | Won | [58] | ||
Best Collaboration | "Head on Fire" (with Sigrid) | Won | [59] | ||
Ticketmaster New Music Award | New Music Award | Herself | Won | [60] |
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