Gracey (singer)

Grace Barker[1] (born 1997/1998), known professionally as Gracey (stylised in all caps[4]), is an English singer who made her breakthrough in 2020 when she collaborated with 220 Kid on the single "Don't Need Love".[5] The song reached a peak of number 9 for two weeks on the UK Singles Chart.[6][7]

Gracey
Born
Grace Barker

1997/1998 (age 22–23)[1]
Brighton, East Sussex, England
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
AgentParadigm Talent Agency
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2014–present
LabelsPolydor
Websitegracey.world

Born in Brighton,[1] Gracey's family consists of her mother who worked in production at the BBC, her father in the advertising industry, and two older brothers.[2] Her family moved to Haywards Heath and she started songwriting as a child, writing a song titled "Pinky Finger" when she was seven years old.[1] She credits her dyslexia with helping her become more creative, and she went on to study musical theatre at the BRIT School in London from 2012–2016.[1][2] Through writing demos of pop songs and uploading them to SoundCloud, she was invited by Brian Higgins to join production team Xenomania at the age of sixteen.[1] Her first professionally-recorded song was "By Your Side" by Jonas Blue featuring Raye, which went on to be certified platinum in the UK.[1] Gracey's first single, "Different Things", was released in March 2019 and written as a demo for Little Mix.[1] She has also written songs for Sub Focus, Rita Ora, Olly Murs, and Kylie Minogue.[1][4] Following "Don't Need Love", she released "Empty Love", a collaboration with Australian singer Ruel.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic she was forced to postpone her first headline tour, which was due to take place in May 2020.[4]

In an interview with MTV, Gracey lists her biggest music influences as Sia, the 1975, Lorde, Joni Mitchell, and Robyn.[4] In 2019, she underwent surgery for vocal cord nodules.[1]

Discography
See also: Xenomania production discography

EPs
  • 2019: Imposter Syndrome[8]
  • 2020: The Art of Closure[9]

Singles

References
  1. Savage, Mark (6 June 2020). "Meet Gracey: The pop star who lost her voice as her career took off". BBC. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. Krol, Charlotte (20 September 2019). "On the Rise: GRACEY". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. Swash, Olivia (21 May 2019). "Rising alt-pop sensation GRACEY releases second single "If You Loved Me"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. "Get to Know: Gracey". MTV. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. Cantor, Brian (24 May 2020). "220 Kid & GRACEY's 'Don't Need Love' Officially Earns #1 At US Dance Radio". Headline Planet. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. "220 KID & GRACEY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. "don't need love | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. "Imposter Syndrome - EP by GRACEY on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  9. "The Art Of Closure by GRACEY on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  10. "Easy for You - Single by GRACEY on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  11. Smyth, David (3 July 2020). "Virtually Famous: Gracey". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. Wright, Andrew (23 October 2020). "GRACEY Is Finding Closure Whilst Carving Her Place Amongst Pop Music's Elite". Notion. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  13. Phillips, Aimee (4 January 2021). "Polydor 2021: GRACEY". Notion. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  14. "Rated by The Face: a weekly playlist". The Face. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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