Rachel K Collier

Rachel K Collier
Rachel K Collier Press Image 2014
Background information
Birth name Rachel K Collier
Born 1989-1990
Swansea, Wales
Genres House, electro house, drum and bass, deep house, pop, jazz
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, producer
Years active 2012–present
Labels Strictly Rhythm, Hospital Records, Anjunabeats
Associated acts Ray Foxx, Mat Zo, Wookie (musician)

Rachel K Collier is a Welsh singer-songwriter from Swansea.[1] She studied Creative Music Technology (BMus) for four years at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama before moving to London in 2010 to further pursue her music career.[2] She is known for her songs "Hard Road to Travel" and "Boom Boom (Heartbeat)".

Music career

2012: Hard Road to Travel

In May 2012 Rachel released her first solo single "Hard Road to Travel", a song originally recorded by Jimmy Cliff in 1967. The song peaked at 79 on the UK Singles Chart[3] after being featured in a QualitySolicitors advert.[4] This was followed up in July 2012 with the release of the collaboration with Wookie (musician) on the single "2 Us".

2013–present: Boom Boom (Heartbeat) & breakthrough

In August 2013 Rachel featured on Ray Foxx's single "Boom Boom (Heartbeat)". The song peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 2 on the UK Dance Chart and number 13 on the Scottish Singles Chart. "Boom Boom (Heartbeat)" was also nominated for "Best Collaboration" at the Urban Music Awards 2013.[5]

November 2013 saw another collaboration, this time with Mat Zo on the track "Only For You (feat. Rachel K Collier)", the second track on the album "Damage Control"[6] with Rachel credited as co-writer and featured vocalist.[7]

Rachel's debut single "Predictions", Sarah Jane Crawford's 'Smash' of the week on BBC Radio 1Xtra in November 2013,[8] was released on 13 January 2014 on Strictly Rhythm.[9]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
2012 "Hard Road to Travel" 79 Non-album single
2014 "Predictions" — Non-album single

As featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK Singles
[10]		 UK Dance Singles
[11]		 SCO Singles Chart
[12]
2012 "Why Does Anyone Ever Do Anything?"
(Lung featuring Rachel K Collier)		 – – — Non-album singles
"2 Us"
(Wookie featuring Rachel K Collier)		 – – —
2013 "Boom Boom (Heartbeat)"
(Ray Foxx featuring Rachel K Collier)		 12 2 13
"Only For You (feat. Rachel K Collier)"
(Mat Zo featuring Rachel K Collier)		 – – — "Damage Control"
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "New Artist Alert: Rachel K Collier". Sugarscape. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Rachel K". xonserviceprod. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Official Charts Company – Rachel K Collier". The Official Charts Company. 26 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Rising Singer-Songwriter Rachel K Collier Unveils Video For Stripped Down 'Hard Road To Travel'". STEREOBOARD.COM. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tag Archive for "UMA 2013 nominations"". Urban Music Awards. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Damage Control (Bonus Track Version) by Mat Zo". Itunes.apple.com. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Damage Control – Mat Zo | Credits". AllMusic. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Sarah-Jane Crawford LIVE ON BBC Radio 1xtra 21st Nov by Rachel K Collier". SoundCloud. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  9. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/predictions-ep/id797295301
  10. ↑ Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
  11. ↑ Peak positions for the dance singles in the UK:
  12. ↑ Peak positions for the featured singles in Scotland: