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: