Grace (Australian singer)

For other singer known as "Grace", see Grace (disambiguation).
Grace
Birth name Grace Sewell
Born 1998
Origin Brisbane, Australia
Genres Hip hop soul
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Labels
Associated acts
Website official-grace.com

Grace Sewell (known simply as Grace and born in 1998) is an Australian singer and songwriter. She is best known for "You Don't Own Me", a cover version of the 1963 Lesley Gore song "You Don't Own Me", produced by Quincy Jones and featuring G-Eazy.[3] The song, a single from her debut album with Regime Music Societe[1] and RCA Records, was a Spotify "top 10 most viral track"[4] and a number-one hit in Australia.[5]

Early life

Grace is from Brisbane, Australia and attended All Hallows' School and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Sunnybank. She grew up listening to musical artists such as Smokey Robinson, Janis Joplin, Shirley Bassey, and Amy Winehouse.[3] Grace comes from a family of musicians. Her grandparents toured with the Bee Gees and the Gibb Brothers.[3] Her brother Conrad Sewell is also a singer, best known for featuring on Kygo's song "Firestone" and for his solo hit "Start Again". When "Start Again" hit number one on the ARIA Charts in June 2015, Conrad and Grace became the first Australian born siblings in the history of the charts to hit number one as separate acts.

Career

She performed for Dropout Live UK, singing a cover of "Do It like a Dude" by Jessie J.[6] Grace signed with Regime Music Societe[1] and RCA Records in 2015 and began recording in Atlanta with Puff Daddy and Quincy Jones.[5]

Grace released the single "You Don't Own Me" in early 2015, her first single with RCA Records. The song is best known in the UK as it was used in House of Fraser's Christmas advert. The song is a cover of the 1963 Lesley Gore classic, originally produced by Quincy Jones.[7] Grace recorded the song with G-Eazy, with Quincy Jones returning to co-produce the track.[8] The song became a top 10 viral track on Spotify in April 2015,[9] and debuted at number 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart in May 2015, later peaking at number 1.[10] It is part of her debut album scheduled for release in spring 2016.[7] She co-wrote a track for the album with Fraser T Smith which features additional writing and production contributions from Parker Ighile, Diane Warren, and Quincy Jones.[11] In September, Grace released the official single version of "Boyfriend Jeans" which had been included in the 'demo' version on her debut EP.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Notes
Memo
  • Released: 26 May 2015
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Digital download, CD

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[12]		 BEL
Tip
(Fl)
[13]		 NZ
[14]		 UK
[15]
"You Don't Own Me"
(featuring G-Eazy)		 2015 1 42 5 4 Memo
"Dirty Harry"[19] — — — —
"Boyfriend Jeans"[20] — — — — TBA
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Title Year Director
"You Don't Own Me"
(featuring G-Eazy)		 2015 Saul Salmonman
"Memo (Boyfriend Jeans)" Ellis Bahl
"Dirty Harry"

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aussie Singer Grace Talks Remaking Lesley Gore's 'You Don't Own Me' With Quincy Jones & G-Eazy". Billboard. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  2. ↑ Moran, Jonathon (19 September 2013). "Unknown brother-and-sister Aussie musos Conrad and Grace Sewell on a patch to fame and fortune". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Harr, Dan (18 March 2015). "Grace Teams Up With G-Eazy and Quincy Jones to Recreate Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me"". Music News Nashville. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks". Daily Mail. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Aussie singer Conrad Sewell is touring with Ed Sheeran after scoring US deal". News Australia. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Corbett, Sean (19 March 2013). "Dropout Live (VIDEO): Grace Sewell 'Do It Like A Dude'". Dropout UK. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. 1 2 "RCA Singer Grace Recreates You Don't Own Me With G-Eazy & Quincy Jones". The Source. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Florina, Rick (17 March 2015). "Song of the Week: Grace 'You Don't Own Me' featuring G-Eazy". Artist Direct. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks". Idaho Statesman. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Grace feat. G-Eazy - You Don't Own Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Grace Sewell collaborates with Fraser T. Smith for debut RCA project". Hamada Mania Music Blog. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Grace". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  13. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Grace". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  14. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Grace". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  15. ↑ UK, OCC. "Discography Grace". OCC.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Grace" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "Bomb Sounds: Grace X Dirty Harry". The BK Bombshell. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Boyfriend Jeans - single". iTunes Australia. 26 September 2015.

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