Frances (musician)

Frances
Background information
Birth nameSophie Frances Cooke
Born (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 (age 31)
Oxford, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Piano
  • violin
Years active2014–present
Labels
Websitefrancesmusic.com

Sophie Frances Cooke (born 27 June 1993), known mononymously as Frances, is a British singer and songwriter from Newbury, Berkshire, England.

Early life

Born in Oxford,[1][2] she grew up in Newbury and attended St Gabriel's School in nearby Sandleford.[3] She later studied music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.[3]

Career

In August 2014, she was the featured artist for the track "Fire May Save You" for the French music label Kitsuné.[4] The single was released as part of an EP, which contained remixes of the same track.[5] In July 2015, she released the EP Grow for Communion Records.[5] In October 2015, she released the EP Let It Out.[6]

In November 2015, she was shortlisted for the 2016 BRIT Awards: Critics' Choice Award.[7] In December 2015, she was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2016.[8]

In 2016, she portrayed Katter the Butterfly singing "In My Life" in Beat Bugs episode 10b.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[10] 		BEL (FL)
[11] 		BEL (WA)
[12] 		SCO
[13]
Things I've Never Said 43 33 90 58
Wonder
  • Released: 9 April 2021
  • Label: Cookie Records
  • Format: CD, 12" vinyl, digital download
 — — — —

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[10] 		AUS
[14] 		BEL (FL)
[11] 		BEL (WA)
[12]
2014 "Fire May Save You" — — — — Non-album single
2015 "Grow" 188 — — — Things I've Never Said
"Let It Out" — — — —
"Borrowed Time" 168 — 70 —
2016 "Don't Worry About Me" 179 83 15 66
"Say It Again" — — — —
"Under Our Feet" — — — —
2017 "No Matter" — — 77 85
2020 "Eclipse" — — — — Wonder
"Other Side of the World" — — — —
2021 "Rare" — — — —
"Ocean in Gold" — — — —

Songwriting and production discography

Year Artist Song Written with Produced with Album
2015 SG Lewis "Warm"
List
 N/A Non-album single
Jennifer Zamudio "Layers"
List
  • Allen McKendree
 N/A 15 Jaar Spesiale Uitgawe
"Bitter Pill"
List
  • Allen McKendree
    Stephen Langstaff
 N/A
2016 Karen Harding "Open My Eyes"
List
  • Josh Wilkinson
    James Reynolds
 N/A Non-album single
Lauren Aquilina "Something So Beautiful" No additional writers No additional producers Mum's List OST
2017 Leo Stannard "Gravity" feat. Frances
List
 N/A Maratea
Grey "Room 101" feat. Frances
List
 N/A Chameleon EP
2018 SG Lewis "Coming Up"
List
 N/A Dusk EP
"Sunsets, Pt. II"
List
 N/A
JC Stewart "Medicine"
List
List
  • Geoff Swan
 Non-album single
Dan Caplen "Trouble" feat. Ms Banks
List
 N/A
King Henry "Bad for Me" feat. Elle Watson
List
 N/A
Joseph Marcus "Better Love"
List
  • Joseph Marcus
 N/A Root EP
Jess Glynne "All I Am"
List
 N/A Always In Between
Sody "Maybe It Was Me" N/A No additional producers Non-album single
Liv Dawson "I Like You"
List
 No additional producers Bedroom EP
Sody "Let You Know" N/A No additional producers Non-album single
2019 SG Lewis "Blue"
List
 N/A Dark EP
Nico Santos "Welcome Home"
List
 N/A Streets of Gold: Unforgettable Edition
The Magician "Ready to Love"
List
 N/A Non-album single
Sody "The Bully"
List
  • Sophie Dyson
 No additional producers
Don Diablo "Brave" with Jessie J
List
 N/A
SG Lewis "Flames" feat. Ruel
List
 N/A Dawn EP
Rozes "Call Me"
List
 N/A Crazy EP
Aaron Smith "Better Than You Loved Me"
List
  • Aaron Smith
    Joseph Rubel
 N/A Loveless EP
Maisie Peters "This Is on You"
List
List
  • Sam Tsang
 It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral
Brandon Colbein "Mad" N/A No additional producers Non-album single
Sody "What We Had"
List
  • Sophie Dyson
 No additional producers I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry EP
2020 Meghan Trainor "Ashes"
List
 N/A Treat Myself
"Have You Now"
List
 N/A
Sarah Close "Stay"
List
 No additional producers And Now, We're Shining EP
Maisie Peters "Daydreams" N/A
List
 Non-album single
Dua Lipa "Hallucinate"
List
 N/A Future Nostalgia
Maisie Peters "The List"
List
List
  • Rob Milton
 Non-album single
Claudia Valentina "Seven"
List
 N/A Claudia Valentina EP
Holly Humberstone "Drop Dead"
List
 N/A Falling Asleep at the Wheel EP
Katy Perry "Only Love"
List
 N/A Smile
2021 SG Lewis "Heartbreak on the Dancefloor" feat. Frances
List
 N/A Times
"Fall"
List
 N/A
Grace Davies "I Met a Boy Online"
List
 No additional producers I Wonder If You Wonder EP
Audien "Learn to Love Again"
List
 N/A Non-album single
Maisie Peters "Happy Hunting Ground" feat. Griff
List
List
  • Joe Rubel
 Trying: Season 2 OST
Twice "First Time"
List
 N/A Taste of Love EP
Rudimental "Straight from the Heart" feat. Nørskov
List
 N/A Ground Control
Maisie Peters "You Signed Up for This"
List
 N/A You Signed Up for This
"Brooklyn"
List
 No additional producers
"Tough Act"
List
 N/A
Hybrid Minds "Blame You" feat. Dylan
List
 N/A Non-album single
Elton John "Orbit" with SG Lewis
List
 N/A The Lockdown Sessions
Grace Davies "Somebody"
List
List
 I Wonder If You Wonder EP

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Result
2016 BRIT Awards Critic's Choice Nominated
BBC Sound of...2016 Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Frances – Songs, Playlists, Videos and Tours". BBC Music. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Sophie Cooke – England & Wales Births 1837–2006". Genes Reunited. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Newbury singer songwriter in running for BBC music award". Newbury Today. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Check Kitsuné's New Addition—Frances and her Debut "Fire May Save You"". Noisey. 27 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Frances: From Country Life to Bright Lights". Noisey. 13 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Listen: Frances Shares New Single 'Let It Out'". Clash. 2 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Izzy Bizu, Jack Garratt and Frances: meet the Brits critics' choice shortlist". The Guardian. 24 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Who will be the Sound of 2016?". The Telegraph. 7 January 2016.
  9. ^ "The Beatles-tastic 'Beat Bugs' Might be the Coolest Kids TV Show Ever". NME. 28 July 2016.
  10. ^ a b Peaks in the UK:
  11. ^ a b "Frances - Things I've Never Said". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Frances - Things I've Never Said". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  14. ^ Ryan, Gavin (7 August 2016). "Australian Singles: Major Lazer 'Cold Water' Stays at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

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