Raye (singer)

RAYE
Birth name Rachel Keen
Born (1997-10-24) 24 October 1997
Origin London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2014–present
Labels Polydor
Associated acts
Website raye-music.com

Rachel Keen (born 24 October 1997), known professionally as Raye, is an English singer and songwriter from London. She is best known for featuring on Jonas Blue's 2016 single "By Your Side" and, more recently, Jax Jones' 2016 single "You Don't Know Me", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. She was short-listed for the BBC Music Sound of... award for 2017 and was named in third place.

Early life

Keen was born on 24 October 1997 in Tooting, London,[1] to a Ghanaian-Swiss mother and an English father. She moved to Croydon, where she studied at Woodcote High School before being accepted to attend the BRIT School for two years before dropping out after she felt "confined...despite learning an extensive amount."[2]

Career

2014–15: Early beginnings

On 11 December 2014, Raye released her debut extended play Welcome to the Winter.[3] On 7 February 2015, she released her debut single "Flowers".[4] On 28 April 2015, she released the single "Alien".[5]

2016–present: Breakthrough

On 11 August 2016, Raye released her second extended play Second.[6] "I, U, Us" was released as the lead single from the EP on 14 October 2016.[7] She featured on Jonas Blue's single "By Your Side". It was released on 28 October 2016 and peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. She also featured on Jax Jones's single "You Don't Know Me", released on 9 December 2016. It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.

On 9 February 2017, Raye performed her first headline concert at XOYO in Shoreditch, London.[8]

Raye was featured alongside Starrah on the track "Dreamer" from Charli XCX's Number 1 Angel mixtape, which was released on 10 March 2017.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Welcome to the Winter[3]
  • Released: 11 December 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Second[6]
  • Released: 11 August 2016
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: Digital download
Side Tape[9]
  • Released: 4 May 2018
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[10]		 IRE
[11]		 SCO
"Flowers"[4] 2015 ——— Non-album singles
"Alien"[5]
(featuring Avelino)		 ———
"Distraction" 2016 ——— Second
"I, U, Us"[7] ———
"The Line" 2017 65—50 TBA
"Decline"
(with Mr Eazi)		 152838
[12]		 Side Tape
"Check"
(with Kojo Funds)		 2018 26—— Golden Boy
"Cigarette"[14]
(with Mabel and Stefflon Don)		 4174— Side Tape
"Friends"[15] 6667
[16]		— TBA
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[10]		 AUS
[17]		 AUT
[18]		 FRA
[19]		 GER
[20]		 IRE
[21]		 NLD
[22]		 SWE
[23]		 SWI
[24]
"By Your Side"
(Jonas Blue featuring Raye)		 2016 15335611045133594
[25]		50 Jonas Blue: Electronic Nature – The Mix 2017 and Blue
"You Don't Know Me"
(Jax Jones featuring Raye)		 31276
[26]		33
[27]		88
[28]		5
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[13]
 Non-album singles
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
(as part of Artists for Grenfell)		 2017 1533211125———28
"Tied Up"[29]
(Major Lazer featuring Mr Eazi & Raye)		 2018 ————————— TBA

Guest appearances

Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Ego"
(featuring Raye)		 2015 Chris Loco See No Evil EP
"War (Birth of A Nation)"
(featuring Raye)		 2016 Nas The Birth of A Nation: The Inspired By Album
"After the Afterparty"[30]
("VIP" remix, featuring Raye, Stefflon Don and Rita Ora)		 2017 Charli XCX Non-album single
"Dreamer"[31]
(featuring Raye and Starrah)		 Number 1 Angel
"Body Language"
(featuring Raye)		 Pete Tong, Jules Buckley, Heritage Orchestra Ibiza Classics
"1x1"
(featuring Maleek Berry and Raye)		 2018 Rudimental Toast to Our Differences

Songwriting credits

Title Year Artist(s) Album
"All Cried Out"
(featuring Alex Newell)		 2015 Blonde Non-album single
"The Wave"
(featuring Madcon)		 Matoma Hakuna Matoma
"Yours" 2016 SG Lewis Yours EP
"After the Afterparty"
(featuring Lil Yachty)		 Charli XCX TBA
"Not in Love"
(featuring Kent Jones)		 M.O TBA
"Don't Leave"
 2017 Snakehips and MØ TBA
"Up in Here"
 5 After Midnight Non-album single
"Just for One Night"
(featuring Astrid S)		 Blonde
"Come at Me"
 Dev I Only See You When I'm Dreamin'
"If I Get My Way"
 Little Mix Glory Days: The Platinum Edition
"Say A Prayer"
(featuring Chaka Khan and Popcaan)		 TIEKS Non-album single
"Home With You" 2018 Madison Beer As She Pleases (EP)
"Capital Letters" Hailee Steinfeld and Bloodpop Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"A Good Night"
(featuring Bloodpop)		 John Legend TBA

Tours

Headline

  • RAYE Live (2018)

Supporting

References

  1. ↑ "Raye – Simon Jones PR".
  2. ↑ "BBC Sound of 2017: Raye interview".
  3. 1 2 "Raye (3) – Welcome to the Winter".
  4. 1 2 "Raye (3) – Flowers".
  5. 1 2 "Raye (3) – Alien".
  6. 1 2 "SECOND – EP by RAYE on Apple Music".
  7. 1 2 "I, U, Us (The Remixes) – EP by RAYE on Apple Music".
  8. ↑ "XOYO website. Retrieved February 2017".
  9. ↑ "Side Tape". Spotify. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Raye | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Irish Chart - Raye". Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  12. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "BPI Awards - bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Raye", or "Artists for Grenfell" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Cigarette (Single, Explicit) by RAYE, Mabel, Stefflon Don". Napster. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Friends – Single by RAYE on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  17. ↑ Peak positions in Australia:
    • For "By Your Side": "Discography Rachel Keen". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
    • For "You Don't Know Me": "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Discographie Rachel Keen". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Discographie Rachel Keen". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  20. ↑ "Discographie Raye". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "Discography Raye". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Discografie Raye". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  23. ↑ "Discography Raye". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  24. ↑ "Discographie Raye". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  26. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 13, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  27. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  28. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  29. ↑ "Tied Up (feat. Mr Eazi, RAYE and Jake Gosling) - Single by Jake Gosling". iTunes (UK). Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  30. ↑ Renshaw, David (3 February 2017). "Listen To Charli XCX's "After The Afterparty" VIP Mix Featuring Rita Ora, Stefflon Don, And Raye". The Fader. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  31. ↑ Arcand, Rob (8 March 2017). "Charli XCX Reveals Number 1 Angel Tracklist, Tour Dates". Spin. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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