Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd (born June 10, 2004), better known by her

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Gayle (stylized in all capitals), is an American singer. After signing with

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/ Arthouse Records, she released her hit single "

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" in 2021, which has charted worldwide, including reaching number one in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and on the ''Billboard'' Global 200 and earned her a

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nomination for Song of the Year.

Early life

Rutherfurd is from

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. She started singing when she was seven and eventually moved to

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to pursue a musical career. She is

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Career

In 2020, she signed her first record with Arthouse Records. After releasing several self-produced singles, Gayle was discovered by former ''

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'' judge and

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music publisher

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and was signed to

/ Arthouse Records. In 2021, Gayle released "

", her major-label debut single with

/ Arthouse Records. It became viral on

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and

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. "ABCDEFU" peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "ABCDEFU" topped the charts in Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and the top ten in Australia, Austria, New Zealand, and Switzerland. Gayle subsequently released the song "Ur Just Horny" on January 19, 2022. On March 18, 2022, Gayle released a six-song

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(EP) titled ''A Study of the Human Experience Volume One'' via Atlantic Records and Arthouse Records. On March 19, 2022, Gayle was a fill-in host for the CHR version of

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's ''

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'', where her song "ABCDEFU" spent its first week at number one. On September 19, 2022, Gayle announced that she was canceling her ‘Avoiding College’ Tour. On October 7, 2022, Gayle released her second extended play, ''A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two.'' On December 9, 2022, Gayle released a third extended play, ''A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two and a Half.'' Rather than new bodies of music, the EP consists of eight new versions of songs from her previous two extended plays. Gayle will be an opening act on multiple shows of the US leg of

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's upcoming

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, and on the European leg of

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tour.

Tours

Supporting *

(2023) with

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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