Gracie Scott Folds (born July 23, 1999) is an Australian American singer-songwriter. Folds is the daughter of musician Ben Folds. She released her first two EPs, ''demos'' and ''Pink Elephant'' in 2016.

Early life and career

Folds was born in

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, South Australia to musician Ben Folds and Frally Hynes on July 23, 1999, almost three hours after her twin brother, Louis. She was the namesake for her father's song "Gracie", off of the album ''

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'' (2005). In her late teens, Gracie made some music with her father. She performed an a cappella version of his song "Effington" with Ben and her brother for the album ''University A Cappella!'' (2009). She also provided harmony vocals for his 2015 song "

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". In adulthood, she moved to

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, and began making music in 2016, touring with her father and

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. In August, she released her debut EP, ''Pink Elephant'', which featured her father performing hand claps. In September, she released ''demos'', featuring demos of two more songs. In 2018, she was featured on Unstabile's song "Balloons", off the album ''Steep''. In July 2020, she performed "Sprained Ankle" by Julien Baker with the National Symphony Orchestra at the

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for "DECLASSIFIED: Ben Folds Presents", filling in for Baker, introduced by comedian

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Discography

* ''Pink Elephant'' (2016)

Guest appearances

* " Effington - University A Cappella Version" (2009) by Ben Folds - Vocals * "

" (2015) by Ben Folds and

- Harmonies * "Balloons" (2018) by Unstabile - Vocals

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Folds, Gracie 1999 births Living people 21st-century American pianists 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century American singers Australian multi-instrumentalists American multi-instrumentalists American people of Australian descent Australian people of American descent Australian pop musicians American pop pianists Australian lyricists American lyricists Australian pianists Musicians from Adelaide American women singer-songwriters Australian women singer-songwriters Australian women pop singers American women pop singers

Early life and career

Discography

Guest appearances

See also

References

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