Kyla La Grange (born 25 July 1986) is an English singer and songwriter from

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...

, England.

Career

Early life

She studied at

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in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire. Her mother is

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n, while her father is from

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(modern-day

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) though both live in England. She achieved a 2.1 in philosophy, studying at

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from 2004-07. In June 2012, Kyla headlined the

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New Band of the Day gig.

''Ashes'' (2011-2012)

Kyla had early success on the

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new music chart. 'Walk Through Walls' was number one for 5 weeks in March and April 2011, and 'Been Better' topped the chart for 4 weeks in July. These were subsequently the top two songs in the year-end chart. Her debut album '' Ashes'' was produced by Brett Shaw at 123 Studios in East London, with two tracks produced by Marky Bates and was released on 30 July 2012. All the songs on the album were written by La Grange, except "Love You Better" which is a cover of The Maccabees song from the album Wall of Arms. "Been Better", "Heavy Stone", "Vampire Smile" and "Walk Through Walls" were released as singles. In addition to these singles, "I Could Be" was released as an iTunes Free Single of the Week in August 2012.

''Cut Your Teeth'' (2014)

La Grange's second studio album, entitled ''

Cut Your Teeth ''Cut Your Teeth'' is the second studio album of singer-songwriter Kyla La Grange after her debut ''Ashes''. It was released on June 2, 2014 and was preceded by an eponymous single "Cut Your Teeth" and a second single "The Knife". The album expl ...

'' was released on 2 June 2014 and was preceded by an eponymous single and a second single "The Knife". The album explores minimalistic

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music produced by electronic producer

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''While Your Heart's Still Beating'' (2015-present)

In 2015, she released two new singles called "So Sweet" and "Skin". She released a song called "Hummingbird" in late April 2016, and another, "Justify", in December 2016. She provided backing vocals on :Jinnwoo's debut album ''Strangers Bring Me No Light'', released in September 2016.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:La Grange, Kyla 1986 births Living people Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge English people of South African descent English people of Zimbabwean descent English people of Swazi descent People from Watford Musicians from Hertfordshire 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers