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Holly Mae Muller (born 26 August 1997) is an English singer-songwriter. She released an album titled ''Chapter 1'' with
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in 2019 and released an EP, ''No One Else, Not Even You,'' in 2020.


Career

In 2007 as a child, Muller appeared in the music video for "
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" by
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. Before pursuing music Muller worked in an
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shop on
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, as well as in a bar in
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. She has expressed her gratitude at having worked rather than attending university, since it "pushed erto work hard". Muller attended Fine Arts College, in Belsize Park. Muller began writing songs at the age of 19, and released a song titled "Close". She approached a friend who plays guitar and uses
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to help her produce the song, which she released on
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. She said that she "gave him a bottle of wine for doing it", since she "had no money". The attention received from the song led to her quitting her job and working on music full-time. After uploading a video of her singing onto
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, Muller was discovered and signed by her manager. She stated that her lack of writing experience prior to the release of the song "worried her" when she began writing her debut
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. The EP, ''After Hours'', was released in February 2018, and was described as a "bold, confident first step" by ''
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''. ''After Hours'' was followed by the release of her second EP, ''Frankly'', in September 2018, which ''A1234'' described as a "stunning piece of work", and noted that Muller is "one to watch". On 5 April 2019, Muller released her debut studio album, titled ''Chapter 1''. She went on to become a supporting act for
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along with boy band
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, on the British leg of their LM5: The Tour. Following the tour, she released a single titled "Therapist", which she had performed on the tour prior to its release. Alongside the release of "Therapist", Muller also announced her first national tour, visiting five cities across the United Kingdom. In September 2020, Muller announced that her third EP would be released on 6 November 2020. The EP, titled ''No One Else, Not Even You'', will be supported by a headline tour across the United Kingdom and Europe. The video for one of its songs, "So Annoying", was directed by
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, who is not related to Mae. In 2021, Muller appeared as guest vocalist on "When You're Out", Billen Ted's follow-up to their number one hit "Wellerman. She joined the Swedish artist collective
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and the American rapper
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on the single " Better Days", a song which was a new entry at number 57 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart of October 30 and which climbed 22 places into the top 40 a week later. "Better Days" also charted on the
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, debuting at number 52 on the chart of 4 November 2021 after accumulating a sales total of 8,007. On 27 October 2022, Muller released her single 'I Just Came To Dance', with music video to follow on 28 October.


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