Maisie Hannah Peters (born 28 May 2000) is an English singer-songwriter. After independently releasing two singles, she was signed to

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, with whom she released two EPs and the second series

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to the British comedy series '' Trying''. In 2021, she left Atlantic and signed with Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man Records label. Shortly afterwards, she released her debut

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, '' You Signed Up for This''. Peters is set to release her second album, ''The Good Witch'', in June 2023.

Early life

Maisie Hannah Peters was born on 28 May 2000 in a small town in

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to a teacher and

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worker. She has a twin sister, Ellen. Peters began singing around age eight, performing in choirs. She wrote her first song at age nine and began writing songs regularly at the age of 12, after borrowing her friend's guitar for a school project. At age 15, she began

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on the streets of

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and uploading original songs to YouTube.

Career

At age 15 in 2016, Peters performed her first recorded show, performing several original songs on '' The Ayala Show''. In August of 2017, Peters independently released her debut single, "Place We Were Made". Four months later, she released her second single, "Birthday". The songs gained attention in indie-pop circles and "Place We Were Made" was named

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's song of the week early 2018. Following this attention, Peters signed with

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. Under Atlantic, she released various singles, notably "Worst Of You", as well as two EPs; ''Dressed Too Nice for a Jacket'' and ''It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral''. In 2020, Peters contributed the song "Smile" to the soundtrack album '' Birds of Prey: The Album'', for the film ''

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''. She was also announced as the

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for Niall Horan's Nice to Meet Ya Tour on tour dates in Europe. However, these concerts were cancelled due to the

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. Peters released work for another soundtrack in 2021, this time for the

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original series '' Trying''. She wrote and performed all songs, with a feature by fellow British recording artist

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on the song "Funeral". Around this time, Peters created an online book club via

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. On 15 June 2021, Peters left Atlantic Records and signed with

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's Gingerbread Man Records. Under this label, she released her debut album '' You Signed Up for This'' on 27 August 2021. The album debuted at number 2 on the

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and was the top selling album in UK independent record stores for that week. With the first two singles of the record, "John Hughes Movie" and " Psycho", Peters achieved her first entries on the

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. Peters embarked on her first headlining tour in 2022, touring the United States. Later that year, she joined Sheeran's +–=÷x Tour as an opening act. While touring, she released singles " Cate's Brother", "Blonde", "Good Enough" and "Not Another Rockstar". Peters later, announced she would tour the United Kingdom in April of 2023. On 27 January 2023, Peters released "Body Better", the lead single from her second album, calling it one of her "most honest songs ever". Following this, on 15 February 2023, Peters announced the release of her second album, ''The Good Witch'', alongside its track list, to be released on 23 June 2023, describing it as her own "twisted version of a breakup album". To promote the album, fifteen weeks before the album was released, Peters began releasing weekly

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designed around a track on the album in company of a description of what the song was about to.

Artistry and influences

Peters possesses a

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voice. She is a self described "massive fan of

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". She has also expressed admiration for English-Irish girl group

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and English artist

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. She has also cited

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and

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as influences in her more

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songs.

Discography

* '' You Signed Up for This'' (2021) * ''The Good Witch'' (2023)

Filmography

Tours

Headlining act

* ''You Signed Up For This'' U.S. tour (2022) * Maisie Peters Takes Australia and New Zealand (2023) * Road to Hammersmith Tour (2023) * The Good Witch Comes to North America (2023) * Maisie Peters: Road to Wembley tour (2023)

Opening act

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's Tour (UK dates) (2017) * Tom Walker's Tour (Uk & European dates) (2018) *

's +–=÷x Tour (All dates) (2022–2023)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Maisie 2000 births 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers Atlantic Records artists English women singer-songwriters English singer-songwriters Gingerbread Man Records artists Living people Musicians from Brighton and Hove Musicians from Sussex Music YouTubers People educated at Steyning Grammar School People from Steyning