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", a cover version of the 1963

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song, produced by

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and featuring

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. The song, a single from her debut album with Regime Music Societe and

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, was a number-one hit in Australia.

Early life

Grace is from

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and attended

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and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Sunnybank. She grew up listening to musical artists such as

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, and

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. Grace comes from a family of musicians. Her grandparents toured with the

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. Her brother

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is also a singer/songwriter, best known for featuring on

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's song " Firestone" and for his solo hit " Start Again". When "Start Again" hit number one on the

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in June 2015, Conrad and Grace became the first Australian born siblings in the history of the charts to hit number one as separate acts.

Career

2015–2018: ''Memo'' and ''FMA''

She performed for ''Dropout Live UK'', singing a cover of " Do It like a Dude" by

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. Grace signed with Regime Music Societe and

in 2015 and began recording in

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with

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and Quincy Jones. Grace released "

" in March 2015 as a tribute to and cover of the original singer,

, who had recently died at the time. Grace recorded the song with rapper

, with

returning to co-produce the track. It was her first single with RCA Records. The song became a top 10 viral track on Spotify in April 2015, and debuted at number 14 on the

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in May 2015, later peaking at number 1. She released her debut EP '' Memo'' in May 2016. In July 2015, she was picked as

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's Artist of the Month and was featured on

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's ''

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'' show hosted by

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and

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and broadcast nationally where she performed live her single "You Don't Own Me". The song was used to promote the Australian TV series '' Love Child'', and was used in Christmas advertisements for

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in the UK. In 2016, the song was used in the trailer for the film ''

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''. She also was shown performing the song on a season 3 episode of '' NCIS: New Orleans''. "You Don't Own Me" was included on Grace's debut studio album, '' FMA'', which stands for ''Forgive My Attitude'', was released on 1 July 2016. Grace also co-wrote a track for the album with

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, which features additional writing and production contributions from

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, and Quincy Jones. In September, she released the official single version of "Boyfriend Jeans" which had been included as a demo version on her debut EP, ''Memo''. Grace was the featured artist on ''

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'' on 16 June 2016.

2019–present: ''The Defining Moments of SayGrace''

In October 2019, Grace rebranded herself to SayGrace and released the single "Boys Ain't Shit". On 22 November 2019, she released the single "Doin' Too Much" and confirmed to ''Billboard'' the name of her new EP, ''The Defining Moments of SayGrace: Girlhood, Fuckboys & Situationships'', which was released on 7 February 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other appearances

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saygrace Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Brisbane RCA Records artists Australian singer-songwriters 1997 births 21st-century Australian singers People educated at All Hallows' School