Sophie Frances Cooke (born 27 June 1993), known
mononymously as Frances, is a British singer and songwriter from
Newbury, Berkshire, England.
Early life
Born in
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
, she grew up in Newbury and attended
St Gabriel's School
St Gabriel's School is an independent day school located at Sandleford Priory in Sandleford, two miles (3 km) south of Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire.
Pupils and Staff
Boys attend the nursery and junior school, up to age 11 ...
in nearby
Sandleford
Sandleford is a hamlet and former parish in the English county of Berkshire. Since at least 1924, the settlement has been within the civil parish of Greenham, and is located approximately south of the town of Newbury.
Landscape
Sandleford ...
.
She later studied music at the
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) is a performing arts higher education institution in Liverpool, founded by Paul McCartney and Mark Featherstone-Witty and opened in 1996. LIPA offers 11 full-time BA (Hons) degrees in a range ...
.
Career
In August 2014, she was the featured artist for the track "Fire May Save You" for the French music label
Kitsuné.
The single was released as part of an
EP, which contained remixes of the same track.
In July 2015, she released the EP ''Grow'' for
Communion Records.
In October 2015, she released the EP ''Let It Out''.
In November 2015, she was shortlisted for the
2016 BRIT Awards
Brit Awards 2016 was held on 24 February 2016 and was the 36th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London and were presented by Ant & Dec. Award nominations w ...
: Critics' Choice Award. In December 2015, she was nominated for the
BBC Sound of 2016.
In 2016, she portrayed Katter the Butterfly singing "
In My Life
"In My Life" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It appeared on their 1965 album '' Rubber Soul''. Its lyrics were written primarily by John Lennon, credited to Lennon–McCartney. George Martin contributed the piano solo bridge.
...
" in ''
Beat Bugs'' episode 10b.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Songwriting and production discography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Official website
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1993 births
Living people
English women singer-songwriters
musicians from Oxford
People from Newbury, Berkshire
21st-century English women singers
21st-century English singers