Rachel Clare Furner (born 1 July 1992), known by her stage name Tich, is an English singer and songwriter signed to
Universal Music Publishing
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Universal Music Publishing is the wor ...
. She originally performed as an artist under Tich and as Rachel Furner, signed to
Mercury Records
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.
Background
Furner was born in Reading and grew up in Northampton. She began to learn to play the piano at the age of six. By age 11 she started to write her own songs about her struggles at school, these experiences inspired her to write a song called Sticks and Stones which she recorded and uploaded to
Myspace. In 2006 she became a member of
Youth Music Theatre UK
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joining the Missing Melanie company at London's
Greenwood Theatre. At age 15, she got her first record deal with
Mercury Records
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. She attended
Northampton High School before moving to London at the age of 16.
Career
Furner left Mercury Records after two and a half years without releasing any material. Performing under her new artist name Tich, she released an EP titled ''Candelight'', which was released on 20 December 2012 via Gravity. Tich later signed a record deal with
AATW. She supported
Olly Murs
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across his arena tour in early 2013 and released her debut single "
Dumb" on 12 May 2013 reaching number 23 on the
UK Singles Chart
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. Her second single "Obsession" was released on 19 August 2013 and peaked at number 56 in the UK. Her second EP ''Candlelight II'' was released on 8 December 2013. Tich's 3rd single "Breathe In Breathe Out" co-written by
Nick Jonas
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(Jonas Brothers) was released on 6 April 2014.
Furner decided to take a break from being an artist to focus on songwriting, she signed to
Universal Music Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is a North American music publishing company and is part of the Universal Music Group. It was formerly known as MCA Music Publishing until it merged with PolyGram.
Universal Music Publishing is the wor ...
out of
Los Angeles
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in June 2014.
Furner's songwriting credits include
Little Mix
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,
Jason Derulo
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Craig David
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,
The Vamps,
Maggie Lindemann
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Sabrina Carpenter
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,
Ward Thomas,
Ella Henderson
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,
Matt Terry
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,
Frances
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,
Sweet California
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They were di ...
, Earl, Catherine McGrath and
Una Healy
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.
Furner was presented with a plaque for sales in excess of 1,500,000 for her song "
Secret Love Song
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" performed by Little Mix ft Jason Derulo. "
All We Needed
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" co-written by Furner and performed by Craig David was the official
Children In Need single for 2016.
Songwriting credits
2022
*
Grace Davies - "Already Gone"
*
The Streets
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The project has released six studio albums: '' Original Pirate Material'' (2002), ''A Grand Don't Come for Free'' (2004), '' The Hardest Way to ...
- "Brexit at Tiffany's"
*
Calum Scott
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– "The Way You Loved Me"
*
Lisa Wright Lisa or LISA may refer to:
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People with the mononym
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* Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...
– "Ready Now"
*
Jazz Morley
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– "Nobody Knows"
*
Taeyeon
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– "
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Conf3ssions – "Hallelujah"
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– "Don't Mess With Love"
2021
*
Megan McKenna
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– "Won't Go Back Again"
*
Natalie Imbruglia
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– "Just Like Old Times"
*
Birdy – "Lighthouse"
2020
*
Steps
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* Walking
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** Marching
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– "Under My Skin"
*
Ronan Keating
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– "Love Will Remain"
*
Josef Salvat
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– "Call On Me"
*
The Shires – "About Last Night"
*
HRVY – "Me Because Of You"
*
Julian Jordan
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Career 2012� ...
– "Love You Better"
2019
*
Little Mix
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– "
One I've Been Missing
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"
*
Professor Green
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Growing up on ...
– "Alice"
*
Kato – "Always Been You"
*
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* Something people can refer to someone as used in the same way as Dude
* Le Mans (Mans), a city in France
** 24 Hours of Le Mans, a motor race
* Måns, a Swedish given name
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* Arrondissement du Mans, an a ...
– "Walk with Me"
*
Ward Thomas – "One More Goodbye"
*
Ward Thomas – "Ain't That Easy"
*
Ward Thomas – "It's Not Just Me"
*
Claire Richards
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Richards was a contestant on the second series of '' Popstar to Operastar'' before being voted off in the semi finals. She pos ...
– "Brave"
*
Claire Richards
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Richards was a contestant on the second series of '' Popstar to Operastar'' before being voted off in the semi finals. She pos ...
– "Ruins"
2018
*
Little Mix
Little Mix are a British girl group, composed of group members Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, and Perrie Edwards. Jesy Nelson was originally part of the group before she left in 2020. After becoming the first group to win the British ...
– "American Boy"
*
Little Mix
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– "Woman's World"
*
Alice Chater
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After releasing covers online throughout the mid-2010s, she eventually signed to Virgin EMI. Since then, she has released several singles, including "Lola" ...
– "Heartbreak Hotel"
*
Craig David
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– "Focus"
*
Kara Marni
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– "All Or Nothing"
*
Cailin Russo
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Russo was born to rock musician Scott Russo, lead vocalist of the band Unwritten Law, and Jodi Russo (née Kirtland) ...
– Joyride
*
Craig David
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– "Love Me Like It's Yesterday"
2017
*
The Vamps ft
Maggie Lindemann
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– "
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"
*
Matt Terry
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– "Trouble"
*
Catherine McGrath
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Born in Rostrevor, Northern Ireland, McGrath learned guitar from her grandmother, who taught her to play and sing "The Lion Sleeps T ...
– "Talk of This Town"
*
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ft
Frances
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– "Room 101"
*
Mike Perry ft
The Vamps &
Sabrina Carpenter
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– "
Hands
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*
Una Healy
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– "Staring at the Moon"
*
Una Healy
Una Theresa Imogene Healy (born 10 October 1981) is an Irish singer. She rose to fame in 2008 as a member of five-piece girl group The Saturdays, who are signed to Fascination and Polydor Records. In 2006, she represented Ireland in the Eurovis ...
– "Grow Up, Not Old"
*
Frances
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– "Under Our Feet"
*
Earl
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– "Travelling Heart"
2016
*
Craig David
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– "
All We Needed
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"
*
Sebastian Wibe
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– "Fall Like A Hero"
*
Little Mix
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ft
Jason Derulo
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Secret Love Song
"Secret Love Song" is a song released by British girl group Little Mix, featuring guest vocals from singer-songwriter Jason Derulo. It was released as the third single from the group's third studio album, ''Get Weird,'' by Syco Records and Colu ...
"
*
Little Mix
Little Mix are a British girl group, composed of group members Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, and Perrie Edwards. Jesy Nelson was originally part of the group before she left in 2020. After becoming the first group to win the British ...
– "
Secret Love Song, Pt. II"
2015
*
Edurne
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– "Va A Ser Mejor"
*
Sweet California
Sweet California is a Spanish girl group formed on 24 January 2013. The group currently consists of Sonia Gómez, Alba Reig and Tamara Nsue; former member Rocío Cabrera departed the group in February 2016, being replaced by Nsue.
They were di ...
– "Just One"
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tich
1993 births
Living people
People from Northampton
English songwriters
Tich
21st-century English women singers
21st-century English singers