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Rose Gray (born 31 December 1996) is an English singer-songwriter. She began releasing music in 2019, releasing numerous singles and a mixtape, Dancing, Drinking, Talking, Thinking (2021), before being signed to PIAS Recordings. With PIAS, Gray has released two extended plays, Syncronicity (2022) and Higher Than the Sun (2023), and her debut album, Louder, Please (2025).

Life and career

Gray was born on 31 December 1996 in a paddling pool in her parents' flat in Muswell Hill, in the London Borough of Haringey. She grew up in Highams Park and Walthamstow. Gray has stated that her love for music was inspired by her mother and stepfather, who are both actors. As a child, her stepfather encouraged her to work on music with him. Whilst at school, she began a relationship with actor Harris Dickinson, one she has remained in since. In her teens, she signed to a record label and wrote over 100 songs for them. However, she quickly decided to leave but was unable to keep any of her original music. She then became immersed in London's nightlife and briefly worked on the door at Fabric. After a brief period of not making music, Gray began slowly releasing singles and writing for other artists, she released "Good Life", her debut single, in 2019.

After numerous single releases, in 2021, Gray released her debut mixtape, Dancing, Drinking, Talking, Thinking. DIY praised Gray for the project and billed her as "a name to watch". A year later, after being signed to PIAS Recordings, she released an extended play (EP), Synchronicity (2022), followed by another EP, Higher Than the Sun (2023). In 2023, she released the single "Happiness", as well as collaborating with French DJ Kungs on "Afraid of Nothing". She was also one of 11 selected female singers to feature on "Call Me a Lioness", a song recorded in support of the England women's national football team at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Having remained involved in clubs and nightlife, Gray began playing unannounced sets in clubs weekly and enjoyed seeing the positive response to her music, both released and unreleased. In July 2024, Gray released the singles "Free" as the lead single from her then unreleased debut album. She later released the second single, "Angel of Satisfaction", a month later. Then in September 2024, she announced that the title of her first album was Louder, Please, as well as releasing "Switch" as a single. It was released on 17 January 2025. She is set to play her first national tour across the UK in promotion of the album.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

As main artist

As featured artist

References

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6. "New East London talent Rose Gray unveils a shimmering delight of a debut with "good life"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
7. "Rose Gray captures the magic of the dancefloor in disco-drenched "Last Song"". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
8. "Rose Gray - dancing, drinking, talking, thinking review". DIY. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
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10. "Rose Gray Launches New EP 'Higher Than The Sun'". Clash. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
11. "Rose Gray shares new single 'Happiness'". DIY. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
12. "Rose Gray Links With Kungs 'Afraid Of Nothing' With Kungs". Clash. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
13. "'History makers, record breakers, game changers': the footie anthem pushing the Lionesses to World Cup glory". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
14. "Rose Gray has announced her debut album 'Louder, Please' and shared new single 'Switch'". Dork. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
15. "Rose Gray ushers in her debut album era with euphoric new single 'Free'". Dork. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
16. "Rose Gray Shares New Single 'Angel Of Satisfaction'". Clash. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
17. "Rose Gray Announces Debut Album, Shares New Single 'Switch'". Our Culture Mag. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
18. "Rose Gray – 'Louder, Please' review: transcendence and escapism from London's underground raves". NME. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
19. "Rose Gray: Louder, Please review – escapist dance-pop fizzes with inventiveness". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2025.

• 1996 births
• Living people
• 21st-century English singer-songwriters
• 21st-century English women singers
• English women pop singers
• English women singer-songwriters
• English singer-songwriters
• People from Highams Park
• People from Muswell Hill
• People from Walthamstow
• PIAS Recordings artists
• Singers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest