Frances (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sophie Frances Cooke |
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27 June 1993 Oxford, England |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | francesmusic |
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, she grew up in Newbury and attended St Gabriel's School in nearby Sandleford. She later studied music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
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: 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 Beat Bugs episode 10b.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
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UK |
BEL (FL) |
BEL (WA) |
SCO |
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| Things I've Never Said | 43 | 33 | 90 | 58 | |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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AUS |
BEL (FL) |
BEL (WA) |
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| 2014 | "Fire May Save You" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2015 | "Grow" | 188 | — | — | — | Things I've Never Said |
| "Let It Out" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Borrowed Time" | 168 | — | 70 | — | ||
| 2016 | "Don't Worry About Me" | 179 | 83 | 15 | 66 | |
| "Say It Again" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Under Our Feet" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "No Matter" | — | — | 77 | 85 | |
| 2020 | "Eclipse" | — | — | — | — | Wonder |
| "Other Side of the World" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Rare" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ocean in Gold" | — | — | — | — | ||
Songwriting and production discography
| Year | Artist | Song | Written with | Produced with | Album |
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| 2015 | SG Lewis | "Warm" |
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| Jennifer Zamudio | "Layers" |
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N/A | 15 Jaar Spesiale Uitgawe | |
| "Bitter Pill" |
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| 2016 | Karen Harding | "Open My Eyes" |
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N/A | Non-album single |
| Lauren Aquilina | "Something So Beautiful" | No additional writers | No additional producers | Mum's List OST | |
| 2017 | Leo Stannard | "Gravity" feat. Frances |
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N/A | Maratea |
| Grey | "Room 101" feat. Frances | N/A | Chameleon EP | ||
| 2018 | SG Lewis | "Coming Up" |
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N/A | Dusk EP |
| "Sunsets, Pt. II" |
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| JC Stewart | "Medicine" |
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| Dan Caplen | "Trouble" feat. Ms Banks |
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| King Henry | "Bad for Me" feat. Elle Watson |
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N/A | ||
| Joseph Marcus | "Better Love" |
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N/A | Root EP | |
| Jess Glynne | "All I Am" |
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N/A | Always In Between | |
| Sody | "Maybe It Was Me" | N/A | No additional producers | Non-album single | |
| Liv Dawson | "I Like You" |
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No additional producers | Bedroom EP | |
| Sody | "Let You Know" | N/A | No additional producers | Non-album single | |
| 2019 | SG Lewis | "Blue" |
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N/A | Dark EP |
| Nico Santos | "Welcome Home" |
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N/A | Streets of Gold: Unforgettable Edition | |
| The Magician | "Ready to Love" | N/A | Non-album single | ||
| Sody | "The Bully" |
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No additional producers | ||
| Don Diablo | "Brave" with Jessie J |
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N/A | ||
| SG Lewis | "Flames" feat. Ruel |
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N/A | Dawn EP | |
| Rozes | "Call Me" | N/A | Crazy EP | ||
| Aaron Smith | "Better Than You Loved Me" |
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N/A | Loveless EP | |
| Maisie Peters | "This Is on You" |
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It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral | |
| Brandon Colbein | "Mad" | N/A | No additional producers | Non-album single | |
| Sody | "What We Had" |
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No additional producers | I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry EP | |
| 2020 | Meghan Trainor | "Ashes" |
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N/A | Treat Myself |
| "Have You Now" |
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| Sarah Close | "Stay" |
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No additional producers | And Now, We're Shining EP | |
| Maisie Peters | "Daydreams" | N/A | Non-album single | ||
| Dua Lipa | "Hallucinate" | N/A | Future Nostalgia | ||
| Maisie Peters | "The List" |
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Non-album single | |
| Claudia Valentina | "Seven" |
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N/A | Claudia Valentina EP | |
| Holly Humberstone | "Drop Dead" |
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N/A | Falling Asleep at the Wheel EP | |
| Katy Perry | "Only Love" |
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N/A | Smile | |
| 2021 | SG Lewis | "Heartbreak on the Dancefloor" feat. Frances |
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N/A | Times |
| "Fall" | N/A | ||||
| Grace Davies | "I Met a Boy Online" |
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No additional producers | I Wonder If You Wonder EP | |
| Audien | "Learn to Love Again" | N/A | Non-album single | ||
| Maisie Peters | "Happy Hunting Ground" feat. Griff |
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Trying: Season 2 OST | ||
| Twice | "First Time" |
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N/A | Taste of Love EP | |
| Rudimental | "Straight from the Heart" feat. Nørskov |
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N/A | Ground Control | |
| Maisie Peters | "You Signed Up for This" |
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N/A | You Signed Up for This | |
| "Brooklyn" |
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No additional producers | |||
| "Tough Act" |
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| Hybrid Minds | "Blame You" feat. Dylan |
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N/A | Non-album single | |
| Elton John | "Orbit" with SG Lewis | N/A | The Lockdown Sessions | ||
| Grace Davies | "Somebody" |
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I Wonder If You Wonder EP |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organisation | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | BRIT Awards | Critic's Choice | Nominated |
| BBC | Sound of...2016 | Nominated |