Sophie Frances Cooke (born 27 June 1993), known mononymously as Frances, is a British musician 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 UKPeaks in the UK: For all except noted: "Grow": "Borrowed Time": "Don't Worry About Me": BEL (FL) BEL (WA) SCO Things I've Never Said Released: 17 March 2017 Label: Capitol Format: CD, 12" vinyl, digital download 43 33 90 58 Wonder Released: 9 April 2021 Label: Cookie Records Format: CD, 12" vinyl, digital download — — — —
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Album UK AUS BEL (FL) BEL (WA) 2014 "Fire May Save You" — — — — rowspan="1" 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 2015 SG Lewis "Warm" Jennifer Zamudio "Layers" 15 Jaar Spesiale Uitgawe "Bitter Pill" 2016 Karen Harding "Open My Eyes" Lauren Aquilina "Something So Beautiful" Mum's List OST 2017 Leo Stannard "Gravity" Maratea Grey "Room 101" Chameleon EP 2018 SG Lewis "Coming Up" Dusk EP "Sunsets, Pt. II" JC Stewart "Medicine" rowspan="3" Dan Caplen "Trouble" King Henry "Bad for Me" Joseph Marcus "Better Love" Root EP Jess Glynne "All I Am" Always In Between Sody "Maybe It Was Me" Liv Dawson "I Like You" Bedroom EP Sody "Let You Know" 2019 SG Lewis "Blue" Dark EP Nico Santos "Welcome Home" Streets of Gold: Unforgettable Edition The Magician "Ready to Love" rowspan="3" Sody "The Bully" Don Diablo "Brave" SG Lewis "Flames" Dawn EP Rozes "Call Me" Crazy EP Aaron Smith "Better Than You Loved Me" Loveless EP Maisie Peters "This is on You" It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral Brandon Colbein "Mad" Sody "What We Had" I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry EP 2020 Meghan Trainor "Ashes" Treat Myself "Have You Now" Sarah Close "Stay" And Now, We're Shining EP Maisie Peters "Daydreams" Dua Lipa "Hallucinate" Future Nostalgia Maisie Peters "The List" Claudia Valentina "Seven" Claudia Valentina EP Holly Humberstone "Drop Dead" Falling Asleep at the Wheel EP Katy Perry "Only Love" Smile 2021 SG Lewis "Heartbreak on the Dancefloor" Times "Fall" Grace Davies "I Met a Boy Online" I Wonder If You Wonder EP Audien "Learn to Love Again" Maisie Peters "Happy Hunting Ground" Trying: Season 2 OST Twice "First Time" Taste of Love EP Rudimental "Straight from the Heart" Ground Control Maisie Peters "You Signed Up for This" You Signed Up for This "Brooklyn" "Tough Act" Hybrid Minds "Blame You" Elton John "Orbit" The Lockdown Sessions Grace Davies "Somebody" I Wonder If You Wonder EP
Awards and nominations Year Organisation Award Result 2016 BRIT Awards Critic's Choice BBC Sound of...2016
References
External links Official website