Sarah Faith Griffiths (born 21 January 2001), known professionally as Griff, is an English singer-songwriter. In 2019, she released her debut single, "Mirror Talk", through Warner Records. This was followed by her debut extended play of the same name, released later that year. Griff was named the Rising Star at the 2021 Brit Awards, becoming one of the youngest winners in the category at 20.
Later in 2021, she released her debut mixtape, One Foot in Front of the Other, to commercial success and critical acclaim. On 12 July 2024, Griff released her debut studio album, Vertigo, which peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart.
Early life and education Griff was born on 21 January 2001 as Sarah Faith Griffiths, in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. Her father Mark Griffiths is the son of Jamaican immigrants who were part of the "Windrush generation" and her mother Kim is a first-generation migrant whose family moved to England amid the Vietnam War. Griff has stated that she feels "more in touch with my Chinese side". Griff's parents foster children and her experiences with the children were reflected in her single "Good Stuff".
Griff stated that her earliest memory of loving music was being given an iPod Shuffle with the Taylor Swift album Fearless (2008) downloaded to it, when she was around the age of eight. She then taught herself to record and produce music on her older brother's laptop and used tutorials on YouTube to inform her on techniques. While attending St Clement Danes School, Griff kept her musical life private, because she didn't know if she would be successful, stating: "no one likes that person at school who talks about how they want to sing". After finishing her A Levels, she told teachers that she was taking a gap year, rather than informing them of her music ventures. On using the stage name Griff, she stated: "Sarah Griffiths isn't that glamorous, I sound like I have a mortgage and 4 kids, it's very corporate".
Raised an evangelical Christian, Griff has said of her own faith: "I guess if you grow up with Christian parents, you get to a point where you ask: “Okay, do I actually believe or am I just going through the motions?” And from a young age I felt like it was something I actually do believe and so it’s always been something that I’ve owned."
Career
On 4 July 2019, it was announced that Griff had been signed to Warner Records. On the same day, she released her debut single "Mirror Talk", accompanied by a music video. Annie Mac featured the song on BBC Radio 1 under the New Name playlist. She stated that the writing process for the song took an hour. Griff described the release as a career highlight, since it was released immediately after she had finished her A Level exams. Billboard described the song as an "electrifying debut", and praised her "powerful voice and vulnerable lyrics". In August 2019, Griff released her follow-up single, "Didn't Break It Enough", accompanied by a music video in which the clothing worn was made by Griff herself. She released the single "Paradise" in October 2019, which was followed by the release of her debut extended play, The Mirror Talk, on 15 November 2019. In December 2019, Griff released a cover of the Bangles' 1989 song "Eternal Flame".
On 7 February 2020, Griff released the single "Good Stuff". Despite people thinking the song is about a romantic breakup, she clarified that the subject of the song is about missing children that her family fostered, since they felt like siblings. In March 2020, a song titled "I Love You's", that Griff co-wrote, was released by American singer Hailee Steinfeld. This was followed by "Forgive Myself", a song released by Griff on 29 May 2020, described by NME as an "anthem". In July 2020, Griff was nominated by The Ivors Academy for an Ivor Novello Rising Star Award, and later that month, she released the song "Say It Again". In October 2020, she was part of two collaborative songs; "1,000,000 X Better" with English band Honne, and "Inside Out", a song with German DJ Zedd. In January 2021, she released "Black Hole", which NME described as a "dark pop anthem". On 19 March 2021, Griff won the Brit Award for Rising Star and performed "Black Hole" at the 2021 ceremony. Later that day, she announced details of her debut mixtape, One Foot in Front of the Other, which was released on 18 June 2021. Two months later, Griff followed up the mixtape with single "One Night". In October 2021, she embarked on a tour across the United Kingdom in support of her mixtape. She later did European and North American tour dates.
In November 2021, Dua Lipa announced Griff as one of her three supporting acts for the European dates of the Future Nostalgia Tour in 2022. In September 2022, she performed on eight dates of the +–=÷× Tour by Ed Sheeran. In 2023, she also took part in the Music of the Spheres World Tour by British band Coldplay as opening act for a few European dates including Portugal, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands.
In August 2023, after a break from music whilst on the Future Nostalgia Tour, Griff released the single "Vertigo". The song was promoted by Taylor Swift on Instagram, who said she "loved" the song. She released an EP to support the single, Vert1go Vol. 1, in October 2023. Later that month, Griff announced her single "Astronaut", which was written in collaboration with Coldplay lead vocalist Chris Martin and released in December. She released a third single "Miss Me Too" in February 2024, followed by an EP, ver2igo vol.2 in April 2024. On 12 July 2024, Griff released her debut album, Vertigo, to generally positive reviews from critics. In November 2024, Griff released a new single "Last Night's Mascara".
On 20 June 2024, Griff was announced as an opener for Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet Tour. On 22 June 2024, Griff opened for Taylor Swift as part of the Eras Tour in London alongside Paramore. Griff contributed a cover of "She's Not There" to the soundtrack of the Amazon Prime series My Lady Jane.
Discography Albums +List of studio albums, with release date, and label shown Title Album details Peak chart positions UK AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: Vertigo: GER IRE SCO Vertigo Released: 12 July 2024 Label: Warner Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 3 27 75 93 2
Mixtapes +List of mixtapes, with release date, selected chart positions, and label shown Title Mixtape details Peak chart positions UK IRE SCO One Foot in Front of the Other Released: 18 June 2021 Label: Warner Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming media 4 85 5
Extended plays +List of EPs, with release date and label shown Title EP details The Mirror Talk Released: 15 November 2019 Label: Warner Format: Digital download, streaming Vert1go Vol. 1 Released: 20 October 2023 Label: Warner Format: Digital download, streaming Ver2igo Vol. 2 Released: 5 April 2024 Label: Warner Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles +List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and album name shown Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK BEL(FL)Tip IRE NZHotPeaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart: "Black Hole" and "Shade of Yellow": "Head on Fire": "Vertigo": "Miss Me Too": "Last Night's Mascara": NOR "Mirror Talk" 2019 — — — — — The Mirror Talk "Didn't Break It Enough" — — — — — "Paradise" — — — — — "Eternal Flame" — — — — — rowspan="6" "Good Stuff" 2020 — — — — — "Forgive Myself" — — — — — "Say It Again" — — — — — "1,000,000 X Better" — — — — — "Inside Out" — — — — — "Black Hole" 2021 18 28 25 16 — BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold One Foot in Front of the Other "One Foot in Front of the Other" — — — — — "Shade of Yellow" — — — 26 — "One Night" 45 — 85 — — BPI: Silver rowspan="2" "Head on Fire" 2022 44 — — 35 33 "Vertigo"2023 84 — — 23 — Vertigo "Astronaut" — — — — — "Miss Me Too" 2024 — — — 22 — "Anything" — — — — — "It Could Have Been Us" (with Christopher) — — — — — Fools Gold "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow" (with Aodhán King) — — — — — rowspan="2" "Pure Imagination" — — — — — "Last Night's Mascara" 57 — 73 5 — Vertigo (Tour edition) "In the Name of Healing" 2026 — — — — — Your Fault: London "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other singles +List of other singles, with year released, selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK BEL(FL)Tip "Love Is a Compass"2020 42 9
Music videos Title Year Director(s) "Mirror Talk" 2019 Sylvie Weber "Didn't Break It Enough" Rory DCS "Paradise" "Good Stuff" 2020 Imogen Snell and Riccardo Castaneo "Forgive Myself" "Love is a Compass" Maria Goulamhoussen "Say It Again" Stephen Isaac-Wilson "Black Hole" 2021 Joe Shaw and Eseosa Ohen (SOB) "One Foot in Front of the Other" Stephen Isaac-Wilson "One Night" ABCDCD "Head on Fire" 2022 CC Wade "Miss Me Too" 2024 Colin Solal Cardo
Songwriting credits Title Artist Year Album Notes "I Love You's" Hailee Steinfeld 2020 Half Written Story Co-writer "Angry Man" Kawala 2021 Paradise Heights Co-writer "Happy Hunting Ground" Maisie Peters 2021 Trying: Season 2 Co-writer, performer "Minute" Kim Petras 2023 Feed the Beast Co-writer
Tours
Headlining
2024 Tour DateCityCountryVenueOpening Act2 January 2024Brisbane AustraliaFortitude Music Hall3 January 2024SydneyThe Metro Theatre6 February 2024Los Angeles United StatesThe Roxy Theatre9 February 2024New York City(Le) Poisson Rouge10 March 2024Stockholm SwedenDebaser Strand Amanda Cy11 March 2024OsloNorwayParkteatret Scene12 March 2024CopenhagenDenmarkVEGA15 March 2024Hamburg GermanyMojo Club CXLOE16 March 2024BerlinHeimathafen Neukölln18 March 2024CologneGloria19 March 2024Amsterdam NetherlandsTolhuistuin21 March 2024BrusselsBelgiumBotanique - Orangerie22 March 2024ParisFranceLa Machine du Moulin Rouge24 March 2024BournemouthUnited KingdomO2 Academy Bournemouth26 March 2024DublinIreland3Olympia Theatre28 March 2024ManchesterUnited KingdomAlbert Hall30 March 2024GlasgowBarrowland Ballroom31 March 2024BirminghamO2 Institute2 April 2024Camden, LondonRoundhouse Vertigo World Tour +DateCityCountryVenueOpening Act13 August 2024BrisbaneAustraliaPrincess TheatreLyric15 August 2024SydneyEnmore Theatre17 August 2024MelbourneNorthcote Theatre19 August 2024AucklandNew ZealandPowerstation13 September 2024WashingtonUnited States9:30 Club16 September 2024PhiladelphiaTheatre of Living Arts17 September 2024New YorkTerminal 520 September 2024BostonHouse of Blues21 September 2024MontrealCanadaLe National22 September 2024TorontoDanforth Music Hall24 September 2024DetroitUnited StatesSaint Andrew's Hall26 September 2024ChicagoThe Vic Theatre27 September 2024MinneapolisFirst Avenue29 September 2024DenverOgden Theatre30 September 2024 Salt Lake CityThe Depot2 October 2024VancouverCanadaCommodore Ballroom3 October 2024SeattleUnited StatesShowbox SoDo4 October 2024PortlandCrystal Ballroom6 October 2024San FranciscoRegency Ballroom7 October 2024Los AngelesThe Wiltern9 October 2024San DiegoThe Observatory North Park10 October 2024TempeThe Van Buren8 November 2024GlasgowUnited KingdomO2 Academy9 November 2024BirminghamO2 Academy10 November 2024BristolO2 Academy12 November 2024ManchesterManchester Academy13 November 2024LondonAlexandra Palace16 November 2024ParisFranceÉlysée Montmartre18 November 2024CologneGermanyCarlswerk Victoria19 November 2024AmsterdamThe NetherlandsParadiso20 November 2024AntwerpBelgiumDe Roma22 November 2024HamburgGermanyDocks24 November 2024BerlinHuxleys25 November 2024CopenhagenDenmarkVega27 November 2024MunichGermanyTheaterfabrik29 November 2024LausanneSwitzerlandLes Docks30 November 2024MilanItalyMagazzini Generali2 December 2024BarcelonaSpainRazzmatazz3 December 2024MadridLa Riviera
Supporting Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia Tour (2022) Ed Sheeran - +–=÷× Tour (2022) Coldplay - Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022─23) Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour (2024) Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet Tour (2024)