Grace (Australian singer)

For other singers known as "Grace", see Grace (disambiguation).
Grace Sewell
Birth name Grace Sewell
Born April 8, 1997 (age 19)
Brisbane, Australia
Origin Brisbane, Australia
Genres Hip hop soul
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Labels
Associated acts G-Eazy[2]
Website official-grace.com

Grace Sewell, known mononymously as Grace, is an Australian singer and songwriter. She is best known for "You Don't Own Me", a cover version of the 1963 Lesley Gore song "You Don't Own Me", produced by Quincy Jones and featuring G-Eazy.[3] The song, a single from her debut album with Regime Music Societe[1] and RCA Records, was a Spotify "top 10 most viral track"[4] and a number-one hit in Australia.[5]

Early life

Grace is from Brisbane, Australia, and attended All Hallows' School and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Sunnybank. She grew up listening to musical artists such as Smokey Robinson, Janis Joplin, Shirley Bassey, and Amy Winehouse.[3] Grace comes from a family of musicians. Her grandparents toured with the Bee Gees and the Gibb Brothers.[3] Her brother Conrad Sewell is also a singer, best known for featuring on Kygo's song "Firestone" and for his solo hit "Start Again". When "Start Again" hit number one on the ARIA Charts in June 2015, Conrad and Grace became the first Australian born siblings in the history of the charts to hit number one as separate acts.

Career

She performed for Dropout Live UK, singing a cover of "Do It like a Dude" by Jessie J.[6] Grace signed with Regime Music Societe[1] and RCA Records in 2015 and began recording in Atlanta with Puff Daddy and Quincy Jones.[5]

Grace released her Quincy Jones produced "You Don't Own Me" March 2015 as a tribute to the original singer, Lesley Gore, who had recently passed away. It was her first single with RCA Records. It quickly leapfrogged the Australian Aria Charts to No. 1 after it was used to promote Aussie series 'Love Child.' The song is known in the UK as it was used in House of Fraser's Christmas advert. The song is gaining traction on an international scale after being featured in the highly anticipated film, Suicide Squad's trailer. It is a cover of the 1963 Lesley Gore classic, originally produced by Quincy Jones.[7] Grace recorded the song with G-Eazy, with Quincy Jones returning to co-produce the track.[8] The song became a top 10 viral track on Spotify in April 2015,[9] and debuted at number 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart in May 2015, later peaking at number 1.[10] It is part of her debut album scheduled for release in spring 2016.[7] She co-wrote a track for the album with Fraser T Smith which features additional writing and production contributions from Parker Ighile, Diane Warren, and Quincy Jones.[11] In September, Grace released the official single version of "Boyfriend Jeans" which had been included as a 'demo' version on her debut EP. The EP..titled MEMO is available now featuring 'You Don't Own Me' plus 4 tracks she co-wrote. 'Dirty Harry', 'Feel Your Love', 'The Honey' and the mobile phone recorded ballad ..'Boyfriend Jeans'...the song that gained Grace her record deal in the US. Her debut album is to be released in early 2016.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Notes
Memo
  • Released: 26 May 2015
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
Track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Dirty Harry"   2:55
2. "Feel Your Love"   3:03
3. "You Don't Own Me" (featuring G-Eazy) 3:18
4. "The Honey"   4:09
5. "Memo (Boyfriend Jeans)"   3:39

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[12]		 BEL
[13]		 IRL
[14]		 NZ
[15]		 SPA
[16]		 UK
[17]		 US
[18]
"You Don't Own Me"
(featuring G-Eazy)		 2015 1 45 13 5 19 4 95 Memo
"Dirty Harry"[22] — — — — — — — —
"Boyfriend Jeans"[23] — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Title Year Director
"You Don't Own Me"
(featuring G-Eazy)		 2015 Saul Salmonman
"Memo (Boyfriend Jeans)" Ellis Bahl
"Dirty Harry"

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aussie Singer Grace Talks Remaking Lesley Gore's 'You Don't Own Me' With Quincy Jones & G-Eazy". Billboard. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  2. ↑ Moran, Jonathon (19 September 2013). "Unknown brother-and-sister Aussie musos Conrad and Grace Sewell on a patch to fame and fortune". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Harr, Dan (18 March 2015). "Grace Teams Up With G-Eazy and Quincy Jones to Recreate Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me"". Music News Nashville. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks". Daily Mail. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Aussie singer Conrad Sewell is touring with Ed Sheeran after scoring US deal". News Australia. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Corbett, Sean (19 March 2013). "Dropout Live (VIDEO): Grace Sewell 'Do It Like A Dude'". Dropout UK. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. 1 2 "RCA Singer Grace Recreates You Don't Own Me With G-Eazy & Quincy Jones". The Source. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Florina, Rick (17 March 2015). "Song of the Week: Grace 'You Don't Own Me' featuring G-Eazy". Artist Direct. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks". Idaho Statesman. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Grace feat. G-Eazy - You Don't Own Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Grace Sewell collaborates with Fraser T. Smith for debut RCA project". Hamada Mania Music Blog. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Discography G-Eazy". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Grace feat. G-Eazy - You Don't Own Me". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  14. ↑ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2016&year=2016&week=2
  15. ↑ "charts.org.nz - Grace feat. G-Eazy - You Don't Own Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  16. ↑ http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Grace+feat.+G-Eazy&titel=You+Don%27t+Own+Me&cat=s
  17. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/you%20don't%20own%20me/
  18. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100
  19. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Grace" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Bomb Sounds: Grace X Dirty Harry". The BK Bombshell. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Boyfriend Jeans - single". iTunes Australia. 26 September 2015.

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