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Frances (musician)

Sophie Frances Cooke (born 27 June 1993), known mononymously as Frances, is a British singer and songwriter from Newbury, Berkshire, England.

Frances

Sophie Frances Cooke

(1993-06-27) 27 June 1993
Oxford, England

  • Singer
  • songwriter

  • Piano
  • violin

2014–present

Early life[edit]

Born in Oxford,[1][2] she grew up in Newbury and attended St Gabriel's School in nearby Sandleford.[3] She later studied music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.[3]

Career[edit]

In August 2014, she was the featured artist for the track "Fire May Save You" for the French music label Kitsuné.[4] The single was released as part of an EP, which contained remixes of the same track.[5] In July 2015, she released the EP Grow for Communion Records.[5] In October 2015, she released the EP Let It Out.[6]


In November 2015, she was shortlisted for the 2016 BRIT Awards: Critics' Choice Award.[7] In December 2015, she was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2016.[8]


In 2016, she portrayed Katter the Butterfly singing "In My Life" in Beat Bugs episode 10b.[9]

Official website