Young, talented, with a strong voice. That alone should ensure Raye’s success…
Have you heard that song that went viral on TikTok a while ago where a warm female voice with a strong British accent sings: “A little context if you care to listen, I find myself in a shit position. The man that I love sat me down last night and he told me that it’s over, dumb decision. And I don’t wanna feel how my heart is rippin’. In fact, I don’t wanna feel, so I stick to sippin’, and I’m out on the town with a simple mission, in my little black dress, and this shit is sittin’?
The song is called “Escapism”, was released in October 2022, and you’ve definitely heard of it at least in passing. So, an opportunity to introduce you to the artist behind the song.
Raye’s story
Raye she was born in 1997 in South London, specifically in Tooting, and her name is Rachel Agatha Keen. Her first album, “My 21st Century Blues”, saw the light of day in February 2023 and was released by the label Human Re Sources. This debut earned her an impressive 6 trophies at the British Music Awards (British Album of the Year, Song of the Year for Escapism with 070 Shake, Artist of the Year, Best R&B Act, Best New Artist and Songwriter of the Year), making her simultaneously the artist with the most wins in the same event since their inception in 1977.
Few know that before pursuing a career as a singer and songwriter, he produced and wrote music for big names in modern pop, such as Beyoncé, Little Mix, Rihanna, David Guetta, John Legend and Ellie Goulding. In fact, her passion for singing started a long time ago: as a child she sang gospel in church, where her father was the music director.
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Why is Raye so popular?
Young, talented, with a strong voice. These alone should ensure Raye’s success, but the list is even longer. Among the topics she touches on in her songs, some are very close to today’s youth, giving us an idea why she is so loved on TikTok. Raye often sings about her history and relationship with addictions. She sings about body dysmorphia and the altered perception of her body and appearance, about self-esteem and anxiety, about relationships with men but also about the violence she suffered.
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Speaking about her first album, she told Rolling Stone: “Some of these songs helped me process them. I just needed to hear my subjects, in a more polished form. Like “body dysmorphia,” it sounds so bad in my head, but when you put it in a song, it’s a little more digestible, for me. Many of these stories are very raw and healing at the same time.”
Her influences range from R&B, neo-soul to indie rock, Frank Ocean, Tame Impala and Bombay Bicycle Club. Raye is a contemporary artist who focuses on the positive from past and present, but with depth. And as if that wasn’t enough, she is extremely social with most people her age and younger. And that explains it all.
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Raye’s future
Now that Raye has finally taken the big step, moving from the backstage to the front, there’s no stopping her. As her first post-BRIT engagement, she will be performing at London’s O2 Arena for one night only at a special event on March 15, alongside the Heritage Orchestra and Flames Collective. In April, at Coachella, in May in South America and in June in Europe. So far it is also known that on July 14, he will appear in Perugia as part of the Umbria Jazz Festival.
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