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Sarah Grace McLaughlin (born 18 July 1992), known professionally as Bishop Briggs, is a British singer and songwriter. Her single "
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" peaked at number three on the US Alternative Chart. It was included on her debut album, ''
Church of Scars ''Church of Scars'' is the debut studio album by British singer and songwriter Bishop Briggs Sarah Grace McLaughlin (born 18 July 1992), known professionally as Bishop Briggs, is a British singer and songwriter. Her single "River" peaked a ...
'', released on 20 April 2018.


Early life

Sarah Grace McLaughlin was born in London on 18 July 1992, the daughter of Scottish parents from the town of
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, which later inspired her stage name. At the age of four, she moved to Tokyo with her family. She sang in public for the first time at a Tokyo
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bar, and realised she wanted to be a performer. Growing up with the city's karaoke bar traditions and hearing music ranging from
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musicians to
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at home also inspired her to pursue music. She started writing her own songs at the age of seven, and would perform them for her family. She moved to Hong Kong at the age of 10, where she lived until she was 18. She continued to pursue music throughout her youth, participating in a number of school talent shows and performances. After graduating from
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, she moved to Los Angeles and attended college at
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.


Career


2015–2017: Debut singles and EP

After moving to Los Angeles, Briggs wrote and played all over the city in any venue she could, eventually recording her first single "Wild Horses" in July 2015. Many listeners found Briggs via Shazam when seeing an
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commercial which features the song. In late 2015, "Wild Horses" began climbing the charts again, entering the top 30 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart and top 13 on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artist charts. In January 2016, Briggs released the single "River". The song was a commercial success. The song reached number 1 on
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's Popular charts and on
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's US Viral 50 and No. 2 on the Global Viral 50. It also received an Honorable Mention on Shazam's predicted Songs of the Summer 2016, which was featured in ''
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''. "River" climbed into the top 3 on the Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart and top 10 on the Billboard Hot Rock, Rock Airplay and Twitter Emerging Artist charts. In May 2016, she released her third single, "The Way I Do". She was the opening act for
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in the fall of 2016 on nine of their tour dates, and also opened for
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throughout their fall tour. Briggs made her television debut on 1 August 2016, performing "River" on ''
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''. She released her fourth single, "Pray (Empty Gun)" on 12 August 2016. The song was featured in the season 2 finale of the MTV show ''
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''. On 23 September 2016, Briggs released the single "Be Your Love". Her first physical release was a self-titled 12" vinyl EP in a limited-edition run of 1,200 copies, released on
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Black Friday in 2016. In December 2016, Briggs released the official video for "Wild Horses" through ''W'' Magazine. Bishop Briggs opened on the main stage at the 2017 Panorama Festival in New York City and played
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2017. Briggs contributed to the soundtrack of '' xXx: Return of Xander Cage'' with her song "Mercy". She featured in
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' song "So Tied Up", released in March 2017. Briggs' self-titled EP was re-released digitally on 14 April 2017, featuring four songs released on the vinyl EP and two previously unreleased songs, "Dark Side" and "The Fire". In 2020, "Dark Side" was heard in
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.


2018: ''Church of Scars''

In February 2018,
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released Briggs' cover version of the 1988
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hit "
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'', which she also sang as part of a duet on Season 16 of ''
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''. Briggs' debut album, ''
Church of Scars ''Church of Scars'' is the debut studio album by British singer and songwriter Bishop Briggs Sarah Grace McLaughlin (born 18 July 1992), known professionally as Bishop Briggs, is a British singer and songwriter. Her single "River" peaked a ...
'', was released on 20 April 2018.


2019: ''Champion''

In October 2019, Briggs released three songs as singles ("Champion", "Tattooed On My Heart" and "Jekyll & Hide") from her second studio album, ''Champion''. In November, Briggs released the song "Someone Else" as part of the album. The album was then released on 8 November.


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Singles


Guest appearances


Notes


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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