Sophie Frances Cooke (born 27 June 1993), known
mononymously
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as Frances, is a British singer and songwriter from
Newbury, Berkshire, England.
Early life
Born in
Oxford
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, she grew up in Newbury and attended
St Gabriel's School in nearby
Sandleford
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.
She later studied music at the
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
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.
Career
In August 2014, she was the featured artist for the track "Fire May Save You" for the French music label
Kitsuné.
The single was released as part of an
EP, which contained remixes of the same track.
In July 2015, she released the EP ''Grow'' for
Communion Records.
In October 2015, she released the EP ''Let It Out''.
In November 2015, she was shortlisted for the
2016 BRIT Awards
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: Critics' Choice Award. In December 2015, she was nominated for the
BBC Sound of 2016.
In 2016, she portrayed Katter the Butterfly singing "
In My Life
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" in ''
Beat Bugs
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'' episode 10b.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Songwriting and production discography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Official website
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1993 births
Living people
Alumni of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
English women singer-songwriters
English singer-songwriters
Musicians from Berkshire
Musicians from Oxford
People from Newbury, Berkshire
21st-century English women singers
21st-century English singers