Anna Mae Kelly (born 24 March 2003), known professionally as Mae Stephens, is an English pop singer. She peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart in 2023 with her

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single " If We Ever Broke Up", which initially gained popularity after being teased on Mae Stephens'

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account. Mae Stephens is from

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. She regards

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and

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among her musical influences.

Career

As Anna Mae Kelly, she self-released two songs called "I Want You to Be Here" and "Devil Eyes" in March and April 2020 respectively. These were followed by two more self-released songs as Mae Stephens entitled "Infamous Kiss" (September 2020) and "White Lies" (March 2021). In 2021, Stephens was interviewed by the BBC about performing during the

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. In December 2022, Stephens released snippets of her song "If We Ever Broke Up" to

. The clips went viral during January 2023. Shortly afterward Stephens was signed to

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and "If We Ever Broke Up" was released as a full single in February 2023. Stephens also recorded the song ''Out of the Shadows'' for the video game remastered version of ''

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''. The singer Mae Stephens released her debut EP Securely Insecure on August 2nd, with the lead single "Small Town Syndrome" released on July 12th.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephens, Mae 2003 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) English child singers 21st-century English women singers English women pop singers English women singer-songwriters English TikTokers EMI Records artists People from Kettering Musicians from Northamptonshire