Margaret C. "Maggie" Eckford (born November 21, 1985), known by her stage name Ruelle, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has been used on television series such as the opening

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s of ''

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'' ("Game of Survival"), ''

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'' ("This Is the Hunt"), and ''

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'' ("Until We Go Down").

Background

Born the middle child of three sisters, Ruelle grew up in

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, and attended a private Christian high school. She attended

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, Australia. Ruelle is now based in

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. Her mother's family owns a legacy

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in Wales, where her interest for music began. Ruelle's first two albums, ''For What It's Worth'' (2010) and ''Show and Tell'' (2012), released under her birth name, Maggie Eckford, were

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. She then adopted the stage name, from the French word , due to its French root and its multiple meanings, and moved towards electronic pop with

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, ''Up in Flames'' (2015), ''Madness'' (2016), and ''Rival'' (2017). Ruelle's first television placement was a song in a Japanese

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commercial. Alongside the theme songs for ''

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'', her songs have featured in

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television series, including ''

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'', '' The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30'', '' Cloak & Dagger'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Leftovers'', ''

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'', '' Quantico'', '' Reckless'', ''

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'', '' The Walking Dead'', '' Wynonna Earp'', ''

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'' and '' The Village''. She was included in both the trailer and soundtrack for '' The Loft'' as well as trailers for ''

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''. Her song, "Game of Survival", was included in the ''

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'' trailer, the ''

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'' trailer, and the trailer for David Attenborough's BBC Earth series ''

''. Her songs, "Madness" and "Rivals", were included in the TV show, '' Siren'', and in the trailer for ''

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'' mini-series respectively. In July 2018, the released trailer for the ''

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includes "Madness", "Monsters" and "Revolution". She also released the song, "Take it All" used in a trailer for the British soap, ''

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''. The song "Slip Away" was included in a season 2 episode of ''

''. The song "Carry You" was included in an episode of the Fox drama series, ''

'', during season 3, episode 15. In January 2019, "Wake Up World", a collaborative track with Unsecret, was used as a teaser of the STARZ exclusive limited series, ''

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''. "I AM", a collaboration with Club Yoko, was in the

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commercials. The single "The World We Made" was included in the soundtrack of the Netflix film, ''

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'' in 2020. Her single, "Good Day for Dreaming", was featured in

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lineup launch event in October 2020. The song was also featured in the final episode of the 2019 sci-fi drama Another Life. Her song "Madness" was included in the soundtrack of the limited Netflix series, '' Behind Her Eyes'' in 2021. She has collaborated with electronic music producer Ki Theory, featuring in his song, "Bringing Me Down". She was the sole feature on NF's chart-topping 2017 album ''

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'', providing vocals on the song, "10 Feet Down", Her album, ''Earth Glow'', was released on August 7, 2019, with five songs and then another EP soon after with another five songs, choosing to split her album in two in order to draw more attention to all songs. A fellow artist and close friend wrote "Like You Mean It" with Ruelle, alongside mutual friend Jeremy Lutito who also co-produced the EP. The second EP, ''Exodus'', was released on the November 22, 2019.

Personal life

Ruelle was in a relationship with Ian Keaggy (of Hot Chelle Rae) for three-and-a-half years. She had been convinced she would marry him, but had to end their relationship after she realized that they were on "different pages". She was devastated, but met a man named Jess six months later. After five months of dating, they married in December 2015. As of 2017, she lives in

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Discography

As Maggie Eckford

Albums

''For What It's Worth'' # "Couldn't I See " # "Over and Over" # "Asleep " # "Don't Ask Me" # "My Own Way Down" # "For What It's Worth" # "Unexpected" # "You'll Still Be Mine" # "Raindrops" ''Show and Tell'' # "Come and Go" # "The Pirate and the Mermaid" # "Show and Tell" # "What If" # "Leave" # "Too Far Gone" # "Two Worlds" # "What Are We Waiting For" # "Something for Me" # "Lullaby"

Singles

* "Golden" * "Christmas Like We Do" * "Tell Me How to Feel" * "Ghost" (2014) * "Let the Light Back In" (2015) * "Everything Is Lost" (2015)

As Ruelle

Albums

''Ode to Shadows'' (2019) # "Monsters" # "War of Hearts" # "Invincible" # "The Other Side" # "Bad Dream" # "Where We Come Alive" # "Carry You" (featuring Fleurie) # "Where Do We Go from Here" # "Recover" # "Storm" # "I Get to Love You" # "Hold Your Breath" # "Fire meets Fate"

EPs

''Up In Flames'' (2015) # "Up in Flames" # "Fear on Fire" # "Big Guns" # "Oh My My" # "War of Hearts" # "Until We Go Down" ''Madness'' (2016) # "Madness" # "Bad Dream" # "Where Do We Go from Here" # "Live Like Legends" # "Daydream" # "Game of Survival" # "Closing In" ''Rival'' (2017) # "Dead of Night" # "Secrets and Lies" # "Recover" # "Find You" # "Rival" # "The Other Side" ''Emerge'' (2018) # "Emerge Part I" # "Emerge Part II" # "Genesis" # "Come Fly with Me" # "Empires" # "Hold Your Breath" # "Waves of Gray" ''Earth Glow'' (2019) # "Can't Stand Still" # "Earth Glow" # "What Dreams Are Made Of" # "Like You Mean It" # "Take It Out on You" ''Exodus'' (2019) # "What Are We Waiting For" # "Exodus" # "Skin and Bones" # "The Fear of Letting Go" # "Ten Years" ''Somebody Else'' (2022) # "In It" # "Self Sabotage" # "Good Thing" # "Hallelu" # "Somebody Else"

Singles

* "Take It All" (2015) * "Deep End" (2015) * "Monsters" (2015) * "I Get to Love You" (2016) * "Storm" (2016) * "Until We Go Down (Listenbe"e remix) * "Gotta Love It" (2016) * "Monsters" (acoustic version) * "War of Hearts" (acoustic version) * "Carry You" (featuring

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) (2019) * "Where We Come Alive" (2018) * "The World We Made" (2019) * "Love Changes Everything" (2020) * "Good Day For Dreaming" (2020)

Soundtrack appearances

* "The World We Made" * "This Is the Hunt " * "War of Hearts" * "I Get to Love You" * "Secrets and Lies" * "Trigger" * "Where We Come Alive"

Featuring

* Super Duper , "Finale" (featuring Ruelle) * Zayde Wølf , "Walk Through the Fire" (featuring Ruelle) * Tommee Profitt , "Whose Side Are You On" (featuring Ruelle) * Ki:Theory , "Bringing Me Down" (remixes) *# "Bringing Me Down" (featuring Ruelle) *# "Bringing Me Down" (Instrumental) *# "Bringing Me Down" (Liam Back remix) eaturing Ruelle*# "Bringing Me Down" (Bedtimes remix) eaturing Ruelle*# "Bringing Me Down" (Nerve Leak remix) eaturing Ruelle*# "Bringing Me Down" (Noisecream remix) eaturing Ruelle*# "Bringing Me Down" (Hykuu remix) eaturing Ruelle* NF , "10 Feet Down" (featuring Ruelle) * UNSECRET , "Wake Up World" (featuring Ruelle) * UNSECRET , "Revolution" (featuring Ruelle) * Happy Walters , "Wonder" (featuring Ruelle) * Tommee Profitt , "Follow Me" (featuring Ruelle) * Silverberg , "Giants" (featuring Ruelle) * Sam Tinnesz , "Play with Fire" (Alternate Version) eaturing Ruelle & Violents* Hidden Citizens , "Take Over" (featuring Ruelle) * UNSECRET , "Slip Away" (featuring Ruelle) * UNSECRET , "Hang On a Little Longer" (featuring Ruelle) *

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, "Lesley" (featuring Ruelle), BPI: Silver * Future Utopia , "Mountain Girl" (featuring Ruelle)

References

External links

*
Ruelle on AllMusic.com
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