Grace (Australian singer)

For other singers known as "Grace", see Grace (disambiguation).
Grace
Birth name Grace Sewell
Born Brisbane, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Labels
Associated acts G-Eazy[2]
Website official-grace.com

Grace Sewell, known mononymously as Grace, is an Australian singer and songwriter. She is best known for "You Don't Own Me", a cover version of the 1963 Lesley Gore song "You Don't Own Me", produced by Quincy Jones and featuring G-Eazy.[3] The song, a single from her debut album with Regime Music Societe[1] and RCA Records, was a Spotify "top 10 most viral track"[4] and a number-one hit in Australia.[5]

Early life

Grace is from Brisbane, Australia, and attended All Hallows' School and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Sunnybank. She grew up listening to musical artists such as Smokey Robinson, Janis Joplin, Shirley Bassey, and Amy Winehouse.[3] Grace comes from a family of musicians. Her grandparents toured with the Bee Gees and the Gibb Brothers.[3] Her brother Conrad Sewell is also a singer, best known for featuring on Kygo's song "Firestone" and for his solo hit "Start Again". When "Start Again" hit number one on the ARIA Charts in June 2015, Conrad and Grace became the first Australian born siblings in the history of the charts to hit number one as separate acts.

Career

She performed for Dropout Live UK, singing a cover of "Do It like a Dude" by Jessie J.[6] Grace signed with Regime Music Societe[1] and RCA Records in 2015 and began recording in Atlanta with Puff Daddy and Quincy Jones.[5]

Grace released "You Don't Own Me" in March 2015 as a tribute to and cover of the original singer, Lesley Gore, who had recently died.[7] Grace recorded the song with rapper G-Eazy, with Quincy Jones returning to co-produce the track.[8] It was her first single with RCA Records. The song became a top 10 viral track on Spotify in April 2015,[9] and debuted at number 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart in May 2015, later peaking at number 1.[10] The song was used to promote the Australian TV series Love Child, and was used in Christmas advertisements for House of Fraser in the UK. In 2016, the song was used in the trailer for the film Suicide Squad.

"You Don't Own Me" is included on her debut album, scheduled for release in spring 2016.[7] Grace also co-wrote a track for the album with Fraser T Smith, which features additional writing and production contributions from Parker Ighile, Diane Warren, and Quincy Jones.[11] In September, she released the official single version of "Boyfriend Jeans" which had been included as a demo version on her debut EP, Memo. Grace was the featured artist on Live from Daryl's House on 16 June 2016. Grace's debut studio album, FMA, which stands for Forgive My Attitude, was released on 1 July 2016.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[13]		 CAN
[14]		 UK
[15]		 US
[16]
FMA
  • Released: 1 July 2016
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 32 93 42 34

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions Notes
US
[16]
Memo
  • Released: 26 May 2015
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 149

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[17]		 BEL
[18]		 CAN
[19]		 IRL
[20]		 NZ
[21]		 SPA
[22]		 SWI
[23]		 UK
[24]		 US
[25]
"You Don't Own Me"
(featuring G-Eazy)		 2015 1 42 45 13 5 19 60 4 57 Memo
"Dirty Harry"[31] — — — — — — — — —
"Boyfriend Jeans"[32] — — — — — — — — —
"Hell of a Girl"[33] 2016 — — — — — — — — — FMA
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Love Me or Leave Me" 2015 N/A Nina Revisited... A Tribute to Nina Simone
"Don't Let Me Go" G-Eazy When It's Dark Out

Music videos

Title Year Director
"You Don't Own Me"
(featuring G-Eazy)		 2015 Saul Salmonman
"Boyfriend Jeans" Ellis Bahl
"Dirty Harry"
"Hell Of A Girl" 2016 N/A

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aussie Singer Grace Talks Remaking Lesley Gore's 'You Don't Own Me' With Quincy Jones & G-Eazy". Billboard. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  2. ↑ Moran, Jonathon (19 September 2013). "Unknown brother-and-sister Aussie musos Conrad and Grace Sewell on a patch to fame and fortune". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Harr, Dan (18 March 2015). "Grace Teams Up With G-Eazy and Quincy Jones to Recreate Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me"". Music News Nashville. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks". Daily Mail. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Aussie singer Conrad Sewell is touring with Ed Sheeran after scoring US deal". News Australia. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Corbett, Sean (19 March 2013). "Dropout Live (VIDEO): Grace Sewell 'Do It Like A Dude'". Dropout UK. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. 1 2 "RCA Singer Grace Recreates You Don't Own Me With G-Eazy & Quincy Jones". The Source. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Florina, Rick (17 March 2015). "Song of the Week: Grace 'You Don't Own Me' featuring G-Eazy". Artist Direct. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks". Idaho Statesman. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Grace feat. G-Eazy - You Don't Own Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Grace Sewell collaborates with Fraser T. Smith for debut RCA project". Hamada Mania Music Blog. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "GRACE ALBUM GO!". auspOp. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Albums". July 23, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ "GRACE | full Official Charts history" (Click on "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  16. 1 2 "Top 200 Albums – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  17. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Discography Grace". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Grace feat. G-Eazy - You Don't Own Me". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Grace – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track". www.chart-track.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  21. ↑ "charts.org.nz - Grace feat. G-Eazy - You Don't Own Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Spanish Charts | GRACE FEAT. G-EAZY - YOU DON'T OWN ME (SONG)". www.spanishcharts.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  23. ↑ "Discographie Grace" (select "Charts" tab). swisscharts.com (in Swiss German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "OFFICIAL SINGLES CHART RESULTS MATCHING: YOU DON'T OWN ME". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  25. ↑ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  26. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  27. ↑ "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Grace" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  28. ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Grace – You Don't Own Me". Music Canada. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  30. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  31. ↑ "Bomb Sounds: Grace X Dirty Harry". The BK Bombshell. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  32. ↑ "Boyfriend Jeans - single". iTunes Australia. 26 September 2015.
  33. ↑ "Hell of a Girl (single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

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