Gracey (singer)

Grace Barker[1] (born 1997/1998), known professionally as Gracey (stylised in all caps[4]), is an English singer who made her breakthrough in 2020 when she collaborated with 220 Kid on the single "Don't Need Love".[5] The song reached a peak of number 9 for two weeks on the UK Singles Chart.[6][7]

Born in Brighton,[1] Gracey's family consists of her mother who worked in production at the BBC, her father in the advertising industry, and two older brothers.[2] Her family moved to Haywards Heath and she started songwriting as a child, writing a song titled "Pinky Finger" when she was seven years old.[1] She credits her dyslexia with helping her become more creative, and she went on to study musical theatre at the BRIT School in London from 2012–2016.[1][2] Through writing demos of pop songs and uploading them to SoundCloud, she was invited by Brian Higgins to join production team Xenomania at the age of sixteen.[1] Her first professionally-recorded song was "By Your Side" by Jonas Blue featuring Raye, which went on to be certified platinum in the UK.[1] Gracey's first single, "Different Things", was released in March 2019 and written as a demo for Little Mix.[1] She has also written songs for Sub Focus, Rita Ora, Olly Murs, and Kylie Minogue.[1][4] Following "Don't Need Love", she released "Empty Love", a collaboration with Australian singer Ruel.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic she was forced to postpone her first headline tour, which was due to take place in May 2020.[4]

In an interview with MTV, Gracey lists her biggest music influences as Sia, the 1975, Lorde, Joni Mitchell, and Robyn.[4] In 2019, she underwent surgery for vocal cord nodules.[1]