Delacey | |
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 Delacey in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Delacey |
| Born | Brittany Marie Amaradio 1993 (age 31–32) |
| Origin | San Juan Capistrano, California |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Labels | Hitco |
| Website | www |
Brittany Marie Amaradio (born 1993),[1] known professionally asDelacey, is an American singer and songwriter.[2] Having co-written songs such as "New York City" forThe Chainsmokers, "Ruin the Friendship" forDemi Lovato, and "Without Me" forHalsey (which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100),[2][3][4] in March 2020, she released her debut album,Black Coffee.[5] She released her second albumThe Girl Has A Dream in 2023 featuring the single "Boy With The Blues."[6][7]
In 2024, Delacey co-wrote two songs for the animated motion pictureThe Wild Robot, "Kiss the Sky" and "Even When I'm Not" both performed byMaren Morris.[8] "Kiss the Sky" was met with critical acclaim, winning aHollywood Music In Media Award for Best Original Song, and earning nominations for theAstra Awards,Critics' Choice Awards, andGolden Globe Awards.[9][10][11]Her song "Dream It Possible" is available as a ringtone onHuawei phones, and is thecompany theme song.
Amaradio was born in an Italian family[12] and raised inSan Juan Capistrano inOrange County, California.[13] Picking up the piano and songwriting at seven years old, Amaradio cites her early influences asStevie Nicks andBillie Holiday, a taste she acquired from her father's vinyl collection.[13] Upon graduating fromCapistrano Valley High School,[14] Amaradio briefly moved toManhattan where she worked as a photographer by day and worked open mics at night.[15] During this time, she wrote "New York City" about her struggles in New York. Upon returning to the West Coast, she adopted the pseudonym "Delacey."[2]
| Title | Details |
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| Black Coffee | |
| The Girl Has a Dream |
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| Title | Album details |
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| Honeymooners (with Valley Boy) |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [20] | US Adult Pop [21] | |||
| "My Man"[22] | 2019 | 37 | 33 | Black Coffee |
| "The Subway Song" | — | — | ||
| "No One's Gonna Ever Love U" | — | — | ||
| "Cruel Intentions" (withG-Eazy)[23] | 2020 | — | — | |
| "Black Coffee"[17] | — | — | ||
| "Chapel"[1] | — | — | ||
| "Unlovable" | — | — | ||
| "Boy with the Blues"[24] | 2021 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Drama Queen" | — | — | ||
| "Manly Man" (withEmily Weisband) | 2022 | — | — | |
| "Man on the Moon" | 2023 | — | — | The Girl Has a Dream |
| "One Mississippi" | — | — | ||
| "The End" | — | — | ||
| "Things I'd Save In A Fire" | — | — | ||
| "Drive Baby" (with Valley Boy) | — | — | Honeymooners | |
| "God Is a Giver" (with Valley Boy) | 2024 | — | — | |
| "Someone's Gotta Be The Last" (with Valley Boy) | — | — | ||
| "Same Song Forever" (with Valley Boy) | — | — | ||
| "Let's Get Married" (with Valley Boy) | — | — | ||
| "Trouble" | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "French Toast"[25] | — | — | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance Digital [26] | |||
| "Destiny" (Markus Schulz featuring DeLacey) | 2015 | — | Watch the World |
| "In the Air Tonight" (Alex Midi featuring Delacey) | 2016 | 50 | Non-album singles |
| "Walls" (Wingtip featuring Delacey) | 2017 | — | |
| "In the Air Tonight (Rework Mix)" (Alex Midi, CIC and Kohen featuring Delacey) | 2019 | — |
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Emily" | 2019 | Black Coffee |
| "Actress" | ||
| "Everything You Need to Know About Me Today"[27] | 2021 | The Girl Has a Dream |
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "My Man"[22] | 2019 | Jessie Hill |
| "The Subway Song" | — | |
| "No One's Gonna Ever Love U" | 2020 | |
| "Cruel Intentions" (withG-Eazy) | ||
| "Black Coffee" | ||
| "Chapel"[1] | Chandler Lass | |
| "Damn"[28][29] | — | |
| "Break Up Slow Dance" (Live Studio Session) (with Valley Boy)[30] | Zach Johnston | |
| "Unlovable"[31] | Aysia Marotta | |
| "Everything You Need to Know About Me Today"[32] | 2021 | Spencer Leonard |
| "Boy with the Blues"[33] | Danica Kleinknecht | |
| "Drama Queen"[34] | Harper Smith |
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Destiny" (Markus Schulz featuring DeLacey)[35] | 2015 | Daniel Kaufman |
| "In the Air Tonight" (Alex Midi featuring Delacey) | 2016 | — |
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Written with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "New York City" | 2015 | The Chainsmokers | Bouquet | Andrew Taggart |
| "Fool's Gold" (featuringBørns) | 2016 | Dagny | Ultraviolet EP | Dagny, Børns,Tommy English |
| "Aww" | 2017 | Baby Ariel | Non-album single | Madison Love, Thomas Eriksen |
| "Ruin the Friendship" | Demi Lovato | Tell Me You Love Me | Demi Lovato,Chloe Angelides,Ido Zmishlany | |
| "First Love" (featuringSabrina Carpenter) | Lost Kings | We Are Lost Kings | Lost Kings, Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark,Rami Yacoub | |
| "Sugarcoat" | 2018 | Jaira Burns | Burn Slow | Jaira Burns,Sizzy Rocket, ADP, Brittany Mullen |
| "Without Me" | Halsey | Manic | Halsey,Louis Bell,Amy Allen,Justin Timberlake,Timbaland,Scott Storch | |
| "That Feeling When" | Dagny | Non-album single | Dagny,Tommy English | |
| "Bad Guy" | Niykee Heaton | Starting Over | Alex Schwartz, Jay Jay,Joe Khajadourian | |
| "Anti-Everything" (withLoren Gray) | 2019 | Lost Kings | Paper Crowns | Lost Kings,Michael Pollack, Will Lobban-Bean |
| "Our Summer" | Tomorrow X Together | The Dream Chapter: Star | The Futuristics,Jesse Saint John, Shae Jacobs, "hitman" bang, ADORA | |
| "Naked" | Emily Weisband | Identity Crisis | Emily Weisband, Kyle Shearer | |
| "Wanted" | NOTD andDaya | Non-album single | NOTD, Daya,Sam Martin, Isaiah Tejada | |
| "Waste" | Dove Cameron | Bloodshot / Waste | Dove Cameron,Chloe Angelides | |
| "+I QUIT180327+" | CL | In the Name of Love | CL, TOKKI,Michael Pollack, Sean Myer | |
| "Ur So Beautiful" | Grace VanderWaal | Letters Vol. 1 | Grace VanderWaal,Ido Zmishlany,Sophie B. Hawkins | |
| "Inside Out" | 2020 | Zedd andGriff | Non-album single | Zedd, Griff,Jonas Jeberg,Michael Pollack |
| "Nice Things" | Far East Movement withHenry andAlunaGeorge | Non-album single | Far East Movement,Aluna Francis, Antonio Cuna, Kyle Shearer, Nate Campany | |
| "Bad One" | Kiiara | Lil Kiiwi | Jussifer,John Mitchell | |
| "Honest with You" | Laura Marano | You | Laura Marano,Ido Zmishlany | |
| "Five More Minutes" | Jonas Brothers | Non-album single | Jonas Brothers, James Ghaleb, Zach Skelton, Casey Smith | |
| "Tell Your Girlfriend" | 2021 | Anne-Marie | Therapy | Anne-Marie, Blake Slatkin |
| "Birthday" | Anne-Marie, Keith Sorrells,Oak Felder | |||
| "To Be Young" (featuringDoja Cat) | Anne-Marie, Doja Cat,Louis Bell,Teo Halm | |||
| "Unstable" (featuringThe Kid Laroi) | Justin Bieber | Justice | Justin Bieber, The Kid Laroi, James Gutch, Gregory Hein,Rami Yacoub, Billy Walsh, Ayden Szymczak | |
| "When I Close My Eyes" | Chelsea Cutler | When I Close My Eyes | Chelsea Cutler, James Alan Ghaleb, Kevin White, Lucy Healey | |
| "Wow" | Zara Larsson | Poster Girl | Marshmello, Thomas Eriksen, Joakim Haukaas,Madison Love | |
| "Ruin My Life" | Michael Pollack,Sermstyle,Jackson Foote,Stefan Johnson,Jordan K. Johnson | |||
| "Fuckboy" | Dixie D'Amelio | Non-album single | Olivia O'Brien,M-Phazes, MAG | |
| "Boyfriend" | 2022 | Dove Cameron | Alchemical: Volume 1 | Dove Cameron, Evan Blair,Skyler Stonestreet |
| "Breakfast" | Dove Cameron, Evan Blair, Jesse Finkelstein | |||
| "Blind" | Emily Weisband | Non-album single | Emily Weisband, Cole Walowac, Jesse Frasure | |
| "Indieedgycool" | Gayle | A Study of the Human Experience Volume One | Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd, Jonny Shorr | |
| "Two People" | 2023 | Gracie Abrams | Good Riddance | Gracie Abrams |
| "I Hate Boston" | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | Reneé RappIan Fitchuk,Alexander Glantz, Lucy Healey,Rob Bisel | |
| "Tummy Hurts" | Reneé Rapp,Alexander Glantz | |||
| "Amen" | Alana Springsteen | Twenty Something | Alana Springsteen,Ido Zmishlany,Sarah Solovay, Derrick Southerland,Ingrid Andress,Sam Ellis | |
| "We're Not Alike" | Tate McRae | Think Later | Tate McRae,Rob Bisel | |
| "Grave" | Tate McRae,Ido Zmishlany | |||
| "Rockstar" | 2024 | Lisa | Alter Ego | Lisa, James Essien, Lucy Healey,Ryan Tedder, Sam Homaee |
| "I Hope I Never Fall in Love" | Maren Morris | Intermission | Maren Morris, Lucy Healey, Evan Blair | |
| "Kiss the Sky" | The Wild Robot (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Maren Morris,Ali Tamposi,Michael Pollack,Stefan Johnson,Jordan Johnson | ||
| "No High" | David Kushner | The Dichotomy | David Kushner, Evan Blair | |
| "Even When I'm Not" | Maren Morris | The Wild Robot (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Ali Tamposi, Maren Morris, Isaiah Tejeda,Michael Pollack,Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson | |
| "Cowboy" | Alana Springsteen | Non-album singles | Alana Springsteen,Amy Allen,Ido Zmishlany | |
| "Hold My Beer" | Alana Springsteen,Ido Zmishlany,Sarah Solovay | |||
| "Handlebars" (featuringDua Lipa) | 2025 | Jennie | Ruby | Dua Lipa,Rob Bisel,Amy Allen, James Ghaleb |
| "Cry For You" | Isabel LaRosa | Raven | Isabel LaRosa, Thomas LaRosa,Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson | |
| "Messy" | Rosé | F1 the Album | Rosé, Cleo Tighe,Peter Rycroft,Matthew James Burns |
| Organization | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | 2025 | Best Original Song | "Kiss the Sky" fromThe Wild Robot(songwriter) | Shortlisted | [36] |
| Astra Awards | 2024 | Nominated | [37] | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2025 | Best Song | Nominated | [38] | |
| Denver Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated | [39] | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | Nominated | [40] | |||
| Guild Of Music Supervisors Awards | Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film | Nominated | [41] | ||
| Grammy Awards | 2021 | Album of the Year | Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)(as Brittany Amaradio) | Nominated | [42] |
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards | 2024 | Best Original Song - Animated Film | "Kiss the Sky" fromThe Wild Robot(songwriter) | Won | [43] |
| Iowa Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Song | Won | [44] | ||
| Music City Film Critics Association Awards | 2025 | Won | [45] | ||
| New Mexico Film Critics Awards | 2024 | Won | [46] | ||
| North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards | 2025 | Nominated | [47] | ||
| Puerto Rico Critics Association Awards | Won | [48] | |||
| Satellite Awards | Nominated | [49] | |||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | 2024 | Best Song | Nominated | [50] |
The 27-year-old's much-anticipated debut LP, Black Coffee, arrived last week and it showcases her wicked pen and smoky delivery to full effect – particularly on semi-scandalous songs like 'Chapel.'
