Saygrace | |
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| Birth name | Grace Sewell |
| Born | (1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (age 27) Brisbane,Queensland, Australia |
| Origin | Gold Coast,Queensland, Australia |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | www |
Grace Sewell (born 8 April 1997), known professionally asSaygrace (also written asSayGrace and stylised in all caps; formerlyGrace),[1][2] is an Australian singer. She is best known for "You Don't Own Me", a cover version of the 1963Lesley Gore song, produced byQuincy Jones,Parker Ighile and featuringG-Eazy.[3] The song, a single from her debut album with Regime Music Societe[4] andRCA Records, was a number-one hit in Australia.[5]
Grace is fromBrisbane and attendedAll Hallows' School and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School,Sunnybank. She grew up listening to musical artists such asSmokey Robinson,Janis Joplin,Shirley Bassey, andAmy Winehouse.[3] Grace comes from a family of musicians. Her grandparents toured with theBee Gees. Her brotherConrad Sewell is also a singer/songwriter, best known for featuring onKygo's song "Firestone" and for his solo hit "Start Again". When "Start Again" hit number one on theARIA 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.
She performed forDropout Live UK, singing a cover of "Do It like a Dude" byJessie J.[6] Grace signed with Regime Music Societe[4] andRCA Records in 2015 and began recording inAtlanta withPuff 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 at the time.[7] Grace recorded the song with rapperG-Eazy, withQuincy 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 theARIA Singles Chart in May 2015, later peaking at number 1.[10] She released her debut EPMemo in May 2016. In July 2015, she was picked asElvis Duran'sArtist of the Month and was featured onNBC'sToday show hosted byKathie Lee Gifford andHoda Kotb and broadcast nationally where she performed live her single "You Don't Own Me". The song was used to promote the Australian TV seriesLove Child, and was used in Christmas advertisements forHouse of Fraser in the UK. In 2016, the song was used in the trailer for the filmSuicide Squad. She also was shown performing the song on a season 3 episode ofNCIS: New Orleans.
"You Don't Own Me" was included on Grace's debut studio album,FMA, which stands forForgive My Attitude, was released on 1 July 2016.[11][7] Grace also co-wrote a track for the album withFraser T Smith, which features additional writing and production contributions fromParker Ighile,Diane Warren, and Quincy Jones.[12] 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 onLive from Daryl's House on 16 June 2016.
In October 2019, Grace rebranded herself to Saygrace and released the single "Boys Ain't Shit".[1] On 22 November 2019, she released the single "Doin' Too Much" and confirmed toBillboard the name of her EP,The Defining Moments of SayGrace: Girlhood, Fuckboys & Situationships, which was released on 7 February 2020.[2]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| AUS [13] | CAN [14] | UK [15] | US [16] | ||
| FMA |
| 32 | 93 | 42 | 34 |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [16] | ||
| Memo |
| 149 |
| The Defining Moments of Saygrace: Girlhood, Fuckboys & Situationships | — | |
| Deep Rest |
| — |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [19] | BEL [20] | CAN [21] | IRL [22] | NZ [23] | SPA [24] | SWI [25] | UK [26] | US [27] | ||||||||||||
| "You Don't Own Me" (as Grace featuringG-Eazy) | 2015 | 1 | 42 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 60 | 4 | 57 | Memo | |||||||||
| "Dirty Harry" (as Grace)[33] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Boyfriend Jeans" (as Grace)[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Hell of a Girl" (as Grace)[35] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | FMA | |||||||||
| "Honor" (DJ Cassidy featuring Grace andLil Yachty)[36] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "Boys Ain't Shit" (solo or featuringTate McRae andAudrey Mika or featuringFlo Milli)[37] | 2019 | — | — | — | 86 | —[A] | — | — | — | — |
| The Defining Moments of Saygrace: Girlhood, Fuckboys & Situationships | ||||||||
| "Doin' Too Much"[40] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Priorities"[41] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Gone"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Girl"[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Feel Good"[44] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Used To"[45] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "No Saving Us" (withTwo Friends)[46] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Beggin You" (withHayden James)[47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Twentyfourseven" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deep Rest | |||||||||
| "Daydreaming" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Tragic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Mailly" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Stay Down"[48] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Love Me or Leave Me" | 2015 | — | Nina Revisited... A Tribute to Nina Simone |
| "Don't Let Me Go" | G-Eazy | When It's Dark Out |
| Title | Year | Director |
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| "You Don't Own Me" (featuring G-Eazy) | 2015 | Saul Salmonman |
| "Boyfriend Jeans" | Ellis Bahl | |
| "Dirty Harry" | ||
| "Hell of a Girl" | 2016 | — |
| "Boys Ain't Shit"[49] | 2019 | Mercedes Bryce Morgan[50] |
| "Doin' Too Much"[51] | ||
| "Gone"[52] |
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