Name Grace Sewell Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Associated acts G-Eazy Parents Michelle Gwyneth Siblings Conrad Sewell | Genres R&B, hip hop soul Instruments Vocals Height 1.75 m Albums FMA, Memo | |
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Labels Regime Music Societe, RCA Similar G‑Eazy, Conrad Sewell, Lesley Gore, Kehlani, Bebe Rexha Profiles | ||
Australian Singer Grace
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. The song, a single from her debut album with Regime Music Societe and RCA Records, was a Spotify "top 10 most viral track" and a number-one hit in Australia.
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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. Grace comes from a family of musicians. Her grandparents toured with the Bee Gees and the Gibb Brothers. 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. Grace signed with Regime Music Societe and RCA Records in 2015 and began recording in Atlanta with Puff Daddy and Quincy Jones.
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. Grace recorded the song with rapper G-Eazy, with Quincy Jones returning to co-produce the track. It was her first single with RCA Records. The song became a top 10 viral track on Spotify in April 2015, and debuted at number 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart in May 2015, later peaking at number 1. 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. 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. 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.
Songs
You Don't Own Me FMA · 2016
Hell of a Girl FMA · 2016
Dirty Harry FMA · 2016