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Birth name
  
Rachel K Collier

Years active
  
2012–present


Name
  
Rachel Collier

Role
  
Singer

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Occupation(s)
  
Singer-songwriter, producer

Associated acts
  
Ray Foxx, Mat Zo, Wookie (musician)

Albums
  
Words You Never Heard, Sunflower

Genres
  
House music, Electro house, Drum and bass, Deep house, Pop music, Jazz

Nominations
  
World Music Award for World’s Best Song

Similar People
  
Ray Foxx, Mat Zo, Wookie

Profiles

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Rachel K Collier is a Welsh singer-songwriter from Swansea. She studied Creative Music Technology (BMus) for four years at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama before moving to London in 2010 to further pursue her music career. She is known for her songs "Hard Road to Travel" and "Boom Boom (Heartbeat)".

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2012: Hard Road to Travel

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In May 2012 Rachel released her first solo single "Hard Road to Travel", a song originally recorded by Jimmy Cliff in 1967. The song peaked at 79 on the UK Singles Chart after being featured in a QualitySolicitors advert. This was followed up in July 2012 with the release of the collaboration with Wookie (musician) on the single "2 Us".

2013–present: Boom Boom (Heartbeat) & breakthrough

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In August 2013 Rachel featured on Ray Foxx's single "Boom Boom (Heartbeat)". The song peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 2 on the UK Dance Chart and number 13 on the Scottish Singles Chart. "Boom Boom (Heartbeat)" was also nominated for "Best Collaboration" at the Urban Music Awards 2013.

November 2013 saw another collaboration, this time with Mat Zo on the track "Only For You (feat. Rachel K Collier)", the second track on the album "Damage Control" with Rachel credited as co-writer and featured vocalist.

Rachel's debut single "Predictions", Sarah Jane Crawford's 'Smash' of the week on BBC Radio 1Xtra in November 2013, was released on 13 January 2014 on Strictly Rhythm.

Awards

  • Urban Music Awards nomination for Best Collaboration, together with Ray Foxx
  • References

    Rachel K Collier Wikipedia