Kyla La Grange
Kyla La Grange | |
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 Kyla La Grange performing live. | |
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| Born | 25 July 1986 Watford, England |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | www |
Kyla La Grange (born 25 July 1986) is an English singer and songwriter from Watford, England.[1]
Career
[edit]Early life
[edit]She studied at Rickmansworth School in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire. Her mother is South African, while her father is from Rhodesia (modern-day Zimbabwe) though both live in England. She achieved a 2.1 in philosophy, studying at Pembroke College, Cambridge from 2004 to 2007.[2][3] In June 2012, Kyla headlined the Guardian New Band of the Day gig.[4]
Ashes (2011–2012)
[edit]Kyla had early success on the Amazing Radio new music chart. 'Walk Through Walls' was number one for five weeks in March and April 2011, and 'Been Better' topped the chart for 4 weeks in July.[5] These were subsequently the top two songs in the year-end chart. Her debut album Ashes was produced by Brett Shaw at 123 Studios in East London, with two tracks produced by Marky Bates and was released on 30 July 2012.
All the songs on the album were written by La Grange, except "Love You Better" which is a cover of The Maccabees song from the album Wall of Arms. "Been Better", "Heavy Stone", "Vampire Smile" and "Walk Through Walls" were released as singles. In addition to these singles, "I Could Be" was released as an iTunes Free Single of the Week in August 2012.
Cut Your Teeth (2014)
[edit]La Grange's second studio album, entitled Cut Your Teeth was released on 2 June 2014 and was preceded by an eponymous single and a second single "The Knife". The album explores minimalistic electronic music produced by electronic producer Jakwob.
While Your Heart's Still Beating (2015–present)
[edit]In 2015, she released two standalone singles, "So Sweet" and "Skin". She released further singles, "Hummingbird" in late April 2016, and another, "Justify", in December 2016.
From 2015 to 2016, she toured as a vocalist with British electronic act Faithless for their Faithless 2.0 live shows.
In January 2022, she released her third album, While Your Heart's Still Beating, which she described as her most raw and personal record yet. Singles included "Neverland", "Nurture", and a cover of N-Trance's "Set You Free".
In October 2022, she embarked on a UK tour of the album.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| Ashes |
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| Cut Your Teeth |
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| While Your Heart’s Still Beating |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||
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| DEN [7] |
NED [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US Dance/ Mix Show Airplay | |||
| 2011 | "Walk Through Walls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ashes |
| "Been Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Heavy Stone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Vampire Smile" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | "Cut Your Teeth" | 12 | 21 | 39 | 50 | 69 | 15 | Cut Your Teeth |
| "The Knife" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "So Sweet" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Skin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "Hummingbird" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Justify" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Love Harder" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Violet Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Set You Free" | — | — | — | — | — | — | While Your Heart's Still Beating |
| "Neverland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | "Nurture" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
References
[edit]- ^ Lester, Paul (1 September 2011). "Emeli Sandé and the women making darkside pop". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Observations One to Watch: Kyla La Grange, Singer, 25". Independent. London. 23 June 2012.
- ^ Katbamna, Mira (17 August 2011). "My first year at university". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Kyla La Grange to headline Guardian New Band of the Day gig". The Guardian. London. 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Amazing Radio".
- ^ "Spotify". Spotify.
- ^ "Kyla La Grange discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Kyla La Grange discography". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Kyla La Grange discography". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Kyla La Grange discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Kyla La Grange discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
External links
[edit]| International | |
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
- English people of South African descent
- English people of Zimbabwean descent
- English people of Swazi descent
- English women singer-songwriters
- Musicians from Watford
- Musicians from Hertfordshire
- 21st-century English women singers
- 21st-century English singers