Rachel Agatha Keen (born 24 October 1997) is an English singer and songwriter better known as Raye (stylized in all capitals). Raye rose to notoriety as a solo artist after composing and producing songs for other singers such as Beyoncé, Little Mix, Rihanna, David Guetta, John Legend, Ellie Goulding, and Jax Jones. She received a BMI Award in 2019 for her revolutionary talent, creative vision, and impact on the future of music.
Who is Raye?
Raye, birthed as Rachel Agatha Keen was born on October 24, 1997, in Tooting, London to a Ghanaian-Swiss mother and an English father from Yorkshire. She sang gospel hymns in church as a child, where her father was the musical director and her mother sang in the chorus.
She later relocated to Croydon, where she attended Woodcote High School and BRIT School before dropping out after two years owing to feeling “confined…despite learning an extensive amount.” Keen spent most of her adolescence studying how to write songs professionally in studio sessions on weekends. Abby Lynn Keen, Raye’s younger sister, is a singer-songwriter who goes by the stage name.
How old is Raye?
The renowned singer is currently 26 years old
What is Raye net worth?
According to Wikipedia, Forbes, IMDb, and other online sources, RAYE’s net worth at the age of 21 is between $1 and $5 million.
What is Raye nationality and ethnicity?
She holds British citizenship and belongs to mixed ethnic descent.
What is Raye career?
Raye released her debut extended play Welcome to the Winter in December 2014, at the age of 17. Raye’s singles “Flowers” and “Alien” were released in February and April of 2015, respectively, with the latter featuring London-based rapper Avelino.
Raye released her second EP, Second, in August 2016. The album was preceded by promotional singles “Distraction” and “Ambition,” the latter of which featured rapper Stormzy. In October 2016, “I, U, Us” was released as the EP’s lead single. A video directed by British artist Charli XCX was published. In November 2016, a live performance video for the song “Shhh” was released.
Jonas Blue’s track “By Your Side” featured Raye. It was published in October 2016 and charted at number 15 in the United Kingdom. She also appeared in Jax Jones’ single “You Don’t Know Me” in December 2016. Raye co-wrote the song, which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and was certified double Platinum by the BPI.
Raye gave her first headline show at XOYO in Shoreditch in February 2017. Raye and Starrah appeared together on the tune “Dreamer” from Charli XCX’s Number 1 Angel mixtape, which was released in March 2017.
In May and August, stand-alone singles “The Line” and “Sober (Stripped)” were released. Raye released “Decline” (with Mr Eazi) in November, which reached at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified Platinum.
Raye released the single “Cigarette” (featuring Mabel and Stefflon Don) in February 2018. The BPI certified the song Silver after it reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart. Raye partnered with Kojo Funds to produce “Check” in March 2018, which peaked at number 26 in the UK and is certified Gold. Raye’s third extended play, Side Tape, was released in May 2018, and both “Decline” and “Cigarette” appeared on it.
That month, a video for the promotional track “Confidence” (with Maleek Berry and Nana Rogues) was also released. Raye later released a standalone single titled “Friends” in 2018, which reached at number 66 in the UK. Raye joined Halsey on the European leg of the Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Tour in September 2018. Raye launched her own headlining tour in October 2018, visiting locations across the UK and Ireland.
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