Summary
Freya Olivia Rose Ridings (born 19 April 1994) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Ridings rose to prominence in 2017 with her ballad, "Lost Without You", which became a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. She followed this with the release of her debut extended play, You Mean the World to Me (2019). Her self-titled debut album was supported by the single "Castles", which would become her international breakthrough.
Freya Ridings | |
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 Freya Ridings performing live at Pryzm, Kingston in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Freya Olivia Rose Ridings |
| Born | 19 April 1994 London, England |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Good Soldier |
| Spouse(s) |
Ewan J. Phillips (m. 2022) |
Early and personal life edit
Freya Olivia Rose Ridings was raised in North London and grew up in Palmers Green. She is the daughter of English actor and musician Richard Ridings, and learned guitar from watching him play. She attended St Christopher School in Letchworth, followed by the BRIT School from the age of 16.[1]
Ridings has dyslexia.[2] In November 2022, she married folk singer Ewan J. Phillips after getting engaged two and a half months earlier.[1]
Career edit
Ridings released her debut single, "Blackout", on 5 May 2017. She released the single "Maps" (a cover of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs hit) on 30 June 2017. On 22 September 2017 she released her debut live album Live at St Pancras Old Church. After releasing the album she went on to her first full headline tour in the UK. She spent most of 2017 supporting the likes of Tears for Fears, Tash Sultana and Lewis Capaldi.[1] She released "Lost Without You" on 3 November 2017. The song peaked at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart, after being featured on the reality show Love Island in July 2018. It was subsequently chosen by Scott Mills' as his 'Tune of the Week' on his Radio 1 show in August 2018. She released her second live album, Live at Omeara, on 30 March 2018. She released the single "Ultraviolet" on 15 June 2018.
In 2019, she released the single "You Mean the World to Me", which was re-produced by Greg Kurstin, followed by an extended play of the same name. She also announced her self-titled debut album, with an original release date of 31 May 2019, but it was pushed back to 19 July 2019.
On 29 June 2019 Ridings played a set on the John Peel Stage at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival,[3][4] after the festival founder Michael Eavis personally attended one of her concerts in Bristol.[5]
In March 2020, Ridings toured Australia for the first time, performing shows in Sydney and Melbourne.[6]
In January 2023, Ridings released her first single in three years, "Weekends".[7] This was followed by the announcement that her second studio album, Blood Orange, would be released on 5 May 2023; this was subsequently brought forward to 28 April 2023 and would coincide with a number of album release parties at several venues around the UK.[8]
Ridings was due to perform at the Coronation Concert, marking the coronation of King Charles III in May 2023, but she pulled out at the last minute aftre contracting an unknown illness.[9]
In June 2023, Ridings co-wrote (alongside her husband) and performed the song Rise for the teen comedy film Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken.
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
AUT [11] |
GER [12] |
IRE [13] |
SCO [14] |
SWI [15] | |||
| Freya Ridings |
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3 | 49 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 19 | |
| Blood Orange[8] | 7 | 71 | 18 | 82 [18] |
9 | 28 | ||
Live albums edit
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| SCO [14] | ||
| Live at St Pancras Old Church[19] |
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| Live at Omeara[20] |
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75 |
Extended plays edit
| Title | Details |
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| You Mean the World to Me |
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Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
AUT [11] |
BEL (FL) [21] |
GER [12] |
IRE [13] |
SCO [22] |
SWI [23] |
UKR [24] |
US AC [25] | |||||||||||
| "Blackout"[26] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Freya Ridings | ||||||||
| "Lost Without You" | 9 | — | 53 | — | 16 | 5 | — | — | 16 | ||||||||||
| "Ultraviolet"[31] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Waking Up"[32] (with MJ Cole) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Waking Up EP | |||||||||
| "You Mean the World to Me" | 2019 | 57 | — | — | — | 78 | 26 | — | — | 15 |
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Freya Ridings | |||||||
| "Castles" | 16 | 28 | 12 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 14 | — | 15 | ||||||||||
| "Love Is Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Weekends"[7] | 2023 | 31 | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | 4 | — | Blood Orange[8] | ||||||||
| "Face in the Crowd"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Can I Jump?"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Perfect"[37] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "I Feel Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Rise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken and Blood Orange (live at Apollo) | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Promotional singles edit
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Maps"[38] | 2017 | Non-album single |
| "Unconditional"[39] | 2019 | Freya Ridings |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2020 | BRIT Awards | British Female Solo Artist | Nominated | [40] |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Freya Ridings: Meet the talented 'Lost Without You' singer-songwriter". Smooth Radio. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "What's it like to have dyslexia?". Newsround. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Freya Ridings Setlist at Glastonbury Festival 2019". setlist.fm. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Roper, Kerri-Ann (26 July 2019). "Freya Ridings on Glastonbury, debut album, celebrity fans - and Peppa Pig". The Irish News. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Ackerman, Naomi (31 May 2019). "Freya Ridings: 'I was a song-writing nerd and now I'm playing Glasto'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "UK pop sensation Freya Ridings performs her global smash hit 'Castles'". Sunrise. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b freyaridings (29 December 2022). "Weekends (the first single from my next album!!) will be out 12th January 💙 it would mean the world to me if you pre-saved it 🔐 link in bio 💖". Instagram. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Freya Ridings on her upcoming album Blood Orange and headlining Latitude Festival". Virgin Radio UK. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Stavely, Patrick (6 May 2023). "British singer Freya Ridings pulls out of performing at the coronation concert due to mystery illness a day before showtime". Sky News Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b "FREYA RIDINGS > Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Discographie Freya Ridings". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Discographie Freya Ridings". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Discography Freya Ridings". Irish-charts.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b Peaks on the Scottish Albums Chart:
- For Live at Omeara: "Scottish Albums Chart: 31 August 2018 – 6 September 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- For Freya Ridings: "Scottish Albums Chart: 26 July 2019 - 01 August 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- For Blood Orange: "Scottish Albums Chart: 5 May 2023 – 11 May 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Discographie Freya Ridings". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "BRIT Certified - bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Freya Ridings" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Freya Ridings returns with new single 'Weekends' with second album 'Blood Orange' to be released in May". 13 January 2023.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Live at St Pancras Old Church by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Live at Omeara by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Discografie Freya Ridings". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Peaks on the Scottish Singles Chart:
- For "Lost Without You": "Scottish Singles Chart: 28 September 2018 – 4 October 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- For "You Mean the World to Me": "Scottish Singles Chart: 8 March 2019 – 14 March 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- For "Castles": "Scottish Singles Chart: 16 August 2019 – 22 August 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- For "Love Is Fire": "Scottish Singles Chart: 31 January 2020 – 06 February 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Freya Ridings - Castles - swisscharts.com". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Ukraine Chart | Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2024-01-26". TopHit. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Peaks on the Adult Contemporary chart:
- "Lost Without You": "Adult Contemporary: May 4, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "You Mean the World to Me": "Adult Contemporary: April 6, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- "Castles": "Adult Contemporary: November 2, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Blackout – Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Freya Ridings)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Canadian certifications – Freya Ridings". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Ultraviolet – Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Waking Up - Single by MJ Cole". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Gold & Platin" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Freya Ridings Releases New Single 'Face in the Crowd'". Broadway World. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "From the album, she released the third single called "Can I Jump?" on March 24, 2023". PM Studio. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Freya Ridings released the fourth single called "Perfect" from her upcoming sophomore album "Blood Orange" on April 7, 2023". PM Studio. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Maps – Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Unconditional – Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Lavin, Will (11 January 2020). "Lewis Capaldi, Charli XCX and Bruce Springsteen amongst artists nominated for 2020 BRIT Awards". NME. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
External links edit
- Homepage
- Freya Ridings, Bintang Baru dari Britania on Cultura Magazine