Английская Википедия:Griff (singer)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Redirect Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox person Sarah Faith Griffiths (born 21 January 2001), known professionally as Griff, is an English singer and songwriter. In 2019, she released her debut single, "Mirror Talk", through Warner Records. This was followed by her debut extended play of the same name, released later that year. Griff was named the Rising Star at the 2021 Brit Awards, becoming one of the youngest winners in the category at 20. Later that year, she released her debut mixtape, One Foot in Front of the Other, to commercial success and critical acclaim.

Early life and education

Griff was born on 21 January 2001 as Sarah Faith Griffiths, in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. Her father Mark is the son of Jamaican immigrants who were part of the "Windrush generation", and her mother Kim is a first-generation migrant whose family moved to England amid the Vietnam War. Griff has stated that she feels "more in touch with my Chinese side". Griff's parents foster children and her experiences with the children were reflected in her song "Good Stuff".

Griff stated that her earliest memory of loving music was being gifted an iPod Shuffle with the Taylor Swift album Fearless (2008) downloaded to it, when she was around the age of eight. She then taught herself to record and produce music on her older brother's laptop, and used tutorials on YouTube to inform her on techniques. While attending St Clement Danes School, Griff kept her musical life private, due to not knowing if her musical career would be successful, stating: "no one likes that person at school who talks about how they want to sing". After finishing her A Levels, she told teachers that she was taking a gap year, rather than informing them on her music ventures. On using the stage name Griff, she stated: "Sarah Griffiths isn't that glamorous, I sound like I have a mortgage and 4 kids, it's very corporate".

Career

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Griff performing in Sydney, Australia in January 2024.

On 4 July 2019, it was announced that Griff had been signed to Warner Records. On the same day, she released her debut single "Mirror Talk", accompanied by a music video. Annie Mac featured the song on BBC Radio 1 under the New Name playlist. She stated that the writing process for the song took an hour. Griff described the release as a career highlight, since it was released immediately after she had finished her A Level exams. Billboard described the song as an "electrifying debut", and praised her "powerful voice and vulnerable lyrics". The next month, Griff released her follow-up single, "Didn't Break It Enough", accompanied by a music video in which the clothing worn was made by Griff herself. She released the single "Paradise" in October 2019, which was followed by the release of her debut extended play, The Mirror Talk, on 15 November 2019. In December 2019, Griff released a cover of the Bangles' 1989 song "Eternal Flame".

On 7 February 2020, Griff released the single "Good Stuff". Despite people thinking the song is about a romantic breakup, she clarified that the subject of the song is about missing children that her family fostered, since they felt like siblings. In March 2020, a song titled "I Love You's", that Griff co-wrote, was released by American singer Hailee Steinfeld. This was followed by "Forgive Myself", a song released by Griff on 29 May 2020, described by NME as an "anthem". In July 2020, Griff was nominated by The Ivors Academy for an Ivor Novello Rising Star Award, and later that month, she released the song "Say It Again". In October 2020, she was part of two collaborative songs; "1,000,000 X Better" with English band Honne, and "Inside Out", a song with German DJ Zedd. In January 2021, she released "Black Hole", which NME described as a "dark pop anthem". On 19 March 2021, Griff won the Brit Award for Rising Star and performed "Black Hole" at the 2021 ceremony. Later that day, she announced details of her debut mixtape, One Foot in Front of the Other, which was released on 18 June 2021. Two months later, Griff followed up the mixtape with single "One Night". In October 2021, she embarked on a tour across the United Kingdom in support of her mixtape. She later did European and North American tour dates.

In November 2021, Dua Lipa announced Griff as one of her three supporting acts for the European dates of the Future Nostalgia Tour in 2022. In September 2022, she performed on eight dates of the +–=÷× Tour by Ed Sheeran. In 2023, she also took part in the Music of the Spheres World Tour by british band Coldplay as opening act for a few European dates including Portugal, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands.

In August 2023, after a break from music whilst on the Future Nostalgia Tour, Griff released the single "Vertigo". The song was promoted by Taylor Swift on Instagram, who said she "loved" the song. She released an EP to support the single, Vert1go Vol. 1, in October 2023. Later that month, Griff announced her single "Astronaut", which was written in collaboration with Coldplay lead vocalist Chris Martin and released in December.

In January 2024, Griff performed a one-off show at the Metro Theatre in Sydney, Australia.

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with release date, selected chart positions, and label shown

Title	Mixtape details	Peak chart positions
		UK	IRE	SCO
One Foot in Front of the Other	Released: 18 June 2021 Label: Warner Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	4	85	5

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date and label shown

Title	EP details
The Mirror Talk	Released: 15 November 2019 Label: Warner Format: Digital download, streaming
Vert1go Vol. 1	Released: 20 October 2023 Label: Warner Format: Digital download, streaming
Ver2igo Vol. 2	Scheduled: 5 April 2024 Label: Warner Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and album name shown

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		UK	BEL (FL) Tip	IRE	NZ Hot	NOR
"Mirror Talk"	2019	—	—	—	—	—		The Mirror Talk
"Didn't Break It Enough"		—	—	—	—	—
"Paradise"		—	—	—	—	—
"Eternal Flame"		—	—	—	—	—		rowspan="7" Шаблон:Non-album singles
"Good Stuff"	2020	—	—	—	—	—
"Forgive Myself"		—	—	—	—	—
"Say It Again"		—	—	—	—	—
"1,000,000 X Better" Шаблон:Small		—	—	—	—	—
"Inside Out" Шаблон:Small		—	—	—	—	—
"Love Is a Compass" Шаблон:Small		42	9	—	—	—
"Black Hole"	2021	18	28	25	16	—	BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold	One Foot in Front of the Other
"One Foot in Front of the Other"		—Шаблон:Efn	—	—	—	—
"Shade of Yellow"		—	—	—	26	—
"One Night"		45	—	85	—	—	BPI: Silver	rowspan="2" Шаблон:Non-album singles
"Head on Fire" Шаблон:Small	2022	44	—	—	35	33
"Walk"	2023	—	—	—	—	—		One Foot in Front of the Other
"Vertigo"		84	—	—	23	—		Vert1go Vol. 1
"Astronaut"		—	—	—	—	—
"Miss Me Too"	2024	—	—	—	22	—		Ver2igo Vol. 2
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Mirror Talk"	2019	Sylvie Weber
"Didn't Break It Enough"		Rory DCS
"Paradise"		Шаблон:N/A
"Good Stuff"	2020	Imogen Snell and Riccardo Castaneo
"Forgive Myself"
"Love is a Compass"		Maria Goulamhoussen
"Say It Again"		Stephen Isaac-Wilson
"Black Hole"	2021	Joe Shaw and Eseosa Ohen (SOB)
"One Foot in Front of the Other"		Stephen Isaac-Wilson
"One Night"		ABCDCD
"Head on Fire"	2022	CC Wade
"Miss Me Too"	2024	Colin Solal Cardo

Songwriting credits

Title	Artist	Year	Album	Notes
"I Love You's"	Hailee Steinfeld	2020	Half Written Story	Co-writer
"Angry man"	Kawala	2021	Paradise Heights	Co-writer
"Happy Hunting Ground"	Maisie Peters	2021	Trying: Season 2	Co-writer, performer
"Minute"	Kim Petras	2023	Feed the Beast	Co-writer

Tours

Headlining

2024 Tour

Date	City	Country	Venue
2 January 2024	Brisbane	Australia	Fortitude Music Hall
3 January 2024	Sydney		The Metro Theatre
6 February 2024	Los Angeles	United States	The Roxy Theatre
9 February 2024	New York City		(Le) Poisson Rouge
10 March 2024	Stockholm	Sweden	Debaser Strand
11 March 2024	Oslo	Norway	Parkteatret Scene
12 March 2024	Copenhagen	Denmark	VEGA
15 March 2024	Hamburg	Germany	Mojo Club
16 March 2024	Berlin		Heimathafen Neukölln
18 March 2024	Cologne		Gloria
19 March 2024	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Tolhuistuin
21 March 2024	Brussels	Belgium	Botanique - Orangerie
22 March 2024	Paris	France	La Machine du Moulin Rouge
24 March 2024	Bournemouth	United Kingdom	O2 Academy Bournemouth
26 March 2024	Dublin	Ireland	3Olympia Theatre
28 March 2024	Manchester	United Kingdom	Albert Hall
30 March 2024	Glasgow		Barrowland Ballroom
31 March 2024	Birmingham		Birmingham O2 Institute
2 April 2024	Camden, London		Roundhouse

Supporting

• Future Nostalgia Tour (2022)
• +–=÷× Tour (2022)
• Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022-2023)

Awards and nominations

Organisation	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Шаблон:Abbr
BBC	2021	Sound of 2021	Herself	Шаблон:Included
Brit Awards		Rising Star	Herself	Шаблон:Won
MTV UK		Push One to Watch	Herself	Шаблон:Nom
LOS40 Music Awards		Best International New Act	Herself	Шаблон:Won
MTV Europe Music Awards		Best New	Herself	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Push	Herself	Шаблон:Nom
BBC Radio 1		Hottest Record of the Year	"Black Hole"	Шаблон:Included
Popjustice £20 Music Prize		Best British Pop Single		Шаблон:Nom
Brit Awards	2022	Best New Artist	Herself	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Pop/R&B Act		Шаблон:Nom
NME Awards		NME Radar Award		Шаблон:Won
		Best Collaboration	"Head on Fire" (with Sigrid)	Шаблон:Won
Ticketmaster New Music Award		New Music Award	Herself	Шаблон:Won