Kyla La Grange
Kyla La Grange | |
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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
Early life
She studied at
Ashes (2011–2012)
Kyla had early success on the
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)
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)
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
Albums
| 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
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||
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DEN
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NED
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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
- ^ 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".
- ^ https://open.spotify.com/album/4E5XWEgTSxI8R529w38jOU?si=ytS0DENVQUqkWpC50Icx3w
- ^ "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.
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