RAYE

Keen was born on 24 October 1997 in Tooting, London to a Ghanaian-Swiss mother and an English father before moving to Croydon, where she studied at Woodcote High School before being accepted to attend the BRIT School for two years before dropping out after she felt "confined...despite learning an extensive amount."

2014–15: Early beginnings On 11 December 2014, Raye released her debut extended play Welcome to the Winter. On 7 February 2015, she released her debut single "Flowers". On 28 April 2015, she released the single "Alien". 2016–present: Breakthrough On 11 August 2016, Raye released her second extended play Second. "I, U, Us" was released as the lead single from the EP on 14 October 2016. She featured on Jonas Blue's single "By Your Side". It was released on 28 October 2016 and peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. She also featured on Jax Jones's single "You Don't Know Me", released on 9 December 2016. It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. On 9 February 2017, Raye performed her first headline concert at XOYO in Shoreditch, London. Raye was featured alongside Starrah on the track "Dreamer" from Charli XCX's Number 1 Angel mixtape, which was released on 10 March 2017.