# Frances (musician)

Sophie Frances Cooke (born 27 June 1993), known mononymously as Frances, is a British singer and songwriter from Newbury, Berkshire, England.

## Early life

Born in Oxford, she grew up in Newbury and attended St Gabriel's School in nearby Sandleford. She later studied music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

## Career

In August 2014, she was the featured artist for the track "Fire May Save You" for the French music label Kitsuné. The single was released as part of an EP, which contained remixes of the same track. In July 2015, she released the EP Grow for Communion Records. In October 2015, she released the EP Let It Out.
In November 2015, she was shortlisted for the 2016 BRIT Awards: Critics' Choice Award. In December 2015, she was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2016.
In 2016, she portrayed Katter the Butterfly singing "In My Life" in Beat Bugs episode 10b.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | SCO |
| Things I've Never Said | Released: 17 March 2017 Label: Capitol Format: CD, 12" vinyl, digital download | 43 | 33 | 90 | 58 |
| Wonder | Released: 9 April 2021 Label: Cookie Records Format: CD, 12" vinyl, digital download | — | — | — | — |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | UK | AUS | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | Album |
| 2014 | "Fire May Save You" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2015 | "Grow" | 188 | — | — | — | Things I've Never Said |
| 2015 | "Let It Out" | — | — | — | — | Things I've Never Said |
| 2015 | "Borrowed Time" | 168 | — | 70 | — | Things I've Never Said |
| 2016 | "Don't Worry About Me" | 179 | 83 | 15 | 66 | Things I've Never Said |
| 2016 | "Say It Again" | — | — | — | — | Things I've Never Said |
| 2016 | "Under Our Feet" | — | — | — | — | Things I've Never Said |
| 2017 | "No Matter" | — | — | 77 | 85 | Things I've Never Said |
| 2020 | "Eclipse" | — | — | — | — | Wonder |
| 2020 | "Other Side of the World" | — | — | — | — | Wonder |
| 2021 | "Rare" | — | — | — | — | Wonder |
| 2021 | "Ocean in Gold" | — | — | — | — | Wonder |

## Songwriting and production discography

| Year | Artist | Song | Written with | Produced with | Album |
| 2015 | SG Lewis | "Warm" | List Samuel George Lewis | N/A | Non-album single |
| 2015 | Jennifer Zamudio | "Layers" | List Allen McKendree | N/A | 15 Jaar Spesiale Uitgawe |
| 2015 | Jennifer Zamudio | "Bitter Pill" | List Allen McKendree Stephen Langstaff | N/A | 15 Jaar Spesiale Uitgawe |
| 2016 | Karen Harding | "Open My Eyes" | List Josh Wilkinson James Reynolds | N/A | Non-album single |
| 2016 | Lauren Aquilina | "Something So Beautiful" | No additional writers | No additional producers | Mum's List OST |
| 2017 | Leo Stannard | "Gravity" feat. Frances | List Leonard Stannard Neil Ormandy Stephen Solomon | N/A | Maratea |
| 2017 | Grey | "Room 101" feat. Frances | List Michael Trewartha Kyle Trewartha Rachel Furner | N/A | Chameleon EP |
| 2018 | SG Lewis | "Coming Up" | List Samuel George Lewis Finlay Robson | N/A | Dusk EP |
| 2018 | SG Lewis | "Sunsets, Pt. II" | List Samuel George Lewis | N/A | Dusk EP |
| 2018 | JC Stewart | "Medicine" | List John Stewart | List Geoff Swan | Non-album single |
| 2018 | Dan Caplen | "Trouble" feat. Ms Banks | List Daniel Caplen James Newman Frederik Eichen Thyra Oji | N/A | Non-album single |
| 2018 | King Henry | "Bad for Me" feat. Elle Watson | List Henry Allen Elle Watson | N/A | Non-album single |
| 2018 | Joseph Marcus | "Better Love" | List Joseph Marcus | N/A | Root EP |
| 2018 | Jess Glynne | "All I Am" | List Jessica Glynne Janee Bennett James Newman Bastian Langebaek Sandy Rivera Jayson Sealee | N/A | Always In Between |
| 2018 | Sody | "Maybe It Was Me" | N/A | No additional producers | Non-album single |
| 2018 | Liv Dawson | "I Like You" | List Olivia Dawson | No additional producers | Bedroom EP |
| 2018 | Sody | "Let You Know" | N/A | No additional producers | Non-album single |
| 2019 | SG Lewis | "Blue" | List Samuel George Lewis Finlay Robson | N/A | Dark EP |
| 2019 | Nico Santos | "Welcome Home" | List Nico Santos Jon Maguire | N/A | Streets of Gold: Unforgettable Edition |
| 2019 | The Magician | "Ready to Love" | List Stephen Fasano Mark Ralph | N/A | Non-album single |
| 2019 | Sody | "The Bully" | List Sophie Dyson | No additional producers | Non-album single |
| 2019 | Don Diablo | "Brave" with Jessie J | List Don Schipper Martijn van Sonderson Jessica Glynne Janee Bennett James Newman Edvard Erfjord Henrik Michelsen | N/A | Non-album single |
| 2019 | SG Lewis | "Flames" feat. Ruel | List Samuel George Lewis Alexander Oriet David Phelan | N/A | Dawn EP |
| 2019 | Rozes | "Call Me" | List Elizabeth Mencel Alexandra Robotham | N/A | Crazy EP |
| 2019 | Aaron Smith | "Better Than You Loved Me" | List Aaron Smith Joseph Rubel | N/A | Loveless EP |
| 2019 | Maisie Peters | "This Is on You" | List Maisie Peters | List Sam Tsang | It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral |
| 2019 | Brandon Colbein | "Mad" | N/A | No additional producers | Non-album single |
| 2019 | Sody | "What We Had" | List Sophie Dyson | No additional producers | I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry EP |
| 2020 | Meghan Trainor | "Ashes" | List Meghan Trainor Daniel Gleyzer | N/A | Treat Myself |
| 2020 | Meghan Trainor | "Have You Now" | List Meghan Trainor | N/A | Treat Myself |
| 2020 | Sarah Close | "Stay" | List Sarah Close | No additional producers | And Now, We're Shining EP |
| 2020 | Maisie Peters | "Daydreams" | N/A | List Dan Tashian Ian Fitchuk | Non-album single |
| 2020 | Dua Lipa | "Hallucinate" | List Dua Lipa Samuel George Lewis | N/A | Future Nostalgia |
| 2020 | Maisie Peters | "The List" | List Maisie Peters | List Rob Milton | Non-album single |
| 2020 | Claudia Valentina | "Seven" | List Claudia Valentina James Newman Joseph Rubel | N/A | Claudia Valentina EP |
| 2020 | Holly Humberstone | "Drop Dead" | List Holly Humberstone Robert Milton | N/A | Falling Asleep at the Wheel EP |
| 2020 | Katy Perry | "Only Love" | List Katheryn Hudson Andrew Jackson | N/A | Smile |
| 2021 | SG Lewis | "Heartbreak on the Dancefloor" feat. Frances | List Samuel George Lewis | N/A | Times |
| 2021 | SG Lewis | "Fall" | List Samuel George Lewis Orlando Higginbottom | N/A | Times |
| 2021 | Grace Davies | "I Met a Boy Online" | List Grace Davies | No additional producers | I Wonder If You Wonder EP |
| 2021 | Audien | "Learn to Love Again" | List Nate Rathbun Henrik Michelsen | N/A | Non-album single |
| 2021 | Maisie Peters | "Happy Hunting Ground" feat. Griff | List Maisie Peters Sarah Griffiths | List Joe Rubel | Trying: Season 2 OST |
| 2021 | Twice | "First Time" | List Park Ji-hyo Jade Thirlwall George Tizzard Richard Parkhouse | N/A | Taste of Love EP |
| 2021 | Rudimental | "Straight from the Heart" feat. Nørskov | List Amir Izadkhah Piers Aggett Kesi Dryden Leon Rolle Morgan Connie-Smith Olivia Devine James Newman Steven Mead Daniel Langsman | N/A | Ground Control |
| 2021 | Maisie Peters | "You Signed Up for This" | List Maisie Peters Joseph Rubel | N/A | You Signed Up for This |
| 2021 | Maisie Peters | "Brooklyn" | List Maisie Peters | No additional producers | You Signed Up for This |
| 2021 | Maisie Peters | "Tough Act" | List Maisie Peters Joseph Rubel | N/A | You Signed Up for This |
| 2021 | Hybrid Minds | "Blame You" feat. Dylan | List Matthew Rowe Joshua White Holly Humberstone | N/A | Non-album single |
| 2021 | Elton John | "Orbit" with SG Lewis | List Elton John Samuel George Lewis | N/A | The Lockdown Sessions |
| 2021 | Grace Davies | "Somebody" | List Grace Davies Janee Bennett | List Grace Davies Marcus Andersson | I Wonder If You Wonder EP |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Organisation | Award | Result |
| 2016 | BRIT Awards | Critic's Choice | Nominated |
| 2016 | BBC | Sound of...2016 | Nominated |