RAYE

A certain RAYE is just as easy to lose, as she is to both discover and find! Her real name is Rachel Keen. She was first discovered in a way by Jonas Blue to a degree, with By Your Side in 2016. She disappeared from the music scene again for a few months until later in 2016 when Jax Jones rediscovered her, the first time, on You Don't Know Me. RAYE later went on to release Ambition which featured Stormzy & The Line in 2016, and then in early 2017 went on to perform Decline with Mr Eazi. In 2017 she appeared as an Artist For Grenfell on the re-release of the Simon & Garfunkel song Bridge Over Troubled Waters. RAYE also after Decline worked with Kojo Funds on a track named Check. This was when she disappeared from the music scene again until 2019 when she performed Stay (Don't Go Away) with David Guetta, which served as her third discovery! Both By Your Side and You Don't Know Me were 2016 releases. RAYE also did a project with Mabel and Stefflon Don titled Cigarette. She collaborated with Jess Glynne in 2019 with a song titled Love Me Again. In February 2020 she worked with Jax Jones for the second time as a featured artist on Jax and Martin Solveig's single entitled Tequila. On Friday March 20th 2020 Tequila entered The Official Chart Top 40 at #38. On Friday March 27th 2020 Tequila rose up seven places to #31. On Friday April 3rd 2020 Tequila fell down four places from #31 to #35. On Friday April 10th 2020 Tequila rose up three places from #35 to #32. On Friday April 17th 2020 Tequila rose up eleven places from #32 to #21. On Friday April 24th 2020 Tequila fell down six places from #21 to #27. On Friday May 1st 2020 Tequila fell down a further three places from #27 to #30. On Friday 8th May 2020 Tequila rose up three places from #30 back up to #27. On Friday 15th May 2020 Tequila departed from the chart.

In April 2020, RAYE's featured on DJ Regard's latest single entitled 'Secrets'. On Friday 22nd May 2020 Secrets entered the chart at #30. On Friday May 29th 2020 Secrets rose up five places from #30 to #25. On Friday June 5th 2020 Secrets rose up seven places from #25 to #18. On Friday 12th June 2020 Secrets rose up six places from #18 to #12. The following week on Friday June 19th 2020 Secrets rose up four places from #12 to #8. The following week on June 26th 2020 Secrets fell down two places from #8 to #10. The following week on July 3rd 2020 Secrets rose up three places from #10 to #7. The following week on Friday July 10th 2020 Secrets fell down three places from #7 back down to #10. On Saturday July 11th 2020 she released a new single entitled 'Natalie Don't'. The following week on Friday July 17th 2020 Secrets rose back up two places from #10 to #8. The following week on Friday July 24th 2020 Secrets rose up a place from #8 to #7. The following week on Friday 31st July 2020 Secrets fell down four places from #7 to #11. The following week on 7th August 2020 Secrets rose up five places from #11 to #6. The following week on Friday 14th August 2020 Secrets fell down a place from #6 to #7. The following week on Friday 21st August 2020 Secrets fell down two places from #7 to #9. The following week on Friday 28th August 2020 Secrets fell down five places from #9 to #14. The following week on Friday 4th September 2020 Secrets remained at #14. The following week on Friday 11th September 2020 Secrets fell down twenty four places from #14 to #38. The following week on Friday 18th September 2020 Secrets rose up a place from #38 to #37. The following week on Friday 25th September 2020 Secrets departed from the chart. On Tuesday 10th November 2020 she appeared upon an episode of ITV2's 'Don't Hate The Playaz'. On Thursday December 31st 2020 she performed the song 'Everybody Dance' on the BBC's 'The Big New Year's In', virtually accompanied by Nile Rodgers who was in the shows studio, and Becky Hill who also performed virtually.

She later went on to release a single entitled 'Regardless' which featured Rudimental. On Friday 29th January 2021 Regardless entered The Official Chart Top 40 at #40. The following week on Friday 5th February 2021 Regardless rose up three places from #40 to #37. The following week on Friday 12th February 2021 Regardless rose up two places from #40 to #38. The following week on Friday 19th February 2021 Regardless departed from the chart.

On Thursday 25th February 2021 she featured on Joel Corry's latest single entitled BED, alongside David Guetta. On Friday 5th March 2021 BED entered the Official Chart Top 40 at #20. The following week on Friday 12th March 2021 BED rose up three places from #20 to #17. On Friday 29th March 2021 RAYE & D-Block Europe's October 2020 song entered the Official Chart Top 40 at #36 & BED rose up a further nine places from #17 to #8. The following week on Friday 26th March 2021 Ferrari Horses rose up six places from #36 to #30, & BED rose up two places from #8 to #6. The following week on Friday 2nd April 2021 Ferrari Horses rose up two places from #30 to #28, whereas BED fell down a place from #6 to #7. The following day on Saturday 3rd April 2021 she opened the series finale of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway alongside Joel Corry & David Guetta, with the trio performing BED. The following week on Friday 9th April 2021 The Official Chart Top 40 was not aired following the death of Prince Phillip, The Duke Of Edinburgh, however the Charts were still compiled by the Official Charts Company on their website and this displayed the fact that Ferrari Horses had rose up six places from #28 to #22 & BED had rose up a place from #7 back to #6. The following week on Friday 16th April 2021 Ferrari Horses rose up a further six places from #22 to #16 & BED had rose up two places from #6 to #4. On Thursday 22nd April 2021 she appeared upon an episode of ITV2 Panel Show 'Celebrity Juice'. The following day on Friday 23rd April 2021 Ferrari Horses fell down a place from #16 to #17, whereas BED rose up a place from #4 to #3. The following week on Friday 30th April 2021 Ferrari Horses rose up three places from #17 to #14, whereas BED remained at #3. On Saturday 1st May 2021 she appeared upon an episode of CBBC's 'The Ultimate Playlist'. The following week on Friday 7th May 2021 Ferrari Horses fell down two places from #14 to #16, whereas BED fell down three places from #3 to #6. The following week on Friday 14th May 2021 Ferrari Horses fell down a place from #16 to #17 & BED rose back up two places from #6 to #4. The following week on Friday 21st May 2021 Ferrari Horses fell down four places from #17 to #21, whereas BED fell down two places from #4 to #6. The following week on Friday 28th May 2021 Ferrari Horses departed from the chart, whereas BED fell down nineteen places from #6 to #25. On Tuesday 1st June 2021 she appeared upon an episode of CBBC's 'Got What It Takes?'. The following day on Wednesday 2nd June 2021 she appeared briefly in BBC Three documentary 'Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power'. Two days later on Friday 4th June 2021 BED rose back up six places from #25 to #19. The following week on Friday 11th June 2021 BED fell back down six places from #19 to #25. On the same day RAYE released her new single entitled 'Call On Me'. The following week on Friday 18th June 2021 BED rose up a further place from #25 to #24. The following week on Friday 25th June 2021 BED fell down three places from #24 to #27. On Sunday 27th June 2021 she appeared upon an episode of C4's 'Sunday Brunch'. The following week on Friday 2nd July 2021 BED fell down ten places from #27 to #37. The following week on Friday 9th July 2021 BED rose back up five places from #37 to #32. The following week on Friday 16th July 2021 BED fell down seven places from #32 to #39. The following week on Friday 23rd July 2021 BED rose back up three places from #39 to #36. The following week on Friday 30th July 2021 BED fell down three places from #36 to #39. Additionally on Friday 31st July 2021 she appeared upon an episode of 'The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan'. The following week on Friday 6th August 2021 BED departed from the chart. Two days later on Sunday 8th August 2021 she appeared upon an episode of Love Island: Aftersun. On Friday 3rd September 2021 she released a new single entitled 'I Don't Want You' alongside Riton.

In March 2022, she released a new single entitled 'Waterfall' alongside electronic duo Disclosure. On Thursday 7th April 2022 she appeared upon an episode of Celebrity Juice. In July 2022 she released a new single entitled 'Hard Out Here'. In August 2022, she released a new single entitled 'Black Mascara'. In October 2022, she appeared upon an episode of Later... With Jools Holland, and released singles entitled 'The Thrill Is Gone' and 'Escapism' with the latter featuring rapper 070 Shake. On Friday 25th November 2022, Escapism entered The Official Chart Top 40 at #31. The following week on Friday 2nd December 2022 Escapism rose up twenty five places from #31 to #6. The following week on Friday 9th December 2022 Escapism rose up four places from #6 to #2. The following week on Friday 16th December 2022 Escapism fell down a place from #2 to #3. The following week on Friday 23rd December 2022 Escapism fell down a further three places from #3 to #6. The following week on Friday 30th December 2022 Escapism fell down seven places from #6 to #13. The following day upon Saturday 31st December 2022, she appeared as a guest performer upon 'The National Lottery's New Year's Eve Big Bash'. In 2023, she released a new single entitled 'Ice Cream Man.', which she had previously performed as an unreleased song on a 2018 tour, before changing the songs title and second verse upon its official 2023 release. The following week on Friday 6th January 2023 Escapism rose up twelve places from #13 to #1, thus peaking at #1 and granting RAYE her first ever UK #1 single and the first #1 single of 2023. The following week on Friday 13th January 2023 Escapism fell down a place from #1 to #2. On the same day, she appeared as a guest performer upon an episode of 'The Graham Norton Show', wherein she performed one of her two latest singles entitled The Thrill Is Gone. The following week on Friday 20th January 2023 Escapism remained at #2. The following week on Friday 27th January 2023 Escapism once again remained at #2. The following week on Friday 3rd February 2023 Escapism once again remained at #2. The following week on Friday 10th February 2023 Escapism once again remained at #2 and her debut album entitled My 21st Century Blues entered the Official Albums Chart Top 100 and peaked at #2. The following week on Friday 17th February 2023 Escapism once again remained at #2. The following week on Friday 24th February 2023 Escapism fell down eight places from #2 to #10. Additionally, in February 2023 RAYE released a new single entitled 'Flip A Switch'. On Friday 3rd March 2023 Escapism fell down a further two places from #10 to #12. The following week on Friday 10th March 2023 Escapism fell down a further two places from #12 to #14. The following week on Friday 17th March 2023 Escapism fell down a further place from #14 to #15. The following week on Friday 24th March 2023 Escapism rose back up a place from #15 to #14. The following week on Friday 31st March 2023 Escapism fell down four places from #14 to #18. The following week on Friday 7th April 2023 Escapism rose back up a place from # 18 to #17. The following week on Friday 14th April 2023 Escapism fell down two places from #17 to #19. The following week on Friday 21st April 2023 Escapism fell down eleven places from #19 to #30. The following week on Friday 28th April 2023 Escapism rose back up four places from #30 to #26 and Flip A Switch entered the Official Chart Top 40 at #35. The following week on Friday 5th May 2023 Escapism fell back down four places from #26 to #30 and Flip A Switch fell down three places from #35 to #38. The following week on Friday 12th May 2023 Escapism fell down a further ten places from #30 to #40 and Flip A Switch departed from the chart. The following week on Friday 19th May 2023 Escapism departed from the chart.

In May 2023, RAYE featured upon Cassö & D-Block Europe's latest single entitled 'Prada'. In July 2023, RAYE featured upon Stormzy’s latest entitled ‘The Weekend’, marking the duos first collaboration in seven years. On Friday 28th July 2023, The Weekend entered the Official Chart Top 40 at #23. The following week on Friday 4th August 2023, The Weekend fell down eleven places from #23 to #34. The following week on Friday 11th August 2023, The Weekend rose back up a place from #34 to #33. The following week on Friday 18th August 2023, The Weekend fell down a further three places from #33 to #36 and Prada entered the Official Chart Top 40 at #32. The following week on Friday 25th August 2023, The Weekend rose back up a further four places from #33 to #29 and Prada rose up twelve places from #32 to #20. The following week on Friday 1st September 2023, The Weekend rose up a further two places from #29 to #27 and Prada rose up a further twelve places from #20 to #8. The following week on Friday 8th September 2023, The Weekend fell rose up a place from #27 to #26 & Prada rose up a further place from #8 to #7. The following week on Friday 15th September 2023, The Weekend rose fell down three places from #26 to #29 & Prada rose up two places from #7 to #5. The following week on Friday 22nd September 2023, The Weekend remained at #29 & Prada rose up a further place from #5 to #4. The following week on Friday 29th September 2023, The Weekend departed from the chart & Prada rose up a further place from #4 to #3. The following week on Friday 6th October 2023, Prada fell back down a place from #3 to #4. The following week on Friday 13th October 2023, Prada rose up two places to #2. The following week on Friday 20th October 2023, Prada remained at #2. The following week on Friday 27th October 2023, Prada remained at #2. The following week on Friday 3rd November 2023, Prada fell down a place from #2 to #3. The following week on Friday 10th November 2023, Prada rose back up a place from #3 to #2. The following week on Friday 17th November 2023, Prada fell back down a place from #2 to #3. The following week on Friday 24th November 2023, Prada rose back up a place from #3 to #2. Additionally in November 2023, RAYE was featured on an episode of BBC Two’s ‘Louis Theroux Interviews’. The following week on Friday 1st December 2023, Prada fell back down a place from #2 to #3. The following week on Friday 8th December 2023, Prada fell down thirty seven places from #3 to #40. The following week on Friday 15th December 2023, Prada departed from the chart. In December 2023, RAYE served as a guest panellist for Anne-Marie’s Team during The Callbacks round of the twelfth UK series of ‘The Voice’. On Friday 5th January 2024, Prada re-entered the chart at #3. The following week on Friday 12th January 2024, Prada fell down a place from #3 to #4. The following week on Friday 19th January 2024, Prada fell down a further two places from #4 to #6. The following week on Friday 26th January 2024, Prada fell down a further place from #6 to #7.

## Track Discography

Notable songs by the queen of getaways:

* By Your Side (Jonas Blue+RAYE)
* You Don't Know Me (Jax Jones+RAYE)
* Ambition (RAYE+Stormzy)
* The Line (RAYE)
* Decline (RAYE+Mr Eazi)
* Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Artists For Grenfell)
* Stay (Don't Go Away) by (David Guetta+RAYE)
* Check (RAYE+Kojo Funds)
* Cigarette (RAYE+Mabel+Stefflon Don)
* Love Me Again (Jess Glynne+RAYE)
* Tequila (Jax Jones+Martin Solveig+RAYE)
* All Of My Love (RAYE+Young Adz)
* Secrets (Regard+RAYE)
* Natalie Don't (RAYE)
* Proud (RAYE+D-Block Europe)
* Ferrari Horses (RAYE+D-Block Europe)
* Regardless (RAYE+Rudimental)
* BED (Joel Corry+RAYE+David Guetta)
* Call On Me (RAYE)
* I Don't Want You (Riton+RAYE)
* Waterfall (RAYE+Disclosure)
* Hard Out Here (RAYE)
* Black Mascara (RAYE)
* The Thrill Is Gone (RAYE)
* Escapism (RAYE+070 Shake)
* Ice Cream Man. (RAYE)
* Flip A Switch (RAYE)
* Prada (Cassö + RAYE + D-Block Europe)
* The Weekend (Stormzy+RAYE)