Foxes

**Louisa Rose Allen**, better known by her stage name **Foxes**, is an English singer and songwriter.

She is best known in the United States as the vocalist for Russian-German dance music producer Zedd's 2012 single "Clarity", which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. Her debut album, *Glorious*, was released in the United Kingdom in 2014 and features the top 20 singles "Youth", "Let Go for Tonight", and "Holding onto Heaven". *All I Need*, her second studio album, released in February 2016 and included the singles "Body Talk" and "Better Love".

After the release of *All I Need*, Foxes took a hiatus of four years before releasing new music, when in 2020, she released "Love Not Loving You", "Woman", "Friends in the Corner", "Hollywood" and "Kathleen" which would eventually be part of Foxes' second EP, *Friends in the Corner*, which released in April 2021.

Her third album, *The Kick*, released in February 2022 which included the singles, "Sister Ray", "Dance Magic", "Sky Love", "Absolute" and "Growing on Me".

## Early life

   Allen was born in Southampton, Hampshire, and grew up in the Swaythling and St Denys areas. She attended St Denys Primary School, Cantell School, and Eastleigh College.

Allen cited in an interview that her mother said that she started singing before 'she could even talk'. She said that around about the time she was 3 years old, she started listening to Disney musicals which made her run around the house singing loudly.

Allen started writing music when she was 14 years old, reaching the final of a local talent competition in 2009.

At 18 years old, she considered training to be a beauty therapist, but her sister persuaded her to move to London to pursue a musical career. She attended the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, though she dropped out, preferring to write and perform music as opposed to study it.

## Music career

### **2011–2013: *Warrior* EP and featured appearances**

Allen decided she needed to come up with a stage name in order to differentiate herself from British pop singer Lily Allen. She considered the alias Foxes after a suggestion from a friend; her mother then told her that she had a dream the previous night about foxes running up their street, howling, and making "these beautiful noises", which she said reminded her of her daughter's music. Allen chose Foxes based on this connection and began performing gigs under the name in 2011.

Foxes released her debut single, "Youth", in January 2012 via Neon Gold Records and the following month was signed to Sign of the Times. "Youth" and its B-side, "Home", were featured in the American television series *Gossip Girl* and an EP, *Warrior* (produced by Sam Kennedy), followed in July 2012. Later in 2012, Foxes toured with Marina and the Diamonds on her Lonely Hearts Club Tour and released a second single, "Echo".

During this period, she toured with other artists as a supporting act, with the likes of Marina and the Diamonds and Coldplay.

    "Youth" caught the attention of Zedd, who invited Foxes to feature on "Clarity". "Clarity" was released as a single in late 2012 and became a major hit during 2013, reaching number eight on the US *Billboard* Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs. The song was certified double platinum in Australia, platinum in the United States, and silver in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart, eventually going on to win the award for Best Dance recording at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

### **2013-2014: *Glorious***

Foxes' "teaser" single "Beauty Queen" was released in May 2013, followed by a US re-release of "Youth" in August 2013 after Foxes signed to RCA Records in the country. In the United Kingdom, "Youth" reached number 12 on the singles chart in October 2013, concurrent to the song's use in a high profile advert for Swedish retailer Debenhams.

     During late 2013, Foxes embarked on a headline tour of the United Kingdom. A newly recorded version of "Let Go for Tonight", a track previously featured on her *Warrior* EP, was released as a single in February 2014, charting in the United Kingdom at number seven—Foxes' first top ten hit. Foxes' debut album, *Glorious*, was released in May 2014 following the single "Holding onto Heaven", and debuted at number five on the UK Albums Chart. A fourth single, "Glorious", followed in August 2014 and was used in an ITV advertising campaign promoting the network's autumn season of programmes.

During September and October 2014, Foxes served as the opening act for R&B musician Pharrell's Dear Girl Tour, playing at arenas across Europe. Pharrell personally offered a support slot to Foxes after hearing her cover of his hit single "Happy" for Radio 1's Live Lounge; Foxes later accused producers of the televised singing competition *The X Factor* for copying her arrangement of "Happy" for a performance of the song by contestant Lauren Platt, as both versions interpolated the Massive Attack song "Teardrop". Also in October, Foxes featured in the eighth series of the BBC science fiction programme *Doctor Who* as a singer performing Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" in the episode "Mummy on the Orient Express". In December, Foxes toued the United Kiingdom.

### **2015—2016: *All I Need***

    Foxes stated in a late 2014 interview that she had commenced work on her second album. She also collaborated with veteran dance producer Giorgio Moroder on his 2015 solo album, *Déjà Vu*, featuring on the track "Wildstar". In subsequent interviews, Foxes said that the album is titled *All I Need* and that she hoped to release it in late 2015; recording sessions for the album took place in America, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The album's first single, "Body Talk", was released in July 2015. Foxes debuted the track during a one-day tour of seven UK cities that earned her an entry to the *Guinness World Records* for the title of "most live concerts in 12 hours in multiple cities".

In July 2015, Allen revealed the tracks for *All I Need* via a postcard giveaway to fans. Each postcard sent to a fan at random gave the title of a track as well as its place on the album. She then uploaded a photo to Twitter, revealing the full track list for the deluxe version of the album.

Foxes also toured with Coldplay on their A Head Full of Dreams Tour in 2016.

### **2020—2022: Return from hiatus, *Friends in the Corner* and *The Kick***

On 15 May 2020, Foxes teased of new music on her social media platforms by sharing three videos, one each day, which consisted of her asking a question. These videos were accompanied by a phone number one could ring to answer the question.

On 18 May 2020, Foxes announced the release of her first single in four years, "Love Not Loving You" and that it would be released on 20 May 2020. On the same day, it was revealed that Foxes has signed a new record deal with PIAS Recordings thus making the single her first official release under the label.

On 29 July 2020, Foxes' second single of the year, "Woman", was released after posting another teaser on her social media accounts two days prior.

On 2 September 2020, Foxes' released her third single from the year, "Friends in the Corner". She portrayed the tattoo artist in the music video and on 4 December 2020, she released "Hollywood", her fourth single of the year. On 17 March 2021, she released "Kathleen", her fifth single.

In March 2021, Foxes announced that she would be releasing an extended play, "Friends in the Corner" which would include all of the songs released so far since 2020 with the EP being named after one of the released songs. The EP was released on 1 April 2021, Foxes later announced on 19 April 2021 that the EP would also be released on vinyl in November 2021.
On 8 September 2021, Foxes posted on to social media where she stated that something new was 'about to bloom' in reference to an upcoming release of a new single which was later titled "Sister Ray" which was released on 15 September.

The following day, Foxes announced the title and release date of her third studio album, The Kick, which she announced would release on 11 February 2022. On 13 October 2021, Foxes released her second single from the album, "Dance Magic". Her third single from the album, "Sky Love" was released on 3 November 2021. Foxes then later announced the running order of the songs featured in *The Kick* in an email sent to fans. During the same month, Foxes announced that she would be going back on tour, the first time since 2016.

Foxes went on to release her fourth and fifth singles of the album, "Absolute" on 7 January 2022 and "Body Suit" on 26 January 2022, both were released alongside an official visualiser. Foxes announced the cancellations of two shows on The Kick Tour in Glasgow and Brighton respectively due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and instead replaced the opening show in Glasgow with a launch party event in London to be held on 11 February 2022.

On 9 February 2022, two days before the release of *The Kick*, Foxes announced that she had contracted coronavirus and thus resulted in the cancellation of the launch party and the remainder of the tour which was then rescheduled to 28 February until 3 March 2022.

Foxes went on to release *The Kick* on 11 February 2022 which was met with critical acclaim from fans and critics alike. Upon the release of the album, a music video for "Growing on Me" was released and Deezer featured The Kick as the Best Pop Album of the Week and listed "Growing on Me" as one of the top 50 Best New Releases.

Foxes hosted a private showcase on 30 March 2022 as a replacement event for the launch party. On 3 April 2022, Foxes announced that she would be hosting a live event and Q&A for *The Kick*.

### **2023—present: Working on new music**

On 9 July 2023, Foxes announced that after taking a short break following the release of *The Kick*, she was writing new music again after posting an update on Instagram. She stated that she would explore potentially releasing demos and songs from the past three albums which never made the final cut before releasing new music. Over the course of 2023, Foxes has been active on her Instagram account but as of January 2024, new music is yet to be released.

## Trivia

* Foxes originally wanted to go by her full name, Louisa Allen but decided not to to avoid confusion with Lily Allen.
* The first song she ever wrote is entitled "Like Foxes Do" which was one of the inspirations behind her stage name.

## Official Account

* **Foxes Facebook**
* **Foxes Twitter**
* **Foxes Instagram**
* Foxes on Insstar.com
* Foxes on Buzzcent.com
* Foxes on Instagweb.com

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Churchward, Sally. "Former Southampton pupil is taking the states by storm". *Southern Daily Echo*. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10675892.City\_singer\_Foxes\_is\_top\_of\_the\_US\_charts/. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
2. ↑ John Dingwall (27 April 2014). "Singer Foxes almost missed chance at stardom for a life with nail varnish and make-up". *dailyrecord*. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/singer-foxes-missed-chance-stardom-3464836. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
3. ↑ "GOLD030: FOXES " Neon Gold Records". Neongoldrecords.com. http://neongoldrecords.com/gold030-foxes/. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. ↑ Cragg, Michael. "New music: Foxes - Home". *The Guardian*. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/21/new-music-foxes-home. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
5. ↑ "Foxes signs to Sony". Complete Music Update. 8 February 2012. http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/foxes-signs-to-sony/. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
6. ↑ "Foxes Talks New EP, Touring, And Working with Zedd | Life+Times". Lifeandtimes.com. 22 October 2012. http://lifeandtimes.com/foxes-talks-new-ep-touring-and-premieres-echoes-fixyn-remix. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
7. ↑ "Foxes: 'I Don't Want To Be That 'Featured' Artist'". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1560710/foxes-i-dont-want-to-be-that-featured-artist. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
8. ↑ "Zedd Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100". *Billboard* Hot 100. http://www.billboard.com/artist/431777/Zedd/chart?f=379. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
9. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". 19 October 2013. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles.
10. ↑ "Zedd's Clarity Goes Platinum". 7 July 2013. http://www.youredm.com/2013/07/07/zedds-clarity-goes-platinum/.
11. ↑ "Foxes Releases New Track 'Beauty Queen' Released May 13th 2013". Contactmusic.com. http://www.contactmusic.com/press/foxes-releases-new-track-beauty-queen-released-may-13th-2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
12. ↑ "Debenhams rethinks spend and adds in-store AR for new season". *marketingmagazine.co.uk*. http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/article/1209893/debenhams-rethinks-spend-adds-in-store-ar-new-season. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
13. ↑ "Shop the TV Ad: Autumn/Winter ‘13 | Debenhams Blog". Blog.debenhams.com. http://blog.debenhams.com/shop-the-tv-ad-autumnwinter-%E2%80%9813/designers/designers-at-debenhams/. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
14. ↑ "Top 40 Chart Archive". UK Chart Co. http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/\_/1/2014-03-08/. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
15. ↑ "DigitalPianoNews.co.uk - Foxes – Chasing Her Musical Tail". *DigitalPianoNews.co.uk*. http://www.digitalpianonews.co.uk/2014/08/foxes-chasing-musical-tail/. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
16. ↑ "Foxes singer and Grammy award winner Louisa Rose Allen talks teaming up with Pharrell and starring in Doctor Who". *The Evening Standard*. http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/foxes-singer-and-grammy-award-winner-louisa-rose-allen-talks-teaming-up-with-pharrell-and-starring-in-doctor-who-9786748.html. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Final nod to Glorious youth: Foxes on new chapter in 'whirlwind' career". *mancunianmatters.co.uk*. http://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/091271975-final-nod-glorious-youth-foxes-new-chapter-whirlwind-career. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
18. ↑ "Foxes Claims X Factor Lauren Stole Her Song Idea - MTV UK". *MTV UK*. http://www.mtv.co.uk/x-factor/news/foxes-claims-x-factor-lauren-stole-her-song-idea. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
19. ↑ "Foxes criticises Lauren Platt's X Factor song choice". *Digital Spy*. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s103/the-x-factor/news/a602984/foxes-criticises-lauren-platts-x-factor-song-choice.html#~oZvi1p5csdtRO3. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
20. ↑ "Foxes accuses X Factor's Lauren Platt of copying her". *4music.com*. http://www.4music.com/news/news/foxes-accuses-x-factors-lauren-platt-copying-her. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
21. ↑ "Foxes to appear in new series of Doctor Who". BBC. 29 May 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/foxes-doctor-who. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
22. ↑ "Foxes performs 'Don't Stop Me Now' on board the Orient Express - Doctor Who: Series 8 (2014) - BBC". BBC. 11 October 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-OTYT02W7E. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
23. ↑ "Foxes: I’ve won a Grammy but I still help out on my mother’s Brick Lane vintage stall". *The Evening Standard*. http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/foxes-10172016.html.
24. ↑ Davidson, Amy (May 4, 2015). "Foxes shares 10 secrets about her new album: From Tina Turner to giant gongs". Hearst Entertainment (UK). http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/feature/a645272/foxes-shares-10-secrets-about-her-new-album-from-tina-turner-to-giant-gongs.html#~piuODF4Js5N2wu. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
25. ↑ Allen, Louisa. "Foxes on Twitter: "FULL ALBUM. PREORDER COMING SOON!"". Twitter. https://twitter.com/iamfoxes/status/626095666117410821?lang=en-gb. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

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