Kyla La Grange

Kyla La Grange

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Ashes   CH 18th 08/05/2012 (2 weeks) Cut your teeth   CH 22nd 08/24/2014 (3 weeks)   UK 93 06/14/2014 (1 week)

Singles

Cut your teeth   CH 69 08/24/2014 (1 week)

Kyla La Grange (born July 25, 1986 in Watford ) is a British singer-songwriter from Watford.

biography

Kyla La Grange's mother is from South Africa, her father from Zimbabwe. She was born and raised in Watford , a suburb of London. She received a scholarship to Cambridge University , where she graduated in philosophy in 2007. Alongside her studies, she developed her music career at so-called " open mic events ". She also tried her hand at various bands, but nothing came of it.

In 2011, the Chess Club label discovered her and signed her. Her debut single, Been Better , was released that same year. Her song Catalyst was used in the television series Beauty and the Beast and got her the attention of the media and major labels. The following year she signed with Sony Music and released her debut album Ashes that summer . Despite some very positive reviews, she did not achieve a breakthrough. The album was also released on the continent. In 2011 she was included in the list of 10 Female Artists to Watch by the German edition of Rolling Stone magazine . La Grange was particularly successful in Switzerland, where her album made it into the top 20 of the album charts .

While her first album went towards folk pop, she worked on a more electronic sound with the DJ and producer Jakwob on the follow-up album Cut Your Teeth . The Norwegian DJ Kygo created a remix of the title song, which caused quite a stir. This version entered the Swedish charts. The album was released in the UK in June 2014. There it reached number 93. In Switzerland it reached number 22.

Discography

Albums

• Ashes (2012)
• Cut Your Teeth (2014)

Songs

• Walk Through Walls (2011)
• Been Better (2011)
• Heavy Stone (2011)
• Vampire Smile (2012)
• Cut Your Teeth (2014)
• Skin (2015)
• So Sweet (2015)
• Hummingbird (2016)
• Love Harder (2017)
• Violet Blue (2017)

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: Sweden - Switzerland - UK
2. ↑ Biography , The Guardian, accessed July 21, 2014
3. ^ My first year at university , Mira Katbamna, The Guardian, August 17, 2011
4. ↑ Portrait at laut.de, accessed on July 21, 2014
5. ↑ Profile ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Ampya, accessed July 21, 2014 
6. ↑ Observations One to Watch: Kyla La Grange, Singer, 25 , The Independent, June 23, 2012
7. ^ 10 Female Artists To Watch , Daniel Koch, Rolling Stone, March 8, 2011
8. ↑ Kyla La Grange - Cut Your Teeth , Review by Drowned in Sound, Sam Moore, May 23, 2014
9. ↑ Kygo & Kyla La Grange: With “Cut Your Teeth” from bootleg to hit , Klatsch-tratsch.de, July 3, 2014

Web links

• Official Homepage (English)
• Kyla La Grange at SoundCloud
• Entry at last.fm