16 Facts About Bishop Briggs

Bishop Briggs sang in public for the first time at a Tokyo karaoke bar, and realised she wanted to be a performer.

Bishop Briggs started writing her own songs at the age of seven, and would perform them for her family.

Bishop Briggs moved to Hong Kong at the age of 10, where she lived until she was 18.

Bishop Briggs continued to pursue music throughout her youth, participating in a number of school talent shows and performances.

Bishop Briggs was the opening act for Coldplay in the fall of 2016 on nine of their tour dates, and opened for Kaleo throughout their fall tour.

Bishop Briggs made her television debut on 1 August 2016, performing "River" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Bishop Briggs released her fourth single, "Pray " on 12 August 2016.

On 23 September 2016, Bishop Briggs released the single "Be Your Love".

In December 2016, Bishop Briggs released the official video for "Wild Horses" through W Magazine.

Bishop Briggs opened on the main stage at the 2017 Panorama Festival in New York City and played Coachella 2017.

Bishop Briggs featured in Cold War Kids' song "So Tied Up", released in March 2017.

Bishop Briggs' self-titled EP was re-released digitally on 14 April 2017, featuring four songs released on the vinyl EP and two previously unreleased songs, "Dark Side" and "The Fire".

In February 2018, Republic Records released Bishop Briggs' cover version of the 1988 INXS hit "Never Tear Us Apart" as a single cut from the soundtrack to the film Fifty Shades Freed, which she sang as part of a duet on Season 16 of American Idol.

In October 2019, Bishop Briggs released three songs as singles from her second studio album, Champion.

Bishop Briggs released several songs in response to the death of her older sister and manager Kate McLaughlin, who passed away of ovarian cancer at age 30 in January 2021.

Bishop Briggs competed in season nine of The Masked Singer as "Medusa".