1. Maisie Peters began her professional career independently, releasing two singles, 'place we were made' and 'birthday.
23 Facts About Maisie Peters
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Maisie Hannah Peters was born on 28 May 2000 in Steyning, a small town in West Sussex, England to a geography teacher and communications worker.
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Maisie Peters has a twin sister, Ellen, who has been featured on her YouTube channel and was the inspiration behind Peters' 2021 single "Brooklyn".
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Maisie Peters wrote her first song at age nine and began writing songs regularly at the age of 12, after borrowing her friend's guitar for a school project.
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Maisie Peters attended Steyning Grammar School, where she won the 2015 annual talent show with a performance of her own composition "Electric".
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At age 15 in 2016, Maisie Peters performed her first recorded show, performing several original songs on The Ayala Show.
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In 2020, Maisie Peters contributed the song "Smile" to the soundtrack album Birds of Prey, for the film of the same name.
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Maisie Peters was announced as the opening act for Niall Horan's Nice to Meet Ya Tour on tour dates in Europe.
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Maisie Peters released work for another soundtrack in 2021, this time for the Apple TV+ original series Trying.
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Maisie Peters wrote and performed all songs, with a feature by fellow British recording artist James Bay on the song "Funeral".
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Around this time, Maisie Peters created an online book club via Instagram.
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On 15 June 2021, Maisie Peters left Atlantic Records and signed with Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man Records.
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Maisie Peters embarked on her first headlining tour in 2022, touring the United States.
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Maisie Peters later announced she would tour the United Kingdom in April of 2023.
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On 27 January 2023, Maisie Peters released "Body Better", the lead single from her second album, calling it one of her "most honest songs ever".
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Maisie Peters released a deluxe version on 27 October 2023, which included six additional tracks.
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Maisie Peters won the inaugural Rolling Stone UK Breakthrough Award in 2023.
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Maisie Peters made her film debut in the 2024 Amazon Prime romantic comedy How to Date Billy Walsh as herself.
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Maisie Peters opened for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium on 19 August 2024.
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Maisie Peters was set to support Kelsea Ballerini on her North American arena tour, but pulled out.
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Maisie Peters cited prioritising her mental health as one of the main reasons for doing so, as well as wanting to complete her third studio album to the best of her ability.
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Maisie Peters is a self described "massive fan" of Taylor Swift, considering Swift a "formative" influence on her music, and expressed admiration for English-Irish girl group Girls Aloud and English artist Lily Allen.
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Maisie Peters has cited Arctic Monkeys, My Chemical Romance, Florence and the Machine, All Time Low and Fall Out Boy as influences in her more pop rock songs.