19 Facts About Rae Morris

Rachel Anne "Rae" Morris was born on 2 September 1992 and is an English singer and songwriter.

Rae Morris attended St George's School and then studied A-levels in music and drama at Cardinal Newman College in Preston, Lancashire.

Rae Morris worked as a waitress at the grounds of Blackpool FC.

Rae Morris gigged in Blackpool and around the North-West England during her college studies.

Rae Morris attracted the attention of BBC Radio Lancashire presenter Sean McGinty, who put her forward to perform on the BBC Introducing stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2011.

Rae Morris was signed to Universal Music Publishing Group the same month and to Atlantic Records in September 2011.

Rae Morris had received attention from other labels but chose Atlantic because they "would take it slow" and "didn't blow any smoke up my arse".

Rae Morris released her debut single in March 2012, "Don't Go", following its use in the final episode of the sixth series of the television drama series Skins.

Rae Morris recorded an EP, For You, which she sold exclusively at her live performances in mid 2012, and in November released a second EP, Grow.

Alongside her solo gigs during 2012 and 2013, Rae Morris was a support act for artists including Bombay Bicycle Club, Lianne La Havas, Noah and the Whale, and Tom Odell.

Rae Morris contributed guest vocals to three tracks on Bombay Bicycle Club's 2014 album So Long, See You Tomorrow, including the single "Luna".

Also in 2014, Rae Morris co-wrote and featured on the Clean Bandit song "Up Again".

Rae Morris was recently the MarkMeets featured artist of the month December 2014 Rae opened for George Ezra on his European tour, as well as embarking on her own headlining UK tour.

Rae Morris was longlisted in the BBC Sound of 2015 poll, and Unguarded was released in January 2015 alongside the single "Under the Shadows", with another headlining tour following in February.

Later in 2015, Rae Morris appeared in a television advertisement for fashion retailer Boohoo that featured the album's fifth single, "Love Again".

Rae Morris featured on Sivu's single "The Nile" and performed at festivals including Bestival, Glastonbury, Lytham Festival, T in the Park, and Truck Festival.

Rae Morris began work on the follow-up to Unguarded in late 2015.

On 4 June 2021, Rae Morris released "Fish n Chips", a collaboration with TikTok star, grime artist, and fellow Blackpool native Soph Aspin.

On 26 May 2021, Rae Morris announced via her Instagram that she was pregnant with her and Fryars' first child; their daughter, Marla, was born in June 2021.