Sarah Elizabeth Close (born 27 April 1995) is an English singer-songwriter. She gained popularity posting covers of songs on her YouTube channel.[1] She released her debut single, "Call Me Out" on 3 March 2017, followed by her debut extended play Caught Up on 14 April 2017. In July 2017, she signed a record deal with Parlophone Records, but was dropped in 2018. Close then began releasing music under her own record label, The Kodiak Club. Close released her debut album And Now, We're Shining on 20 March 2020.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sarah Elizabeth Close |
| Born | 27 April 1995 Isle of Wight, England |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | www |
Early life
editSarah Close was born on 27 April 1995 on the Isle of Wight. In 2009, she began posting covers of songs on YouTube.[2][3] Close attended Ryde School where she completed her A-levels in Biology, English Literature and Spanish. At the age of 18, Close moved to London to attend The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance where she studied music and songwriting.
Career
edit2017: Caught Up
editClose released her debut single "Call Me Out" on 3 March 2017.[4] The song was accompanied by a music video on 8 March 2017.[5] Her debut extended play, Caught Up, was released on 14 April 2017,[6] and was shortly followed by the music video for the EP's title track "Caught Up" on 20 April 2017.[7] Following the release of the Caught Up EP, "Call Me Out" charted at number one on the UK Official Physical Singles Chart.[8] In July 2017, she performed at British Summer Time in Hyde Park.[9]
2017–present: And Now, We're Shining
editClose released her second single, "Only You", on 15 September 2017.[10] In February, Close was dropped by Parlophone Records, and later began releasing music under her own label, The Kodiak Club.[11] She then released her third single, "You Say", on 18 July 2018.[12] This was followed by two further singles, titled "Crazy Kind" and "London".[13][14] On 29 November 2019, Close released her sixth single "Almost".[15] On the day of its release, she announced that her debut mini-album, And Now, We're Shining, was set for release on 20 March 2020.[16] She released two singles, "Cool" on 23 January 2020 and "If It Was Me" on 28 February 2020 before releasing the album.[17][18][19]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details | Chart peak |
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| UK Ind. [20] | ||
| Caught Up (EP) |
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| And Now, We're Shining |
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| And Now, We’re Shining (Acoustic) (EP) |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Call Me Out" | 2017 | Caught Up |
| "Only You" | 2017 | Non-album single |
| "You Say" | 2018 | And Now, We're Shining |
| "Crazy Kind" | 2018 | And Now, We're Shining |
| "This Christmas" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "London" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Almost" | 2019 | And Now, We're Shining |
| "Cool" | 2020 | And Now, We're Shining |
| "If It Was Me" | 2020 | And Now, We're Shining |
| "Head & Heart" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Forgive or Forget" | 2021 | TBA |
| "I Can’t Trust Myself" | 2021 | TBA |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Call Me Out" | 2017 | Ed Moustafa |
| "Caught Up" | 2017 | Ed Moustafa |
| "Only You" | 2017 | Callum McGinley |
| "You Say" | 2018 | Sarah Close & Rvbberduck |
| "Crazy Kind" | 2018 | Sarah Close & Rvbberduck |
| "London" | 2019 | Unknown |
| "Almost (Acoustic)" | 2020 | Konstantin |
| "Cool" | 2020 | Dan French |
| "Forgive or Forget" | 2021 | Unknown |
References
edit- ^ "Virtually famous: Sarah Close". London Evening Standard. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Sarah Close on YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "On record: Pop, rock and jazz". The Sunday Times. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Call Me Out by Sarah Close on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Sarah Close - Call Me Out (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Caught Up EP by Sarah Close on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Sarah Close - Caught Up (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "UK Official Physical Singles Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Sarah Close joins the bill with Justin Bieber". Isle of Wight County Press. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Only You by Sarah Close on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "How Sarah Close Bounced Back From Label Woes to Write Her Own Path". AWAL. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Das, Saam. "Listen: Sarah Close - You Say [New Single]". Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Premiere: Sarah Close - 'Crazy Kind'". Clash. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Singer-songwriter Sarah Close on her challenging year and new music". The Student Pocket Guide. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Rodgers, Arleigh (4 December 2019). "Review: Singles for the week of 11/29". The Ithacan. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ @Sazclose (29 November 2019). "⭐️ALMOST ⭐️Out now!!! Stream/download it on all platforms here 👉🏽⭐️ And Now, We're Shining ⭐️ My debut mini album, released March 20th 2020. Pre-order the vinyl, merch, cd + more here 👉🏽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Cool - Single by Sarah Close on iTunes, retrieved 21 March 2020
- ^ If It Was Me - Single by Sarah Close on iTunes, retrieved 21 March 2020
- ^ And Now, We're Shining by Sarah Close on iTunes, retrieved 21 March 2020
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 27 March 2020 – 2 April 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
