Kyla La Grange
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Kyla La Grange (left) performing live
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| Born | 25 July 1986 Watford, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Indie, synthpop, electronica |
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| Years active | 2011-present |
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| Website | www |
Kyla La Grange (born 25 July 1986) is a singer-songwriter from Watford, England.[1]
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Career
Early life
She studied at Rickmansworth Secondary School in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire. Her mother is South African, while her father is from Zimbabwe, though both live in England. She achieved a 2.1 in Philosophy, studying at Pembroke College, Cambridge from 2004-07.[2][3] In June 2012, Kyla headlined the Guardian New Band of the Day gig.[4]
Ashes (2011-2012)
Her debut album Ashes was produced by Brett Shaw at 123 Studios in East London, with two tracks produced by Marky Bates and was released on 30 July 2012. All the songs on the album were written by La Grange, except "Love You Better" which is a cover of The Maccabbes song from the album Wall of Arms. "Been Better", "Heavy Stone", "Vampire Smile" and "Walk Through Walls" were released as singles. In addition to these singles, "I Could Be" was released as an iTunes Free Single of the Week in August 2012.
Cut Your Teeth (2014)
La Grange's second studio album, entitled Cut Your Teeth was released on 2 June 2014 and was preceded by an eponymous single and a second single "The Knife". The album explores minimalistic Electronica music produced by electronic producer Jakwob.
TBA (2015-present)
In 2015, she released two new singles called "So Sweet" and "Skin". She released a song called "Hummingbird" in late April 2016.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Ashes |
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| Cut Your Teeth |
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| TBA |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||
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| DEN [5] |
NED [6] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
US Dance/ Mix Show Airplay |
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| 2011 | "Walk Through Walls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ashes |
| "Been Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Heavy Stone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Vampire Smile" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | "Cut Your Teeth" | 12 | 21 | 39 | 50 | 69 | 15 | Cut Your Teeth |
| "The Knife" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "So Sweet" | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA |
| "Skin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "Hummingbird" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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External links
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- Use British English from July 2015
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- Articles with hCards
- Official website not in Wikidata
- 1986 births
- Living people
- English female singers
- Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
- English people of South African descent
- British people of Zimbabwean descent
- People from Watford
- Musicians from Hertfordshire
