Her most popular videos include her original composition "Home", and covers of "The Liar and the Lighter" by You Me at Six, "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry and "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green. She went on to study music at City of Bath College, participating in the college's in-house label BA1 Records.Īplin developed a fanbase by posting performance videos to YouTube. She attended Sheldon School in Chippenham, where she described her fellow pupils as "upper-middle class and I don't think I fitted in with their lifestyles". She is also a fan of singer-songwriters Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, as well as rock band The National. At the age of 11, her parents bought her first guitar, and she says her music is influenced by listening to their Joni Mitchell and Bruce Springsteen collections growing up. Her debut album English Rain was released in May 2013 to positive reviews, it debuted and peaked at number two on the UK album chart and spawned further singles: "Panic Cord", The 4th single, "Home" and "Salvation".Įnglish Rain has since been certified Gold in the UK for selling over 100,000 copies.Īplin was brought up in the small village of Sutton Benger, near Chippenham, the first of two children. Gabrielle's second single "Please Don't Say You Love Me" followed in 2013, it became her second top ten hit on the chart, peaking at number six. She gained mainstream attention the following November when she was selected to soundtrack a John Lewis television commercial with a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "The Power of Love", which topped the UK Singles Chart in December 2012. In February 2012, Aplin announced she had signed a record deal with Parlophone and was recording her debut album.
Aplin came to attention and gained a massive online following after publishing acoustic covers of songs by bands such as Paramore and You Me at Six on YouTube.
Gabrielle Aplin (born 10 October 1992) is a British singer-songwriter. Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All Time.
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