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STRANGERS
by KENYA GRACE
Strangers, the major label debut from singer-songwriter Kenya Grace, scaled the Official Singles Chart in September 2023. Entirely self-written and produced by Kenya, who was born in South Africa and raised in Southampton, southern England, it's a beautifully wistful drum and bass bop on which Kenya looks back at a relationship that never gave her stability. "And then one random night when everything changes, you won't reply and we'll go back to strangers," she sings on the chorus.
Kenya got into writing and producing music after a stint doing musical theatre, and Strangers suggests she definitely chose the right path. Now signed to Atlantic's dance imprint Major Recordings, this massive breakthrough hit marked her out as one to watch in 2024 and beyond.
On 13 October 2023 Kenya Grace landed a place in Official Chart history when Strangers hit Number 1, Kenya became only the second woman in history to score a UK Number 1 with a single fully written, performed and produced by herself. The first woman to achieve the feat was music icon Kate Bush with Running Up That Hill in 2022.
Chart history of STRANGERS
Official Singles Chart
Official Singles Chart
Official Singles Chart Update
Official Singles Chart Update
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelMAJOR RECORDINGS
- Catalogue numberUSWB12305048
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 2No1
- 7Top 10
- 12Top 20
- 20Top 40
- 29Top 75
- 32Top 100
Chart run
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Official Singles Sales Chart
Official Singles Sales Chart Official Singles Downloads Chart
Official Singles Downloads ChartEnd of Year Singles Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position52
- LabelFFRR
- Catalogue numberUSWB12305048
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 0No1
- 0Top 10
- 0Top 20
- 0Top 40
- 1Top 75
- 1Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 01/01/2023
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Official Irish Singles Chart
Official Irish Singles ChartChart facts
- Peak position3
- LabelFFRR
- Catalogue numberUSWB12305048
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 0No1
- 7Top 10
- 11Top 20
- 18Top 40
- 22Top 75
- 22Top 100
Chart run
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