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Ray is a singer, songwriter, and producer from London.

Besides being an artist in her own right, she's also been a songwriter for other artists,

since she was a teenager.

She's co-written songs for Beyoncé, Charlie X C X and Ellie Goulding.

In 2023 she released her debut album,

it's called My 21st Century Blues.

The first single, Escapism, became her first song to hit number one in the UK.

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