American singer and songwriter (born 2004)
Gayle
Gayle performing in 2023
Birth name Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd Born (2004-06-10 ) June 10, 2004 (age 20) Plano, Texas , U.S.Genres Occupations Years active 2020–present Labels Website gayleofficial .com
Musical artist
Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd [ 3] (born June 10, 2004),[ 4] known professionally as Gayle (stylized in all caps ), is an American singer and songwriter. After signing with Atlantic Records and Arthouse Entertainment , she released her hit single "ABCDEFU " in 2021, which charted worldwide, including reaching number one in the United Kingdom,[ 5] Ireland,[ 6] and on the Billboard Global 200 and earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Song of the Year .
Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd was born on June 10, 2004 in Plano, Texas .[ 7] She started singing at the age of seven and eventually moved to Nashville, Tennessee , to pursue a musical career.[ 8] She reports that she is dyslexic [ 9] and has chromesthesia , sound-to-color synesthesia in which sound involuntarily evokes an experience of color.[ 10]
2020–2022: Beginnings, breakout success and EPs[ edit ]
In 2020, she signed her first record with Arthouse Entertainment .
After releasing several self-produced singles, Gayle was discovered by former American Idol judge and Arthouse music publisher Kara DioGuardi and was signed to Atlantic Records and Arthouse.[ 11]
In 2021, Gayle released "ABCDEFU ", her major-label debut single with Atlantic and Arthouse.[ 12] It became viral on TikTok and Spotify . "ABCDEFU" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 . Outside of the United States, "ABCDEFU" topped the charts in Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and the top ten in Australia, Austria, New Zealand, and Switzerland.[ 13] Gayle subsequently released the song "Ur Just Horny" on January 19, 2022.[ 14] On March 18, 2022, Gayle released a six-song extended play (EP) titled A Study of the Human Experience Volume One via Atlantic and Arthouse.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
On March 19, 2022, Gayle was a fill-in host for the CHR version of Ryan Seacrest 's American Top 40 , where her song "ABCDEFU" spent its first week at number one.[ 18] [ 19]
On September 19, 2022, Gayle announced that she was canceling her Avoiding College Tour.[ 20]
On October 7, 2022, Gayle released her second extended play, A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two.
On December 9, 2022, Gayle released a third extended play, A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two and a Half. Rather than new bodies of music, the EP consists of eight new versions of songs from her previous two extended plays.
2023–present: Touring and standalone releases[ edit ]
Gayle performing in Washington, D.C., September 2023
On March 9, 2023, Gayle released the standalone single, "Everybody Hates Me".[ 21] She served as an opening act on multiple shows of the US leg of Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour , and on the European leg of Pink 's Summer Carnival tour; from March to August and June to July 2023, respectively.[ 22] [ 23] She also was a supporting act on the second European leg of the Summer Carnival, in June and July 2024.[ 24] On April 14, 2023, Lauren Spencer-Smith 's "Fantasy", a collaboration with Gayle and Em Beihold , was released as the sixth single from Spencer's album, Mirror (2023).[ 25] Gayle co-wrote Kelly Clarkson 's 2023 single "Me ", which was released on the same day.[ 26] On May 5, 2023, she released "Don't Call Me Pretty".[ 27] Gayle performed and co-wrote "Butterflies"—a re-titled "bedroom-pop " rework of the song "Butterfly " by Crazy Town , which it also interpolates—for Barbie the Album , which was released in July.[ 28] [ 29] In August, she released the single "Leave Me for Dead".[ 30] Her next song, "I Don't Sleep as Good as I Used to", followed on October 6.[ 31] Gayle embarked on her debut headlining tour, the Scared but Trying Tour. It commenced on October 17 in Tampa, Florida and ended on November 15, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee .[ 32] Also in November, she released the compilation album Hello This Is the Setlist for My Tour .[ 33]
Her first release of 2024 was "Kinda Smacks" with Royal & the Serpent in February.[ 34] From May to June, she conducted her short tour, the My First Time (in Asia) Tour, which consisted of four shows in Asia,[ 35] including her slot at the Seoul Jazz Festi rea .[ 36] On June 28, Gayle released the single "Internet Baby".[ 37]
Headlining
The FU Tour
Scared but Trying Tour (2023)[ 32]
(My First Time) in Asia Tour (2024)
Supporting
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
^ "Ur Just Horny" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart , but peaked at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[ 70]
^ "Fantasy" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[ 76]
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^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50" . Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022 .
^ "Chartbreaker: How GAYLE Spelled Out Her Success With Breakup Smash 'abcdefu' " . Billboard . January 4, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
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^ Curto, Justin (April 14, 2023). "Kelly Clarkson Is Coming for What's Hers" . Vulture . Retrieved April 15, 2023 .
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^ Wang, Steffanee (July 13, 2023). "Gayle shares her pink-filled photo diary from the Barbie London premiere" . Nylon . Retrieved September 26, 2023 .
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^ Go, Mayks (February 23, 2024). " 'ABCDEFU' Hitmaker GAYLE Announces Manila Concert This May" . Billboard Philippines . Retrieved June 26, 2024 .
^ Jung-youn, Lee (January 31, 2024). "Seoul Jazz Festival returns to Olympic Park with diverse lineup" . The Korea Herald . Retrieved February 3, 2024 .
^ "New Music Friday: The Kid LAROI, GAYLE, BTS' Jimin and more" . KQMV . June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024 .
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^ GAYLE (March 19, 2020). "z (Official Lyrics)" . youtube . Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022 .
^ GAYLE (February 7, 2020). "dumbass (Official Music Video)" . youtube . Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022 .
^ GAYLE (April 22, 2020). "happy for you" . youtube . Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022 .
^ GAYLE (August 26, 2020). "orange peel (Official Music Video)" . YouTube . Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022 .
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^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved August 1, 2022 .
^ "British certifications – Gayle" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved April 1, 2022 . Type Gayle in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Gayle)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved December 9, 2022 .
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^ GAYLE (January 27, 2022). "ur just horny (lyric video)" . youtube . Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022 .
^ @whoisgayle (January 11, 2022). "here's a presave link if you want to click it" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Twitter .
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^ "Don't Trip - Single by Justus Bennetts & GAYLE on Apple Music" . Apple Music (US) . February 25, 2022. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
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