| Hannah Vivian-Byrne, known professionally as Hannah Grace (born 4 June 1993) is a Welsh singer-songwriter from Bridgend. Hannah’s artist career began in 2013 after she joined Gabrielle Aplin on her 2013 English Rain album tour. Hannah, a former student at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama describes her sound as soul and jazz inspired and her powerful vocal performances are inspired by artists like: Aretha Franklin, Stevie Nicks & Eva Cassidy. Hannah Grace released her debut EP ‘Meant to Be Kind’ in July 2014 on Never Fade Records. 'Broke' taken from the EP was chosen as an iTunes 'Single of the Week'.
Hannah Grace is signed to Never Fade Records and has supported artists like Hozier, Seal, Train, Lissie and Hudson Taylor on tours in the UK and Europe. Hannah Grace released her second EP ‘Mustang’ in June 2016. The official video for the title track featured rising actor Ferdia Walsh-Peelo.
After the release of 'Mustang' Hannah Grace caught the attention of Dermot O'Leary who invited the singer to perform on his Radio 2 programme where she performed ‘Mustang’ and a cover of ‘Rather Go Blind’ by Etta James. Hannah Grace has also performed on BBC Radio Wales programmes numerous times. In March 2017 Lady Gaga tweeted a video of Hannah Grace calling her a "superstar". In April 2017 Grace released her cover of the Fatboy Slim song 'Praise You' which was chosen as the soundtrack for Lloyds Bank nationwide TV & radio campaign. Hannah's version of the track has been used on numerous TV programmes including The X Factor (UK TV series) and has sold in excess of 60,000 copies in the UK. Hannah Grace is currently working on her debut album due for release in 2018. |
