Rachel Platten
Rachel Platten
Rachel Ashley Plattenis an American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in 2015. Her third studio album and major-label debut, Wildfire, reached number five in the U.S. and spawned the top ten singles "Fight Song" and "Stand by You". "Fight Song" peaked at number six on Billboard Hot 100 and topped the UK Singles Chart. "Stand by You" so far peaked at number thirty-seven on Billboard Hot 100 becoming her second top 40 hit...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth20 May 1981
CityNewton Centre, MA
CountryUnited States of America
I can beatbox. Well, sort of. I have one beat that I can do, but people get fooled.
I'd faced a lot of rejection from labels and the industry, and it was getting hard to keep believing in myself. But something wouldn't let me - inside - I had this voice that was relentlessly hopeful, and honestly, I just loved performing and writing too much to ever really quit.
There's this misconception in the industry that you might have to go a little lighter or skate on the surface in order to reach people - and then in your second album, you get to tell who you are.
No matter what, I still was gonna make music, even if it was on a small scale. Even if it was just for me.
I want to continue to remain present and grateful each day that I get to be doing what I love. Making and performing music I believe in.
It used to break my heart that I didn't get to start in varsity soccer!
I think you find universal truth when you get really honest with yourself and you can reach people. If you go deep enough, you have that core feeling, and that feeling can transcend the details of your experience.
Food-wise, oh man, I tend to really indulge on vacation because a lot of my friends are incredible chefs. One friend makes an eggplant parmesan that is heavenly and melts in your mouth, and another makes a chocolate pudding that I can't resist.
I think what people respond to, and what they're responding to so strongly, is I'm very myself on stage. What you see in person is very much who I am on stage.
Wherever I go, people are so kind and so lovely and so warm and show their best self. So I feel very lucky.
I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray.
I think, like any artist, those baby songs are not the best things you've ever written, but they count because they're you're first attempts at creating art and expressing yourself.