| Bishop Briggs Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in |
| Weight | 58 kg |
| Date of Birth | July 18, 1992 |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Eye Color | Green |
Bishop Briggs is a British musician, singer, and songwriter who rose to fame following the release of her single River on January 22, 2016, which was quick to make its rounds in various music charts including the US Alternative chart where it peaked to no. 3.
Born Name
Sarah Grace McLaughlin
Nick Name
Bishop Briggs
Sun Sign
Cancer
Born Place
London, England, United Kingdom
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
She graduated from Hong Kong International School and later moved to Los Angeles where she attended Musicians Institute.
Occupation
Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Family
- Siblings – Kate McLaughlin (Older Sister) (Manager) (Died in 2021)
Manager
Bishop Briggs is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency, Talent and Literary Agency, Beverly Hills, California, United States.
Genres
Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock, Electronic, Folk, Soul
Instruments
Vocals, Piano, Keyboards
Labels
Island Records
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 7.5 in or 171.5 cm
Weight
58 kg or 128 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Note – In 2022, it was revealed that Bishop was expecting her first child. She gave birth to a son in August 2022.
Race / Ethnicity
White
She has Scottish ancestry.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Green
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Small Face
- Plump Lips
Bishop Briggs Facts
- At the age of 4, she moved to Tokyo with her family. At a Tokyo karaoke bar, she performed in public for the first time and realized that she wanted to be a performer. Growing up with Tokyo’s bar traditions and music ranging from Motown musicians to The Beatles, fueled her interest to pursue a career in music.
- At the age of 7, Briggs started writing her own songs, all of which she used to perform in front of her family. When she was 10 years old, she relocated to Hong Kong and lived there until she was 18 years old. Throughout her youth, she persistently pursued music and participated in numerous school talent shows and performances.
- After relocating to Los Angeles, she wrote and played around the city in any venue she could possibly go to. Later on, she finally had the chance to record her first single Wild Horses in July 2015. In that same year, her single became a chart-topper and eventually reached the top 30 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and top 13 on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artist charts.
- In January 2016, she released another single called River which turned out to be a commercial success, peaking to no. 1 on Hype Machine’s Popular charts and on Spotify’s US Viral 50 and #2 on the Global Viral 50. The single also received an honorable mention on Shazam’s predicted “Songs of Summer 2016” list, which was featured in Billboard.
- She made her television show debut on August 1, 2016, during which she performed her topnotch single River on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
- In December 2016, an official video for her 2015 song, Wild Horses was re-released through W Magazine.
- She opened on the main stage at the 2017 Panorama Festival in New York City and played Coachella 2017.
- Briggs contributed to the soundtrack of the 2017 film xXx: Return of Xander Cage with her song Mercy.
- Briggs was featured in Cold War Kids’ song So Tied Up, which was released in March 2017.
- In April 2017, her self-titled EP was re-released digitally, featuring 4 songs released on the vinyl EP and 2 previously unreleased songs, Dark Side and The Fire.
- She frequently uses the piano as her main tool when writing songs.
- In October 2019, she released 3 songs titled Champion, Tattooed On My Heart, and Jekyll & Hide as singles from her 2nd studio album, Champion. In November 2019, Briggs released the song Someone Else as part of the album which was officially released on November 8.
- In January 2021, Bishop’s older sister and manager Kate McLaughlin passed away at the age of 30 due to ovarian cancer.
- In May 2022, she performed at the Coachella festival.
- In October 2022, Bishop released a new single titled superhuman. She dedicated the song to her newborn son.
- In 2022, her song Revolution was featured in the soundtrack for EA Games’ NHL 23.
- In 2022, her song Lessons of the Fire was featured as the lead track for the Netflix series Devil In Ohio.
- In 2023, Bishop appeared as a contestant on the 9th season of The Masked Singer as “Medusa”. She went on to win the season.
- In June 2023, Bishop released a new EP titled When Everything Went Dark.
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