Gayle | |
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 Gayle at the 2022 People's Choice Awards
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd |
| Born |
June 10, 2004 Plano, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | gayleofficial |
Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd (born June 10, 2004), known mononymously 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 has charted worldwide, including reaching number one in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and on the Billboard Global 200 and earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Song of the Year.
Early life
Rutherfurd is from Plano, Texas. She started singing when she was seven and eventually moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a musical career. She is dyslexic.
Career
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.
In 2021, Gayle released "ABCDEFU", her major-label debut single with Atlantic and Arthouse. 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. Gayle subsequently released the song "Ur Just Horny" on January 19, 2022. 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.
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.
On September 19, 2022, Gayle announced that she was canceling her Avoiding College Tour.
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.
Gayle will be an opening act on multiple shows of the US leg of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, and on the European leg of Pink's upcoming Summer Carnival tour. She co-wrote Kelly Clarkson's 2023 single "Me".
Tours
Supporting
- Taylor Swift — The Eras Tour (2023)
- Pink — Summer Carnival (2023)
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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CAN |
FRA |
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| A Study of the Human Experience Volume One |
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138 | 43 | 110 |
| A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two |
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| A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two and a Half |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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AUS |
AUT |
CAN |
GER |
IRE |
NZ |
SWI |
UK |
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| "Z" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Dumbass" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Happy for You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Orange Peel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "ABCDEFU" | 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | A Study of the Human Experience Volume One | ||
| "Ur Just Horny" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Trip" (with Justus Bennetts) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Indieedgycool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two | |||
| "God Has a Sense of Humor" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "FMK" (featuring Blackbear) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Everybody Hates Me" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
| "Fantasy" (with Lauren Spencer-Smith and Em Beihold) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mirror | |||
| "Don't Call Me Pretty" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Oscar Nominated" (James Droll featuring Gayle) |
2021 | Non-album single |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | American Music Awards | New Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated | |
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Viral Song | "ABCDEFU" | Nominated | ||
| Danish Music Awards | International Hit of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Los 40 Music Awards | Best International New Artist | Herself | Nominated | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best New Act | Nominated | |||
| MTV Millennial Awards | Global Hit of the Year | "ABCDEFU" | Nominated | ||
| MTV Video Music Awards | Best New Artist | Herself | Nominated | ||
| Push Performance of the Year | "ABCDEFU" | Nominated | |||
| NRJ Music Awards | International Hit of the Year | Nominated | |||
| International Revelation of the Year | Herself | Nominated | |||
| People's Choice Awards | New Artist of 2022 | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | "ABCDEFU" | Nominated | |
| Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Breakout Artist | Herself | Nominated | ||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Best New Pop Artist | Nominated | |||
| Social Star Award | Nominated | ||||
| Best Lyrics | "ABCDEFU" | Nominated | |||
| APRA Music Awards | Most Performed International Work of the Year | Nominated |
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