# Rachel K Collier

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Rachel K Collier Background information Born Rachel K Collier Mumbles, Swansea, Wales Genres House, electro house, drum and bass, deep house, pop, jazz Occupations Singer, songwriter, producer Years active 2012–present Labels Strictly Rhythm, Hospital Records, Anjunabeats

Musical artist

**Rachel K Collier** is a Welsh electronic music producer and performer from Swansea, Wales.[1] She studied Creative Music Technology ([BMus](/source/BMus)) for four years at the [Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama](/source/Royal_Welsh_College_of_Music_%26_Drama) before moving to London to further pursue her music career.[2]

## Career

In 2012, Collier recorded "[Hard Road to Travel](/source/Hard_Road_to_Travel)", a song originally recorded by Jimmy Cliff in 1967. The song was then released commercially by [Saatchi & Saatchi](/source/Saatchi_%26_Saatchi), peaking at 79 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart)[3] after being featured in a [QualitySolicitors](/source/QualitySolicitors) advert.[4] This was followed up in July 2012 with the release of the collaboration with [Wookie](/source/Wookie_(musician)) on the single "2 Us".

In August 2013, Coller featured on Ray Foxx's single "Boom Boom (Heartbeat)". The song peaked at number 12 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart), number 2 on the [UK Dance Chart](/source/UK_Dance_Chart) and number 13 on the [Scottish Singles Chart](/source/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts). "Boom Boom (Heartbeat)" was also nominated for "Best Collaboration" at the [Urban Music Awards](/source/Urban_Music_Awards) 2013.[5]

November 2013 saw another collaboration, this time with [Mat Zo](/source/Mat_Zo) on the track "Only For You", the second track on the album "[Damage Control](/source/Damage_Control_(album))"[6] with Collier credited as a co-writer and featured vocalist.[7] The song was featured in the soundtrack of the 2014 racing video game [Forza Horizon 2](/source/Forza_Horizon_2) and plays on the in-game radio station "Horizon Bass Arena".

Collier's solo debut single "Predictions", [Sarah Jane Crawford](/source/Sarah_Jane_Crawford)'s 'Smash' of the week on BBC [Radio 1Xtra](/source/Radio_1Xtra) in November 2013,[8] was released on 13 January 2014 on [Strictly Rhythm](/source/Strictly_Rhythm).[9]

## Discography

### Singles

#### As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions UK 2012 "Hard Road to Travel" 79 2014 "Predictions" — 2016 "Ships" — 2017 "Paper Tiger" — "Rust" — 2018 "Darkshade" — "Poison" — 2019 "Dinosaur" — 2020 "Pila Pala Paradise" —

#### As featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album UK Singles [10] UK Dance Singles [11] SCO Singles Chart [12] 2012 "Why Does Anyone Ever Do Anything?" (Lung featuring Rachel K Collier) — — — Non-album singles "2 Us" (Wookie featuring Rachel K Collier) — — — 2013 "Boom Boom (Heartbeat)" (Ray Foxx featuring Rachel K Collier) 12 2 13 "Only for You" (Mat Zo featuring Rachel K Collier) — — — "Damage Control" "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

## Awards

- [Urban Music Awards](/source/Urban_Music_Awards) nomination for Best Collaboration, together with [Ray Foxx](/source/Ray_Foxx)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_1-0)** Voice, Ibiza (27 September 2016). ["Rachel K Collier"](http://www.ibiza-voice.com/story/news/8771). *Ibiza Voice*. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Rachel K"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140116221651/http://xonserviceprod.com/v12/component/k2/item/488-rachel-k.html). xonserviceprod. Archived from [the original](http://xonserviceprod.com/v12/component/k2/item/488-rachel-k.html) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-chartarchive_3-0)** ["The Official Charts Company – Rachel K Collier"](http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/rachel%20k%20collier). The Official Charts Company. 26 July 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-stereoboard_4-0)** ["Rising Singer-Songwriter Rachel K Collier Unveils Video For Stripped Down 'Hard Road To Travel'"](http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/172538/9). STEREOBOARD.COM. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Tag Archive for "UMA 2013 nominations""](https://web.archive.org/web/20151101061113/http://urbanmusicawards.net/tag/uma-2013-nominations/). Urban Music Awards. 11 September 2010. Archived from [the original](http://urbanmusicawards.net/tag/uma-2013-nominations/) on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["iTunes – Music – Damage Control (Bonus Track Version) by Mat Zo"](https://music.apple.com/gb/album/damage-control-bonus-track/720772607?affId=1917452&iqTagFallback=matzomusic.com). [iTunes](/source/ITunes). 5 November 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Damage Control – Mat Zo | Credits"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/damage-control-mw0002581649/credits). AllMusic. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Interview with Sarah-Jane Crawford LIVE ON BBC Radio 1xtra 21st Nov by Rachel K Collier"](https://soundcloud.com/rachelkcollier/interview-with-sarah-jane). [SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud). Retrieved 16 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Predictions - EP by Rachel K Collier"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/predictions-ep/797295301). *Apple Music*. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK: - For "Boom Boom": ["Chart Archive > August 24, 2013"](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130818/7501/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). 24 August 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Peak positions for the dance singles in the UK: - For "Boom Boom": ["Chart Archive > August 24, 2013"](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20130818/104/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). 24 August 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Peak positions for the featured singles in Scotland: - For "Boom Boom": ["Chart Archive > August 24, 2013"](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20130818/41/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). 24 August 2013.

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