Freya Rose Ridings is an English singer-songwriter.
Ridings released her debut single, "Blackout", on 5 May 2017. She released the single "Maps" on 30 June 2017. On 22 September 2017 she released her debut live album Live at St Pancras Old Church. After releasing the album she went on to her first full headline tour in the UK. She spent most of 2017 supporting the likes of Tears for Fears, Tash Sultana and Lewis Capaldi. She released "Lost Without You" on 3 November 2017. The song peaked at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart, after being featured on the reality show Love Island in July 2018. It was subsequently chosen by Scott Mills' as his 'Tune of the Week' on his Radio 1 show in August 2018. She released her second live album, Live at Omeara, on 30 March 2018. She released the single "Ultraviolet" on 15 June 2018.
In 2019, she released the single "You Mean the World to Me", which was re-produced by Greg Kurstin, followed by an extended play of the same name. She also announced her self-titled debut album, with an original release date of 31 May 2019, but it was pushed back to 19 July 2019.
On June 29 2019, Ridings played a set on the Glastonbury John Peel stage, after the festival founder Michael Eavis personally attended one of her concerts in Bristol.
In March 2020, Ridings toured Australia for the first time, performing shows in Sydney and Melbourne.
In January 2023, Ridings released her first new single in three years, titled "Weekends". This was followed by the announcement that her second studio album, "Blood Orange", will be released on 5 May 2023.
