:Frances England

{{Short description|American children's musician}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Frances England

| image = FrancesEngland_20160507.jpg

| caption = Frances England in San Francisco, 2016

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| birth_place = United States

| origin = San Francisco, California, United States

| occupation =

| instrument = Voice, acoustic guitar

| genre = Children's, independent, folk

| years_active = 2006{{endash}}present

| label =

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| website = {{URL|http://www.francesengland.com/}}

}}

Frances England is an American children's musician. She is from San Francisco, California. Her style of music is generally described as indie and folk.

In 2006, England wrote her first album of songs entitled Fascinating Creatures as a fundraiser for her son's preschool and recorded it with the help of artist Billy Riggs.Liner notes. Fascinating Creatures. The album went on to be the sole recipient of the 2007 Oppenheim Platinum Award for Music.{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Fiona |date=2016-12-20 |title=Frances England, Outer Sunset Resident, Nominated For Grammy Award |url=https://hoodline.com/2016/12/frances-england-outer-sunset-resident-nominated-for-grammy-award/ |website=Hoodline |location= |publisher= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911075915/https://hoodline.com/2016/12/frances-england-outer-sunset-resident-nominated-for-grammy-award/ |archive-date=2018-09-11 |access-date=}} Her second CD, Family Tree (2008), received the Gold Parent's Choice Award and the Gold Nappa Award for 2008.{{cite web |last=Wood |first=John |date= |title=NAPPA Winners 2008: Music |url=http://www.parenthood.com/nappa/music08.php |website=Parenthood |location= |publisher= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224003604/http://www.parenthood.com/nappa/music08.php |archive-date=2008-12-24 |access-date=}} Her third and fourth albums, Mind of My Own (2011) and Blink of an Eye (2013), also received Gold Parent's Choice Awards.{{Cite web|title=Frances England|url=http://www.parents-choice.org/company.cfm?the_co=8764&from=Mind%20of%20My%20Own|access-date=2014-01-13|archive-date=2014-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114093738/http://www.parents-choice.org/company.cfm?the_co=8764&from=Mind%20of%20My%20Own|url-status=dead}}

England's fifth album, Explorer of the World (2016), was awarded another Gold Parent's Choice Award,{{Cite web|title=Explorer of the World by Frances England|url=http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=34194&StepNum=1&award=aw|access-date=2016-12-06|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220100814/http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=34194&StepNum=1&award=aw|url-status=dead}} along with being ranked #1 for 2016 in the annual Fids and Kamily Music Awards, created from 2006 through 2019 by polling music critics, writers, and radio programmers.{{cite web |author= |date=2016-11-03 |title=The Best Kids and Family Music of 2016: 11th Annual Fids and Kamily Music Award Winners |url=http://fidsandkamily.blogspot.com/2016/ |website=Blogspot |location= |publisher= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121060139/http://fidsandkamily.blogspot.com/2016/ |archive-date=2023-11-21 |access-date=}} On December 6, 2016, Frances received her first Grammy nomination for Best Children's Album for Explorer of the World.{{cite web |author= |date= |title=59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=4 |website=Grammy |location= |publisher= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208133217/http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=4 |archive-date=2016-12-08 |access-date=2016-12-06}}