Connie Constance

{{Short description|English singer and songwriter}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Connie Constance

| image = Connie Constance at the Lower Third, London 05.jpg

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| birth_name = Constance Power

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1995}}

| birth_place = Watford, England

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| genre = Alternative, Indie-Pop, Indie-Rock, Punk, RnB

| occupation = Singer, Songwriter

| instrument =

| years_active = 2015–present

| label = Play It Again Sam

| associated_acts = Adele, Amy Winehouse

| website =

}}

Constance Power (born 1995), known professionally as Connie Constance, is an English singer and songwriter. She released her debut album, English Rose, on 21 March 2019.

Constance grew up listening to bands like The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Arctic Monkeys and Blur. She trained as a dancer and was accepted to the Urdang Academy. After leaving the school in 2014, she worked with producer Kwesi Darko, releasing her debut EP, 'In The Grass' in 2015.

Constance's debut album English Rose was released on 22 March 2019. Reviewing, Pitchfork noted that "Constance’s voice takes on scratchy, sonorous depth that brings to mind the subterranean soul of fellow London artists Nilüfer Yanya and King Krule."{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/connie-constance-english-rose/|title=Connie Constance: English Rose|website=Pitchfork|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}} Clash noted that her songs have been described as 'indie-soul'.{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/meet-the-uk-soul-queens-telling-their-own-story|title=Meet The UK Soul Queens Telling Their Own Story|website=Clash Magazine|date=14 March 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}} The BBC described her as a "rising UK pop star".{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47704476|title=Connie Constance: 'British blood ain't all the same'|last=Glynn|first=Paul|date=2019-03-29|access-date=2019-05-11|language=en-GB}} The album is produced by Jim Abbiss.{{cite news|last=Glynn |first=Paul |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47704476 |title=Connie Constance: 'British blood ain't all the same' |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=29 March 2019 |accessdate=29 March 2019}}

In May 2019, she performed at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton.{{Cite web|url=https://greatescapefestival.com/artists/connie-constance/|title=Connie Constance|website=The Great Escape|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-10}}

She released the single ‘Monty Python’ in 2020 on Jump The Fence records, departing from the RnB and Soul influences of 2019’s English Rose and embracing her indie-rock influences instead.

Following this, Constance released ‘The Butterfly Club – EP’ later in 2020, releasing ‘James’ and ‘Costa Del Margate’ as singles. ‘Prim & Propa – EP’ followed in 2021, with ‘Electric Girl’ being the lead single.

In August 2022, Connie Constance featured on Clara Amfo’s BBC Radio 1 show ‘Future Sounds’. The show broadcast a recording of a live session from Maida Vale Studios, where she was joined by her live band. Constance performed ‘Miss Power’ and ‘’Til The World’s Awake’, as well as a cover of Helicopter by Bloc Party.

In November 2022, she released her sophomore album, ‘Miss Power’, on Play It Again Sam records. The album was produced by Karma Kid and sees Constance embrace a more indie, guitar based sound. Constance has described the album as ‘uptempo indie bangers’, as well as having more vulnerable moments, described by her as ‘folky indie soul’. ‘Miss Power’ was the lead single from the album. ‘’Til The World’s Awake’ and ‘Mood Hoover’ were the following 2 tracks released from the album. The last song to be released prior to the album, ‘Hurt You’, was written about Constance’s experience about being signed to a major label, and realising the people she was working with didn’t have her best interests at heart. Constance has spoken about being encouraged to make RnB music rather than the guitar-driven, indie music she gravitated towards. She has also said that it is her aim to ‘make it the norm for Black and mixed-race people to make alternative music – it shouldn’t even be a thing’.{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/miss-power/1622244039 | title=Miss Power by Connie Constance }}

The album was positively reviewed by the NME,{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Jenessa |date=2022-11-02 |title=Connie Constance - 'Miss Power' review: heartfelt adventurer finds a home at the indie-disco |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/connie-constance-miss-power-review-3340386 |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} Gal Dem,{{Cite web |last=McGowan |first=Charis |date=2022-11-04 |title=Connie Constance is taking back her power |url=https://gal-dem.com/connie-constance-taking-back-power/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=gal-dem}} Far Out,{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=Connie Constance delivers indie hits on 'Miss Power' |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/connie-constance-indie-miss-power/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}} Line of Best Fit,{{Cite web |title=Connie Constance: Miss Power Review - mixing spoken word with endearing indie pop {{!}} Indie |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/connie-constance-miss-power |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}} Clash,{{cite web |last=ClashMusic |date=2022-11-07 |title=Connie Constance - Miss Power {{!}} Reviews |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/connie-constance-miss-power/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews }} and DIY.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=Connie Constance - Miss Power |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/connie-constance-miss-power-album-review |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=DIY |language=en}}

Constance also featured on the Swedish House Mafia song ‘Heaven Takes You Home’, from their 2022 album ‘Paradise Again’, and performed with them at their show at the O2 Arena in London in October 2022. In March 2023, she released a version of the track 'Kamikaze' featuring Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-29 |title=Connie Constance 'Kamikaze' feat Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/connie-constance-kamikaze-feat-sleaford-mods-jason-williamson/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}} In 2023 she recorded a vocal for the track "Marilyn", by the British rapper Casisdead, for his debut album, Famous Last Words.

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