Stacey Ryan
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Stacey Ryan
| image = Stacey Ryan @ Moroccan Lounge 08 25 2022 (52514275770) (cropped2).jpg
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| caption = At the Moroccan Lounge in 2022
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|08|18}}
| birth_place = Montreal, Canada
| origin = Montreal, Canada
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|R&B|Soul|Jazz|Folk}}
| occupation = {{flat list|
- Singer
- songwriter
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| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|keyboard}}
| years_active = 2021–present
| label = *Independent
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| website = {{URL|https://www.staceyryanmusic.com/}}
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Stacey Ryan (born August 18, 2000) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She initially received public attention in January 2022 after posting a snippet of her single, "Don't Text Me When You're Drunk", and asking users to finish the lyrics. Her subsequent single, "Fall in Love Alone", topped the Billboard Indonesia Songs chart in 2022. She was signed to Island Records. She released her debut EP, I Don't Know What Love Is on April 7, 2023.
Early life and education
Stacey Ryan was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada,{{cite news | last=Feith| first=Jesse| title ='Concerts feed our souls': Nathaniel Rateliff's fans wet and wild at Montreal jazz fest| newspaper=Montreal Gazette| date =July 5, 2022 | url =https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/concerts-feed-our-souls-nathaniel-rateliffs-fans-wet-and-wild-at-montreal-jazz-fest| accessdate =December 15, 2022}} in the suburban town of Vaudreuil-Dorion. Stacey Ryan was a trumpeter in École secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes’ wind orchestra and jazz band. She graduated high school at age 16 after which she enrolled in a 3-year college program for jazz interpretation. She studied voice and guitar while in college.{{cite news | last=Ohryn| first=Taylor| title =We Have Been Waiting for This to Drop, From TikTok to Real Life Stacey Ryan Don't Text Me When You're Drunk Is Out| work=Hashtag Magazine| date =March 24, 2022 | url =https://hashtagmagazine.net/home/2022/3/24/o3w4o0001wshoup3jknfv1ojhtphwb| accessdate =December 15, 2022}}
Career
In December 2021,{{cite news | last=Caramanica| first=Jon| title =How Big Can a TikTok Duet Get?| newspaper=The New York Times| date =January 11, 2022 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/11/arts/music/sadie-jean-wyd-now-lil-yachty.html| accessdate =December 15, 2022}} Ryan posted a clip of her then unfinished single, "Don't Text Me When You're Drunk", and offered an "open verse challenge", asking users to finish the song with their own lyrics. Around 40,000 users created duets, contributing to hundreds of millions of views on the app.{{cite news | last=Seabrook| first=John| title =So You Want to Be a TikTok Star| work=New Yorker| date =December 5, 2022 | url =https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/12/so-you-want-to-be-a-tiktok-star| accessdate =December 15, 2022}} On an episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon sang his own verse to the song.{{cite news | last=Gatollari| first=Mustafa| title =What Is the Open Verse Challenge That Everyone Seems to Be Doing on TikTok?| work=Distractify| date =May 16, 2022 | url =https://www.distractify.com/p/open-verse-challenge-tiktok| accessdate =December 15, 2022}} Ryan was signed to Island Records, and, in January 2022, she released a studio version of the song with Zai1k, a musical artist and TikTok user who had collaborated with her open verse challenge.{{cite news | last=Darro| first=Thomas| title =From Open Verse Challenge To Sold Out Stages| work=Roadtrip Playlists| date =November 17, 2022 | url =https://roadtripplaylists.com/stacey-ryan-interview/| accessdate =December 15, 2022}}
In the spring of 2022, Ryan toured with the band Lawrence. It was also announced that she would be an opener on Joshua Bassett's Fall 2022 world tour,{{cite news | last=Irvin| first=Jack| title =Joshua Bassett Announces First-Ever Headlining World Tour: 'See U There'| work=People| date =May 17, 2022 | url =https://people.com/music/joshua-bassett-announces-first-ever-headlining-world-tour/| accessdate =December 15, 2022}} which was later postponed to Spring 2023.{{cite magazine | last=Mier| first=Tomas| title =Joshua Bassett Announces 2023 'Complicated' Tour| magazine=Rolling Stone| date =December 12, 2022 | url =https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/joshua-bassett-announces-2023-tour-1234645943/| accessdate =December 15, 2022}} In May 2022, she released the single, "Fall In Love Alone",{{cite news | last=Ohryn| first=Taylor| title =RISINGARTIST: WE CHATTED WITH STACEY RYAN ABOUT FALL IN LOVE ALONE| work=Hashtag Magazine| date =May 27, 2022 | url =https://hashtagmagazine.net/home/2022/5/23/jkrdwkee5atmkdkozihvepz95abdwf| accessdate =December 15, 2022}} which would eventually top the Billboard Indonesia Songs chart later in the year.{{cite magazine | last=| first=| title =Indonesia Songs| magazine=Billboard| date =December 10, 2022 | url =https://www.billboard.com/charts/indonesia-songs-hotw/2022-12-10/| accessdate =December 15, 2022}} In July 2022, she performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. The following month, she released her third single entitled "Deep End".{{cite news | last=Young| first=Brigid| title =DIVING INTO THE DEEP END: A CONVERSATION WITH STACEY RYAN| work=Poptized| date =September 1, 2022 | url =https://poptized.com/music/diving-into-the-deep-end-a-conversation-with-stacey-ryan/| accessdate =December 15, 2022}} In November 2022, Ryan embarked on a mall tour of Southeast Asia, including the Philippines and Indonesia.{{cite news | last=Epstein| first=Ilana| title =Stacey Ryan Reflects on Wild Musical Journey All Thanks to Viral TikTok Videos (Exclusive)| work=Celeb Secrets| date =November 29, 2022 | url =https://celebsecrets.com/stacey-ryan-reflects-on-wild-musical-journey-all-thanks-to-viral-tiktok-videos-exclusive/| accessdate =December 15, 2022}}{{cite news | last=| first=| title =WATCH: Meet TikTok star-turned-hitmaker Stacey Ryan| publisher=ABS-CBN| date =December 12, 2022 | url =https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/entertainment/12/12/22/watch-meet-tiktok-star-turned-hitmaker-stacey-ryan| accessdate =December 15, 2022}} A remix of Ryan's single "Fall in Love Alone" featuring Indonesian artist Ziva Magnolya was released that month.{{cite news | last=Andaresta| first=Luke| title =Stacey Ryan Kolabs bareng Ziva Magnolya Rilis Single Remix 'Fall In Love Alone'| language=Indonesian| work=Hypeabis| date =December 7, 2022 | url =https://hypeabis.id/read/19756/stacey-ryan-kolabs-bareng-ziva-magnolya-rilis-single-remix-fall-in-love-alone| accessdate =December 15, 2022}} She also opened for Duran Duran in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Gergory |first1=Elizabeth |title=Duran Duran at BST: Everything you need to know |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/duran-duran-concert-bst-tickets-when-line-up-stage-time-b1010265.html |website=Evening Standard|date=July 5, 2022 }}
In 2024, Ryan was dropped by her label.https://www.tiktok.com/@staceyryanmusic/video/7404204100365077766{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DG6TMPgRXwB/?img_index=2 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=www.instagram.com}}
On February 3rd 2025, Ryan announced on Instagram her first single released as an independent artist, "Everything Everything", would be coming March 7th of that same year.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DFnuXvSSH4N/?hl=en |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=www.instagram.com}} Her debut album, expected later in 2025, will include songs Ryan has been teasing since early 2024.
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of studio albums ! Title ! Album Details |
| scope="row"| I Don't Know What Love Is
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=Singles=
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|+ List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, peak chart positions and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! colspan="3" scope="col" style="width:1em;" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album(s) |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| IND ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| KOR ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SUR
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| scope="row" | "Don't Text Me When You're Drunk"
|rowspan="3" | 2022 | — || — || — | rowspan="3" {{TBA}} |
| scope="row" | "Fall in Love Alone"
| 1 || 156 || 21 |
| scope="row" | "Deep End"
| — || — || — |
| colspan="6" style="font-size:90%;" | "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
References
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External links
- [https://www.staceyryanmusic.com/ Official website]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Canadian singer-songwriters
Category:Canadian people of Irish descent