Mae Stephens

This article is about the singer. For the American artist and political activist, see May Stevens.

Mae Stephens
Birth nameAnna Mae Kelly
Born (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21)
Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
GenresPop
OccupationSinger-Songwriter
Years active2020–present
LabelsEMI[1]
Websitemaestephens.com

Anna Mae Kelly[2] (born 24 March 2003),[3] known professionally as Mae Stephens, is an English pop singer. She peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart in 2023 with her pop-funk single "If We Ever Broke Up",[4] which initially gained popularity after being teased on Mae Stephens' TikTok account.[1][5][6]

Mae Stephens is from Kettering, Northamptonshire.[7] She regards Freddie Mercury and Sigrid among her musical influences.[1]

Career

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As Anna Mae Kelly, she self-released two songs called "I Want You to Be Here" and "Devil Eyes" in March and April 2020 respectively.[8] These were followed by two more self-released songs as Mae Stephens entitled "Infamous Kiss" (September 2020) and "White Lies" (March 2021).[4] In 2021, Stephens was interviewed by the BBC about performing during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

In December 2022, Stephens released snippets of her song "If We Ever Broke Up" to TikTok.[10][11] The clips went viral during January 2023. Shortly afterward Stephens was signed to EMI and "If We Ever Broke Up" was released as a full single in February 2023.[12][13][14] Stephens also recorded the song Out of the Shadows for the video game remastered version of Until Dawn.

Discography

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Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[4] 		CAN
[15] 		IRE
[16] 		LIT
[17] 		NLD
[18] 		NOR
[19] 		NZ
Hot
[20] 		POL
[21] 		SWE
[22]
"I Want You to Be Here" 2020 — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Devil Eyes" — — — — — — — — —
"Infamous Kiss" — — — — — — — — —
"White Lies" 2021 — — — — — — — — —
"If We Ever Broke Up" 2023 13 89 8 95 74 23 6 15 63
"Mr Right"
(with Meghan Trainor) 		— — — — — — 15 — —
"Jungle"
(with Alok and The Chainsmokers) 		— — — — 28 — 29 3 — Summertime Friends
"Cheeky but Charming"
(featuring Kuromi) 		— — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"ADHD"[26] 2024 — — — — — — — — —
"Make Me Your Mrs"[27] — — — — — — — — — TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mendez, Moises II (10 February 2023). "Mae Stephens on Her Viral TikTok Song, "If We Ever Broke Up"—and leaving the Grocery Store for a Record Deal". Time. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ Morgan, Adam (13 March 2020). "Anna Mae Kelly "I Want You to Be Here"". Surviving the Golden Age. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Happy 20th Birthday Mae Stephens". Universal Music Ireland. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Mae Stephens". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ Leslie, Calum (18 February 2023). "Mae Stephens: If We Ever Broke Up was last minute TikTok idea". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ^ Winter, Velvet (13 February 2023). "Mae Stephens finally releases viral TikTok hit 'If We Ever Broke Up'". Triple J. Retrieved 18 February 2023 – via the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  7. ^ "Kettering TikTok sensation Mae Stephens wrote hit song in three hours". BBC News. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ "ANNA MAE KELLY "I WANT YOU TO BE HERE"". Surviving the Golden Age. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Covid passports: 'As an artist I feel safer that people are tested'". BBC News. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  10. ^ Honore, Pretty (27 January 2023). "Meet the Musical Genius Behind TikTok's Viral "If We Ever Broke Up" Song". Distractify. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  11. ^ "All about Mae Stephens – the TikTok singer taking over the charts". Planet Radio. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Mae Stephens: TikTok star's shock at top 20 hit single". BBC News. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  13. ^ Paine, Andre (20 June 2023). "EMI and Universal execs on how breakthrough star Mae Stephens became a global streaming sensation". Music Week. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Who is Mae Stephens? The 19-year-old UK music sensation making waves with viral TikTok hit If We Ever Broke Up". Official Charts. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 4, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  17. ^ "2023 8-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Discografie Mae Stephens". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Singel 2023 uke 08". VG-lista. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  20. ^ Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
  21. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
  22. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 7". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  23. ^ "British certifications – Mae Stephens". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 May 2023. Type Mae Stephens in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  24. ^ a b "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 June 2024. Click "WYKONAWCA" and enter Mae Stephens in the search box.
  25. ^ "American certifications – Mae Stephens". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  26. ^ "Mae Stephens Has Shared a New Single About Understanding Herself, ADHD". Read Dork. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  27. ^ "Mae Stephens Releases New Song "Make Me Your Mrs"". PM Studio. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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