Griff

Sarah Faith Griffiths  (born 21 January 2001), known professionally as  Griff , is an English singer and songwriter. In 2019, she released her debut single, "Mirror Talk", through  Warner Records . This was followed by her debut extended play of the same name, released later that year. Griff was named the  Rising Star  at the  2021 Brit Awards , becoming one of the youngest winners in the category at 20. Later that year, she released her debut mixtape,  One Foot in Front of the Other , to commercial success and critical acclaim. Griff was born on 21 January 2001 as Sarah Faith Griffiths,  in  Kings Langley, Hertfordshire .  Her father Mark is the son of Jamaican immigrants who were part of the " Windrush generation ", and her mother Kim is a first-generation migrant whose family moved to England amid the  Vietnam War .  Griff has stated that she feels "more in touch with my Chinese side".  Griff's parents  foster  children and her experiences with the children were reflected in her song "Good Stuff". Griff stated that her earliest memory of loving music was being gifted an  iPod Shuffle  with the  Taylor Swift  album  Fearless  (2008) downloaded to it,  when she was around the age of eight.  She then taught herself to record and produce music on her older brother's laptop, and used tutorials on  YouTube  to inform her on techniques.  While attending  St Clement Danes School , Griff kept her musical life private, due to not knowing if her musical career would be successful, stating: "no one likes that person at school who talks about how they want to sing".  After finishing her  A Levels , she told teachers that she was taking a  gap year , rather than informing them on her music ventures.  On using the  stage name  Griff, she stated: "Sarah Griffiths isn't that glamorous, I sound like I have a mortgage and 4 kids, it's very corporate". Griff's family are evangelical Christians and attended a central London branch of  Hillsong Church . Of her own faith, Griff has said: "I guess if you grow up with Christian parents, you get to a point where you ask: “Okay, do I actually believe or am I just going through the motions?” And from a young age I felt like it was something I actually do believe and so it’s always been something that I’ve owned."