| Delacey | |
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 Delacey in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brittany Marie Amaradio |
| Also known as | Delacey |
| Born | 1993 (age 30–31) |
| Origin | San Juan Capistrano, California |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Labels | Hitco |
| Website | www |
Brittany Marie Amaradio (born 1993), known professionally as Delacey, is an American singer and songwriter. Having co-written songs such as "New York City" for The Chainsmokers, "Ruin the Friendship" for Demi Lovato, and "Without Me" for Halsey (which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100), in March 2020, she released her debut album, Black Coffee. She released her second album The Girl Has A Dream in 2023 featuring the single "Boy With The Blues."
In 2024, Delacey co-wrote two songs for the animated motion picture The Wild Robot, "Kiss the Sky" and "Even When I'm Not" both performed by Maren Morris. "Kiss the Sky" was met with critical acclaim, winning a Hollywood Music In Media Award for Best Original Song, and earning nominations for the Astra Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, and Golden Globe Awards.
Early life
Amaradio was born in an Italian family and raised in San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California. Picking up the piano and songwriting at seven years old, Amaradio cites her early influences as Stevie Nicks and Billie Holiday, a taste she acquired from her father's vinyl collection. Upon graduating from Capistrano Valley High School, Amaradio briefly moved to Manhattan where she worked as a photographer by day and worked open mics at night. During this time, she wrote "New York City" about her struggles in New York. Upon returning to the West Coast, she adopted the pseudonym "Delacey."
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Black Coffee | |
| The Girl Has a Dream |
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Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Honeymooners (with Valley Boy) |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop |
US Adult Pop | |||
| "My Man" | 2019 | 37 | 33 | Black Coffee |
| "The Subway Song" | — | — | ||
| "No One's Gonna Ever Love U" | — | — | ||
| "Cruel Intentions" (with G-Eazy) |
2020 | — | — | |
| "Black Coffee" | — | — | ||
| "Chapel" | — | — | ||
| "Unlovable" | — | — | ||
| "Boy with the Blues" | 2021 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Drama Queen" | — | — | ||
| "Manly Man" (with Emily Weisband) |
2022 | — | — | |
| "Man on the Moon" | 2023 | — | — | The Girl Has a Dream |
| "One Mississippi" | — | — | ||
| "The End" | — | — | ||
| "Things I'd Save In A Fire" | — | — | ||
| "Drive Baby" (with Valley Boy) |
— | — | Honeymooners | |
| "God Is a Giver" (with Valley Boy) |
2024 | — | — | |
| "Someone's Gotta Be The Last" (with Valley Boy) |
— | — | ||
| "Same Song Forever" (with Valley Boy) |
— | — | ||
| "Let's Get Married" (with Valley Boy) |
— | — | ||
| "Trouble" | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "French Toast" | — | — | ||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance Digital | |||
| "Destiny" (Markus Schulz featuring DeLacey) |
2015 | — | Watch the World |
| "In the Air Tonight" (Alex Midi featuring Delacey) |
2016 | 50 | Non-album singles |
| "Walls" (Wingtip featuring Delacey) |
2017 | — | |
| "In the Air Tonight (Rework Mix)" (Alex Midi, CIC and Kohen featuring Delacey) |
2019 | — |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Emily" | 2019 | Black Coffee |
| "Actress" | ||
| "Everything You Need to Know About Me Today" | 2021 | The Girl Has a Dream |
Music videos
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "My Man" | 2019 | Jessie Hill |
| "The Subway Song" | — | |
| "No One's Gonna Ever Love U" | 2020 | |
| "Cruel Intentions" (with G-Eazy) | ||
| "Black Coffee" | ||
| "Chapel" | Chandler Lass | |
| "Damn" | — | |
| "Break Up Slow Dance" (Live Studio Session) (with Valley Boy) |
Zach Johnston | |
| "Unlovable" | Aysia Marotta | |
| "Everything You Need to Know About Me Today" | 2021 | Spencer Leonard |
| "Boy with the Blues" | Danica Kleinknecht | |
| "Drama Queen" | Harper Smith |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Destiny" (Markus Schulz featuring DeLacey) |
2015 | Daniel Kaufman |
| "In the Air Tonight" (Alex Midi featuring Delacey) |
2016 | — |
Songwriting credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Written with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "New York City" | 2015 | The Chainsmokers | Bouquet | Andrew Taggart |
| "Fool's Gold" (featuring Børns) |
2016 | Dagny | Ultraviolet EP | Dagny, Børns, Tommy English |
| "Aww" | 2017 | Baby Ariel | Non-album single | Madison Love, Thomas Eriksen |
| "Ruin the Friendship" | Demi Lovato | Tell Me You Love Me | Demi Lovato, Chloe Angelides, Ido Zmishlany | |
| "First Love" (featuring Sabrina Carpenter) |
Lost Kings | We Are Lost Kings | Lost Kings, Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark, Rami Yacoub | |
| "Sugarcoat" | 2018 | Jaira Burns | Burn Slow | Jaira Burns, Sizzy Rocket, ADP, Brittany Mullen |
| "Without Me" | Halsey | Manic | Halsey, Louis Bell, Amy Allen, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Scott Storch | |
| "That Feeling When" | Dagny | Non-album single | Dagny, Tommy English | |
| "Bad Guy" | Niykee Heaton | Starting Over | Alex Schwartz, Jay Jay, Joe Khajadourian | |
| "Anti-Everything" (with Loren Gray) |
2019 | Lost Kings | Paper Crowns | Lost Kings, Michael Pollack, Will Lobban-Bean |
| "Our Summer" | Tomorrow X Together | The Dream Chapter: Star | The Futuristics, Jesse Saint John, Shae Jacobs, "hitman" bang, ADORA | |
| "Naked" | Emily Weisband | Identity Crisis | Emily Weisband, Kyle Shearer | |
| "Wanted" | NOTD and Daya | Non-album single | NOTD, Daya, Sam Martin, Isaiah Tejada | |
| "Waste" | Dove Cameron | Bloodshot / Waste | Dove Cameron, Chloe Angelides | |
| "+I QUIT180327+" | CL | In the Name of Love | CL, TOKKI, Michael Pollack, Sean Myer | |
| "Ur So Beautiful" | Grace VanderWaal | Letters Vol. 1 | Grace VanderWaal, Ido Zmishlany, Sophie B. Hawkins | |
| "Inside Out" | 2020 | Zedd and Griff | Non-album single | Zedd, Griff, Jonas Jeberg, Michael Pollack |
| "Nice Things" | Far East Movement with Henry and AlunaGeorge | Non-album single | Far East Movement, Aluna Francis, Antonio Cuna, Kyle Shearer, Nate Campany | |
| "Bad One" | Kiiara | Lil Kiiwi | Jussifer, John Mitchell | |
| "Honest with You" | Laura Marano | You | Laura Marano, Ido Zmishlany | |
| "Five More Minutes" | Jonas Brothers | Non-album single | Jonas Brothers, James Ghaleb, Zach Skelton, Casey Smith | |
| "Tell Your Girlfriend" | 2021 | Anne-Marie | Therapy | Anne-Marie, Blake Slatkin |
| "Birthday" | Anne-Marie, Keith Sorrells, Oak Felder | |||
| "To Be Young" (featuring Doja Cat) |
Anne-Marie, Doja Cat, Louis Bell, Teo Halm | |||
| "Unstable" (featuring The Kid Laroi) |
Justin Bieber | Justice | Justin Bieber, The Kid Laroi, James Gutch, Gregory Hein, Rami Yacoub, Billy Walsh, Ayden Szymczak | |
| "When I Close My Eyes" | Chelsea Cutler | When I Close My Eyes | Chelsea Cutler, James Alan Ghaleb, Kevin White, Lucy Healey | |
| "Wow" | Zara Larsson | Poster Girl | Marshmello, Thomas Eriksen, Joakim Haukaas, Madison Love | |
| "Ruin My Life" | Michael Pollack, Sermstyle, Jackson Foote, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson | |||
| "Fuckboy" | Dixie D'Amelio | Non-album single | Olivia O'Brien, M-Phazes, MAG | |
| "Boyfriend" | 2022 | Dove Cameron | Alchemical: Volume 1 | Dove Cameron, Evan Blair, Skyler Stonestreet |
| "Breakfast" | Dove Cameron, Evan Blair, Jesse Finkelstein | |||
| "Blind" | Emily Weisband | Non-album single | Emily Weisband, Cole Walowac, Jesse Frasure | |
| "Indieedgycool" | Gayle | A Study of the Human Experience Volume One | Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd, Jonny Shorr | |
| "Two People" | 2023 | Gracie Abrams | Good Riddance | Gracie Abrams |
| "I Hate Boston" | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | Reneé Rapp Ian Fitchuk, Alexander Glantz, Lucy Healey, Rob Bisel | |
| "Tummy Hurts" | Reneé Rapp, Alexander Glantz | |||
| "Amen" | Alana Springsteen | Twenty Something | Alana Springsteen, Ido Zmishlany, Sarah Solovay, Derrick Southerland, Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis | |
| "We're Not Alike" | Tate McRae | Think Later | Tate McRae, Rob Bisel | |
| "Grave" | Tate McRae, Ido Zmishlany | |||
| "Rockstar" | 2024 | Lisa | Alter Ego | Lisa, James Essien, Lucy Healey, Ryan Tedder, Sam Homaee |
| "I Hope I Never Fall in Love" | Maren Morris | Intermission | Maren Morris, Lucy Healey, Evan Blair | |
| "Kiss the Sky" | The Wild Robot (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Maren Morris, Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Stefan Johnson, Jordan Johnson | ||
| "No High" | David Kushner | The Dichotomy | David Kushner, Evan Blair | |
| "Even When I'm Not" | Maren Morris | The Wild Robot (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Ali Tamposi, Maren Morris, Isaiah Tejeda, Michael Pollack, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson | |
| "Cowboy" | Alana Springsteen | Non-album singles | Alana Springsteen, Amy Allen, Ido Zmishlany | |
| "Hold My Beer" | Alana Springsteen, Ido Zmishlany, Sarah Solovay |
Accolades
| Organization | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astra Awards | 2024 | Best Original Song | "Kiss the Sky" from The Wild Robot (songwriter) | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2025 | Best Song | Pending | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song | Pending | |||
| Satellite Awards | Best Original Song | Pending | |||
| Grammy Awards | 2021 | Album of the Year | Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) (as Brittany Amaradio) | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards | 2024 | Best Original Song - Animated Film | "Kiss the Sky" from The Wild Robot (songwriter) | Won | |
| Iowa Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |||
| New Mexico Film Critics Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Song | Nominated |
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