Gayle
Biography
Taylor Gayle Rutherford, known professionally as GAYLE, is an American singer-songwriter. After signing with Atlantic Records, she released the single "abcdefu" in 2021, which has charted worldwide and reached number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
GAYLE was born on June 10, 2004, in Dallas, Texas, United States. She is of Scottish descent. She started singing when she was seven and eventually moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a musical career. After releasing several self-produced singles, she was discovered by former American Idol judge and Arthouse music publisher Kara DioGuardi and was signed to Atlantic Records.
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Describing her musical style, she has said: "I write passive aggressive pop songs." Her influences include Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone and Adele. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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