Mae Stephens
Anna Mae Kelly, 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", which initially gained popularity after being teased on Mae Stephens' TikTok account.
Mae Stephens is from Kettering, Northamptonshire. She regards Freddie Mercury and Sigrid among her musical influences.
Career
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. These were followed by two more self-released songs as Mae Stephens entitled "Infamous Kiss" and "White Lies". In 2021, Stephens was interviewed by the BBC about performing during the COVID-19 pandemic.In December 2022, Stephens released snippets of her song "If We Ever Broke Up" to TikTok. 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. Stephens also recorded the song Out of the Shadows for the video game remastered version of Until Dawn.
The singer Mae Stephens released her debut EP Securely Insecure on August 2nd, with the lead single "Small Town Syndrome" released on July 12th.