Lucie Joanne Silverman (born 4 September 1977), known professionally as Lucie Silvas, is a British singer-songwriter best known for her 2004 debut single "What You're Made Of", drawn from her first album Breathe In—itself a hit in the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Early life
Born in Kingston upon Thames, England, her father is from New Zealand and is of Jewish descent; and her mother is Scottish and is Christian.
Silvas learned to play piano at the age of 5, and had written her first song by age 10. She relocated many times between her parents' native countries as well as England.
Career
2000–02
In 2000, Silvas signed to EMI Records. In June 2000, she released her debut single, "It's Too Late", which peaked at No. 62 in the UK Singles Chart. An album, entitled Forget Me Not, was also planned for release but EMI terminated her contract after the poor reception of the single. that featured on The Saturdays' album On Your Radar.
In early 2013 Silvas wrote songs for NBC's musical drama, Smash. Her songs, including "Heart Shaped Wreckage", "Pretender", "Don't Let Me Know" and "Calling Out My Name", appear in Hit List, a staged concert based on the fictional musical created for that show's second season.
In 2014, Silvas sang "Little Civil Wars", a duet with Dave Barnes, on his Golden Days project.
On 3 February 2015, Lucie released her self-titled EP in the US and Canada, just before its release in Europe. Produced by Silvas, John Osborne and Ian Fitchuk, the new album is released on Silvas' own label, "Furthestpoint", via Caroline Records.
Letters to Ghosts was officially released on 18 September 2015. Silvas co-wrote the song "Smoking Jacket" and provides backing vocals for Miranda Lambert on her 2016 album, The Weight of These Wings.
2017–present: E.G.O.
Silvas performed at the O2 Arena in March 2017 as part of the C2C: Country to Country festival and debuted two new songs, "Just for the Record" and "My Old Habits", before revealing that new music would be released in 2018.
On 31 May 2018, Silvas announced her fourth studio album, E.G.O., and released the lead single, "Kite", the same day. The album was released on 24 August 2018.
Personal life
In 2015, Silvas married John Osborne, of the country duo Brothers Osborne. Osborne announced at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2022 that Silvas was pregnant with twins. Her twins, a boy and girl, were born in March 2023.
Discography
- Breathe In (2004)
- The Same Side (2006)
- Letters to Ghosts (2015)
- E.G.O. (2018)