Sophia Grace & Rosie are an English duo of singers, actors and internet personalities. The duo was formed by Sophia Grace Brownlee and Rosie McClelland in 2011, aged eight and five respectively. They garnered popularity by making regular appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, after posting a cover version of the Nicki Minaj song "Super Bass" that became popular on YouTube.[4] The video was posted to YouTube in October 2011 and has garnered more than 151 million views as of November 2024.
Sophia Grace & Rosie | |
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 Sophia Grace (left) and Rosie (right) in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | |
| Origin | Harlow, Essex, England[3] |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Capitol Records France |
| Members | Sophia Grace Brownlee Rosie McClelland |
Grace debuted with her solo single "Girls Just Gotta Have Fun" in 2013, followed by the single "Best Friends" in late 2014, the latter of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The music videos for each single appear on her official YouTube channel. As of May 2022, "Girls Just Gotta Have Fun" has more than 239 million views. After signing a recording deal with Capitol Records France, she released her third single "Girl in the Mirror" on iTunes in 2016 featuring rapper Silentó, along with its accompanying music video. Grace started a YouTube channel centered around her life and started uploading vlogs and song covers. In May 2018, Grace released her first solo single "Handstand".
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
editGrace and McClelland were first invited onto The Ellen DeGeneres Show in October 2011, after Ellen DeGeneres saw their cover of "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj on YouTube. Grace and McClelland, then eight and five years old respectively, became recurring cast members on the show. The girls eventually hosted their own segment, called "Tea Time with Sophia Grace & Rosie". In the segment, the duo invited guests over for tea and interviewed them. Guests included Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Hugh Grant, Julie Bowen, Harry Connick Jr., LL Cool J, Justin Bieber, and Reese Witherspoon.[5] The segment won Grace and McClelland the "Choice Webstar" at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards. They were also correspondents during red carpet events, such as the Grammy Awards, the American Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards.
Grace and McClelland both reappeared on Ellen in May 2022, their first appearance on the show in over 6 years, where they performed "Super Bass" together again, discussed the background behind going viral, plans for the future, and their new music releases.[6]
Other TV and film appearances
editGrace and McClelland appeared in two episodes of Sam & Cat, the third episode ("#TheBritBrats") and the eleventh episode ("#RevengeOfTheBritBrats").[7] In early August 2013, Grace's representatives announced that she had been cast as Little Red Riding Hood in the Disney movie adaption of Into the Woods.[8][9] The announcement of her casting, which was never confirmed by Disney, was criticised as "a stunt" and was met with concern due to her age and the sexual undertones present between Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf.[10] On 16 September 2013, the BroadwayWorld website announced that the film had "kicked off production last week" with Broadway star Lilla Crawford playing Little Red.[11]
After the film's cast list was announced, Dominic Brownlee explained that Grace had withdrawn from the movie, saying, "After careful consideration, we as parents felt, as rehearsals progressed, that she was too young for this part. It was a joint decision between us and the director and producer of Into the Woods, to withdraw Sophia Grace from the film".[12]
Grace and Rosie starred together in the 2014 film Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure directed by Brian Levant. The film was a straight-to-DVD release produced by Nickelodeon. According to TMZ, Grace was paid around $50,000 for the film; a five-picture deal signed by the cousins states that the older will earn $75,000 if a second and third installment are released, and $100,000 each for a possible fourth and fifth installment.[13]
In 2017, Grace began starring as a judge on the ABC reality series The Toy Box.[14] However, she did not return for the second season.[15]
Books
editGrace and McClelland have published two illustrated story books. The first book, entitled Tea Time with Sophia Grace & Rosie, was published 1 February 2013. It debuted at No. 2 on The New York Times Best Seller list of "Children's Picture Books", only outsold by Victoria Kann's Emeraldalicious (Pinkalicious).[16] The second book, Show Time with Sophia Grace & Rosie, was published on 25 March 2014, and also received commercial and critical success, like its predecessor. Both books were written by both Grace and McClelland and illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas. They were published by Orchard Books.[citation needed]
Singing dolls
editIn April 2014, Just Play launched a two-doll pack containing two dolls of both Grace and McClelland. They were sold exclusively at Walmart stores for the first month, until made available at Claire's in May.[citation needed]
Personal lives
editIn October 2022, Grace announced that she was expecting her first child.[17] Her son was born on 26 February 2023.[18] In August 2024, Grace announced that she is expecting her second child.[19][20]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Sophia Grace | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| US [21] | |||||
| 2013 | "Girls Just Gotta Have Fun" | — | — |
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3:34 |
| 2014 | "Best Friends" | 87 |
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|
3:53 |
| 2016 | "Girl in the Mirror"
(featuring Silentó) |
— |
|
|
3:38 |
| 2017 | "Hollywood" | — | — | — | 3:00 |
| "Got 2 Be" | — | 2:54 | |||
| "UK Girl" | — | 3:20 | |||
| "Why U Mad" | — | 2:48 | |||
| 2018 | "Number 1" (featuring AJ & Deno) | — | 3:25 | ||
| "Can't Sleep" | — |
|
|
3:41 | |
| 2019 | "My Zone"
(#MostWanted Sav & Sophia Grace) |
— | — |
|
2:56 |
| 2022 | "Little Things" | — |
|
|
2:34 |
| Rosie McClelland | |||||
| 2018 | "Handstand" | — | — | — | 3:06 |
| 2019 | "LaLa" | — | 3:23 | ||
| 2020 | "Tik Tok" | — |
|
|
2:44 |
| "Girls" | — |
|
2:38 | ||
| 2021 | "Throw It Away" | — |
|
2:48 | |
| "Ready for Love" | — |
|
3:13 | ||
| 2022 | "Safe in Your Love" | — |
|
2:53 | |
| 2023 | "Hurts So Good" | — |
|
3:22 | |
| 2024 | "No Lie" | — | — | — | 3:32 |
References
edit- ^ "Sophia Grace Brownlee (Bio, Sam & Cat cast and characters)". DanSchneider.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Rosie McClelland (Bio, Sam & Cat cast and characters)". DanSchneider.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "YouTube Star Sophia Grace Brownlee 'Leaves' Disney's 'Into The Woods'". Entertainmentwise. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Vincent, Alice (13 August 2013). "Sophia Grace Brownlee: Britain's new child star". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Videos from The Ellen Show on YouTube – 'Tea Time with Sophia Grace & Rosie'". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2014 – via YouTube.
- ^ Mazzeo, Esme. "Watch grown-up Sophia Grace and Rosie return to perform the Nicki Minaj hit that made them viral sensations in their final appearance on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Ross, Robyn (18 September 2013). "Video Exclusive: Sophia Grace and Rosie Con Their Way Back to Sam & Cat". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (7 August 2013). "Updated: YouTube Personality Sophia Grace Brownlee Confirmed for "Into the Woods" Film". Playbill. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Twitter feed of Lucas Brownlee: "Its official, @PrincessSGB (sophia grace brownlee) has landed the part of little red riding hood in the disney movie in to the wood,"". 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Zuckerman, Esther (7 August 2013). "Sophia Grace Is Everything That's Wrong with the 'Into The Woods' Movie". The Atlantic.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Breaking News: Lilla Crawford Joins Into the Woods Film as 'Little Red'; Stephen Sondheim Pens New Song". Broadwayworld.com. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Cerasaro, Pat (17 September 2013). "Sophia Grace Into the Woods Exit Explained; Dad Comments". Broadway World. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Sophia Grace's Movie Deal – 'Ellen' Kid Scores $50k Big Screen Payday". TMZ.com. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "ABC Announces Expert Mentors and Young Judges Appearing on Upcoming Toy-Competition Series 'The Toy Box,' Premiering Friday, April 7" (Press release). ABC. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "ABC's 'The Toy Box' Shakes Up Judges for Season 2 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "The New York Times Best Seller List — Children's Picture Books". The New York Times. 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ Kacala, Alexander (22 October 2022). "Sophia Grace of 'Ellen' fame announces she's pregnant". Today. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Ellen Star Sophia Grace Gives Birth to Her First Baby". E! Online. 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Sophia Grace Reveals She's Pregnant with Baby No. 2: 'Around the 20-Week Mark'". People. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Sophia Grace is pregnant, expecting baby No. 2". NBC New York. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Sophia Grace's "Best Friend" Has Charted On The Hot 100 – Idolator". 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2015.