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Clara La San
Birth nameRosemary Clare Louise Francis[1]
OriginManchester, England[2][3]
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • synthesiser
Years active2014–present
LabelsAWAL

Rosemary Clare Louise Francis, known professionally as Clara La San, is a British singer, songwriter, and record producer. In 2014, her debut song "Let You Go" became popular on SoundCloud. Her follow-up song "In This Darkness" later went viral on TikTok upon being rereleased in 2023. Her debut studio album Made Mistakes was released in 2024. She is also known for her collaborations with the electronic music duo Bicep and for her enigmatic image.[4]

Career

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La San grew up in the West Midlands[5] and learned classical piano as a child. She first began producing music using Logic Pro while attending university.[6] Also while there, she released her first song, "Let You Go", on SoundCloud through the label Gang Fatale in 2014. It found success on the service and garnered her attention from record labels. Her song "In This Darkness" also became popular on SoundCloud. She was featured on the Scratcha DVA song "Pink22" in 2015 and on the extended play Fones by MssngNo in 2016.[7] She released her debut mixtape, Good Mourning, in November 2017, but took it down two years later, later stating that "it didn't feel ready".[8][9][10]

La San was featured on the electronic music duo Bicep's 2020 single "Saku" and their song "X", both of which appeared on their 2021 album Isles, and on their 2022 single "Water".[11][3] She rereleased "Let You Go" on streaming platforms in 2021 and "In This Darkness" in 2023, with the latter song going viral on TikTok that year.[2][9][10] She returned as a lead artist in March 2024 with the release of her first single through CLS Music, an imprint of AWAL, "Don't Worry About It".[12][2] She was featured on Bryson Tiller's song "Random Access Memory (RAM)" from his self-titled album, which was also released in March 2024.[13] Her self-produced and self-written debut studio album, Made Mistakes, was released on 7 June 2024.[4][14]

Musical style

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La San's music is largely alternative R&B and bedroom pop.[14][8] She has stated that her music is inspired by "rap that has a lot of synth melodies". She records her music using her laptop and a Neumann U 87 microphone.[6] Tobias Hess of Paper described La San's music as "an ethereal R&B that has one foot in the early 2000s and the other in a time that doesn't exist yet" and Niall Byrne of Nialler9 called it "nocturnal R&B-pop".[9][4] She also became known for her enigmatic presence online.[6][15]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with release date and label shown
Title Details
Made Mistakes

Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes, with release date and label shown
Title Details
Good Mourning
  • Released: 24 November 2017[17]
  • Rereleased: 13 December 2024[18]
  • Label: Self-released (original release); CLS Music (rerelease)
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with title, year released, and album shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
R&B
[19]
"Let You Go"[8] 2014 — Good Mourning
"In This Darkness"[20] 2015 20 Non-album single
"Feel Good"[21] 2017 — Good Mourning
"Gravity"[22] —
"Don't Worry About It"[23] 2024 — Made Mistakes
"Talking to You"[24] —
"Things You Didn't Know"[25] —
"Unplanned"[26] — Good Mourning
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List of singles as featured artist, with title, year released, and album shown
Title Year Album
"Saku"[27]
Bicep featuring Clara La San 		2020 Isles
"Water"[28]
Bicep featuring Clara La San 		2022 Non-album single
"Touch Me"[29]
Jam City featuring Clara La San & Aidan 		2023 Jam City Presents EFM

Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, showing year released, with selected chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
R&B
[30]
"Random Access Memory (RAM)"
(Bryson Tiller featuring Clara La San) 		2024 18 Bryson Tiller

Guest appearances

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List of guest appearances, with year, other artist(s), and album
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Pink22" 2015 Scratcha DVA Allyallrecords
"All Good" 2018 Jam City Earthly 000
"I'll See You" 2020 Jonah Mutono Gerg
"X" 2021 Bicep Isles

References

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  1. ^ "Clara La San (Storbritannien)". DR (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Hussain, Shahzaib (3 April 2024). "Clara La San Shares Atmospheric Single 'Don't Worry About It'". Clash. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Geraghty, Hollie (5 October 2022). "Bicep talk new single 'Water' and share what's next: 'We want to spend a few years experimenting' Listen to Bicep's magnetic new single 'Water'". NME. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Byrne, Niall (7 August 2024). "The 20 best songs of July 2024". Nialler9. Retrieved 24 December 2024. Clara La San is a relatively mysterious musician from Manchester, who most people will recognise from featuring on the recent Bicep records, and she has provided backing vocals for musician Yves Tumor.
  5. ^ "Clara La San: albums, songs, playlists". Deezer. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Kingsley, Tom (25 June 2024). "Piercing The Enigma: Clara La San In Conversation". Clash. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  7. ^ Ivry, Henry (12 June 2024). "Clara La San - Made Mistakes · Album Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Cliff, Aimee (7 November 2017). "Clara La San is the U.K.'s best-kept bedroom pop secret, and she's finally releasing a mixtape". The Fader. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Hess, Tobias (13 June 2024). "Clara La San Talks 'Made Mistakes'". Paper. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b "New Music Friday: Stream new projects from Charli XCX, Clara La San, Emma dj, and more". The Fader. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  11. ^ Byrne, Niall (18 November 2020). "Bicep feat. Clara La San - 'Saku'". Nialler9. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  12. ^ Renshaw, David (6 June 2024). "Clara La San's quiet life". The Fader. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  13. ^ Gonzalez, Alex (29 March 2024). "Bryson Tiller Revealed The Tracklist For His Upcoming Self-Titled Album". Uproxx. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  14. ^ a b Kamara, Tal (21 June 2024). "Logging On with Clara La San". Office. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  15. ^ Murray, Robin (7 June 2024). "Clara La San Shares Illuminating Debut Album 'Made Mistakes'". Clash. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Made Mistakes by Clara La San". 7 June 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  17. ^ "Good Mourning by Clara La San". 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  18. ^ "Good Mourning by Clara La San". 13 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  19. ^ "Hot R&B Songs: Week of 7 October 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  20. ^ "In This Darkness by Clara La San". 16 April 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via SoundCloud.
  21. ^ "Feel Good by Clara La San". 7 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  22. ^ "Gravity by Clara La San". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  23. ^ "Don't Worry About It by Clara La San". 3 April 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  24. ^ "Talking to You by Clara La San". 8 May 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  25. ^ "Things You Didn't Know by Clara La San". 4 June 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  26. ^ "Unplanned by Clara La San". 19 November 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  27. ^ "Saku by Bicep". 17 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  28. ^ "Water by Bicep". 5 October 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  29. ^ "Touch Me by Jam City". 23 May 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Spotify.
  30. ^ "Hot R&B Songs: Week of 20 April 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
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