Raquel Cole
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| Birth name | Raquel Warchol |
| Born | (1993-03-22) March 22, 1993 (age 31)[1] |
| Origin | Vernon, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, mandolin |
| Years active | 2013-present |
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| Website | Official website |
Raquel Cole (born March 22, 1993) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. She is signed to Sakamoto Music.[2] As an independent artist, she released two extended plays, Personal Truth and The Essence of Me.[3][4] Outside of her solo career, she is also part of the Nashville-based independent music trio The Woods.[5]
Cole grew up in Vernon, British Columbia and began playing the guitar when she was nine years old.[6] Her parents purchased her the guitar as her father was a drummer and wanted someone to play music with.[7] Her father arranged for her to have her first experience in a recording studio at ten years old as he wanted her to have an understanding of the recording process.[8] At twelve years old, she won the "Best New Artist of the Year" at the B.C. Interior Music Awards.[6] Cole credits the music scene in Vernon for inspiring her to be a songwriter and guitar player.[9] She initially was more interested in the soft pop genre of music and was a large fan of Celine Dion growing up, but later became more interested in country music as she began to write songs, citing Keith Urban and Lady A as artists she listened to.[8]
In 2014, Cole was named one of SiriusXM's "Fresh Female Voices" on The Highway. She opened on nine tour dates that fall for Diamond Rio in the southern United States.[10] In 2015, she was named the Discovery Artist by the Canadian Country Music Association.[11] She released her debut extended play Personal Truth in 2018, having recorded the songs in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[12] Her song "Imogene" finished in second place of the Unsigned Only category of the International Songwriting Competition.[13] She released a three-song extended play The Essence of Me in August 2020, after recording this project in Nashville, Tennessee.[14][15] She received a nomination for "Female Artist of the Year" at the 2020 British Columbia Country Music Awards.[16]
In 2021, Cole was a finalist at the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition.[17][18][19] She released her first country radio single "Think About You" in July 2021.[20] The song would enter the Billboard Canada Country chart and peak at number 44.[21] In March 2022, she featured on fellow Canadian country singer Don Amero's single "Let You", which reached the top 30 at Canadian country radio.[22][23][24] In October 2022, Cole signed a record deal with Sakamoto Music and released her second country radio single, "Hate That I Need You".[2] Later that month, she opened for The Washboard Union on several of their tour dates in British Columbia.[11] In July 2023, Cole released the song "All to Yourself".[25] At the 2023 BC Country Music Awards, she won the International Achievement Award.[26]
| Title | Details |
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| Personal Truth |
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| The Essence of Me |
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| 2021 | "Think About You" | 44 | Non-album singles | |
| 2022 | "Hate That I Need You"[2] | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
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| CAN Country [23] | ||||
| 2022 | "Let You" | Don Amero | 28 | Nothing is Meaningless |
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2021 | "Think About You"[27] | Zack Knudson |
| 2022 | "Let You"[28] (with Don Amero) |
Ryan Nolan |
| "Hate That I Need You"[29] | Zack Knudson |
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