Category Archives: Raye

Brit School celebrates its made-in-Croydon Grammys hat-trick

Posted on February 3, 2026 by insidecroydon

News just in from Hollywood: former Brit School pupils have scooped the Grammys. The Brit School had a trio of Grammy winners in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Olivia Dean, Lola Young and FKA twigs, former pupils at the specialist … Continue reading →

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Hurley’s Bowie-inspired one-woman show is coming home

Posted on April 23, 2025 by insidecroydon

Katie Hurley’s hit show from last year’s Edinburgh Fringe is finally coming home. The co-producer of the annual Croydonites Festival wrote and starred in her one-woman show at the world’s biggest fringe festival last summer, where You’re So F**king Croydon! … Continue reading →

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Stolen car and missing notebooks could delay Raye’s album

Posted on October 31, 2024 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s chart-topping singer Raye has issued a public appeal – after her car was stolen together with notebooks containing precious lyrics for her next album. Earlier this year, Raye – Rachel Keen when she was when a child at Coulsdon … Continue reading →

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Raye platforms her new single with live gig on Selhurst Station

Posted on June 7, 2024 by insidecroydon

Raye yesterday gave a surprise performance on a platform at Selhurst Station, to the delight and bewilderment of passing commuters. Selhurst Station is just a short walk from where the multi-BRIT award-winning singer songwriter went to school in her teens … Continue reading →

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‘Miracles happen’ says Raye as she wins a record 6 Brits

Posted on March 3, 2024 by insidecroydon

On the night of her greatest acclaim, Raye – Rachel Keen when she was when a child at Coulsdon Primary and pupil at Woodcote High – gave a shout out to Croydon. “Miracles happen,” said the country’s latest, biggest music … Continue reading →

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