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Griff is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Maisie Peters, Taylor Swift, The Bangles and Kamille. Those roots explain a lot about how Griff arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Maisie Peters, Holly Humberstone, Fletcher, Gracie Abrams and Dagny, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ed Sheeran, Hailee Steinfeld, HONNE, Zedd and Dua Lipa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Griff, reaching back through Maisie Peters and forward to Ed Sheeran. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Sarah Faith Griffiths, known professionally as Griff, is an English singer-songwriter. In 2019, she released her debut single, "Mirror Talk", through Warner Records. This was followed by her debut extended play of the same name, released later that year. Griff was named the Rising Star at the 2021 Brit Awards, becoming one of the youngest winners in the category at 20.
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Griff connections
Griff grew out of Maisie Peters, Taylor Swift, The Bangles and Kamille, shares an orbit with Maisie Peters, Holly Humberstone, Fletcher and Gracie Abrams, went on to shape Ed Sheeran, Hailee Steinfeld, HONNE and Zedd. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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